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The court in the southwestern city of Wroclaw found the 51-year-old man, identified only as Serhyi S., guilty of being part of a criminal ring and of preparing to set fire to various structures in the city.

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Polish President Andrzej Duda urged against resuming Russian gas supplies to Western Europe, even if a peace deal with Ukraine is reached.

Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Duda called for the dismantling of Nord Stream pipelines to prevent European dependence on Russia, citing energy, military, and economic threats.

He emphasized that no peace talks should occur without Ukraine's participation and condemned Russia's territorial claims as violations of international law.

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A Polish man is taking Germany to court over checks at the German-Polish border. He says that it's not just because they make life difficult, but also because they contravene EU law.

cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/30943609

Officials apparently became aware of the problem when the weapons were found sitting in the IKEA warehouse, at which point someone called the military to ask “when they would collect their mines.”

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An official ceremony to celebrate the Jewish festival of Hanukkah has been held in Poland’s parliament, one year on from when the same event was attacked with a fire extinguisher by far-right MP Grzegorz Braun.

Braun, who is now a member of the European Parliament, led a protest outside the building under the title “This is Poland, not Polin” – a slogan that uses the Hebrew name for Poland to suggest that Jews are trying to control the country.

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Poland decided to add several media and telecommunication firms to its list of strategic companies, which means their takeover will not be possible without government consent, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday.

Tusk had earlier said that private broadcasters TVN, owned by U.S. company Warner Discovery, and Polsat would be added to the list, highlighting increased concern about foreign interference. Tusk cited "hybrid war" against countries in the region.

Romania's top court annulled an ongoing presidential election this month after accusations of Russian meddling, particularly on social media. Russia denies interfering in elections in foreign countries.

"We adopted a regulation... on the basis of which we added to a list of entities subject to protection... companies such as Cyfrowy Polsat, P4 - the company that operates Play, TVN, Polsat television, T-Mobile and WB Electronics," Tusk said on Wednesday after a cabinet meeting. "This list already includes previously protected companies... such as Tauron Polska, Orlen, Emitel, Grupa Azoty, Gaspol. I do not need to justify the necessity for protection against the risk of these companies, which are key to the security of the Polish state, falling into the wrong hands."

Poland's list of strategic companies included mostly energy, chemical companies until now.