Just another day in Germany: Bomb attack in Cologne follows a summer of violence related to drug mafia

Kidnappings and bomb attacks have been increasing for months in Germany as…

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As Central Europe is flooded and death toll mounts, Hungary braces for the worst

The flooding in Hungary is not expected to be as bad as…

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‘Do the job you’re paid to do’ – Politics gets nasty in Poland, and one judge has had enough

Judge Julia Przyłębska says Marshall of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia's "disrespectful attitude"…

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Big changes are coming to PiS, including merger with Sovereign Poland, as party’s congress is just weeks away

One aim is to rejuvenate the party with younger politicians on the…

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Polish legal profession denounces purges in courts planned by Polish PM Donald Tusk and Justice Minister Adam Bodnar

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Poland is a leader in defense spending, so what’s with all the contract cancelations and delays?

Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said Poland will spend a whopping…

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Poland: New polling shows KO still ahead, Confederation still strong

Law and Justice (PiS) is still a close second, while another survey…

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‘We are bitter’ – Beko shuts down 2 factories in Poland and workers are not happy

"What did you expect from German lackeys!” asked one poster in the…

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