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The date has not yet been announced but a first round is set to be held in May, and a possible runoff two weeks later if no candidate wins an outright majority in the first round. \n\nThe conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda, is set to finish his second term in August 2025, and is unable to run again under the Polish constitution. \n\nTusk dismissed reports that he would consider running for the role, posting on X: \"It will be someone who, first, is best suited for the office, second - has the best chance of winning, and third \u2014 it won't be me. Really!\u201d\n\nHaving an ally in the position is a priority for the Polish PM so that he can fulfil his political agenda. Currently Tusk is hampered by Duda, who has veto power over legislation. \n\nWarsaw mayor Trzaskowski already ran for president in 2020, and narrowly lost to Duda. 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He was also endorsed in recent days by a popular former left-wing president, Aleksander Kwasniewski.\n\nTusk is scheduled to announce the winner of the Civic Coalition's primary on Saturday morning in Warsaw.\n\nCivic Coalition is led by Tusk's party Civic Platform and also includes smaller parties including the Greens.\n\n","htmlText":" Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk\u2019s centrist Civic Coalition is holding a primary on Friday to select a candidate to run in the nation's presidential election next year. <\/p>\n Party members are choosing between Warsaw Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski and Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski to run in the election.<\/p>\n The winner of Friday's contest will face candidates in Poland's presidential election in the spring. The date has not yet been announced but a first round is set to be held in May, and a possible runoff two weeks later if no candidate wins an outright majority in the first round. <\/p>\n The conservative incumbent, President Andrzej Duda, is set to finish his second term in August 2025, and is unable to run again under the Polish constitution. <\/p>\n Tusk dismissed reports that he would consider running for the role, posting on X: \"It will be someone who, first, is best suited for the office, second - has the best chance of winning, and third \u2014 it won't be me. Really!\u201d<\/p>\n Having an ally in the position is a priority for the Polish PM so that he can fulfil his political agenda. Currently Tusk is hampered by Duda, who has veto power over legislation. <\/p>\n Warsaw mayor Trzaskowski already ran for president in 2020, and narrowly lost to Duda. 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Discover Poland\u2019s hidden gem on the Baltic Coast","leadin":"Poland\u2019s Baltic coast offers a unique escape with its historic cities, wellness retreats, and shifting dunes.","summary":"Poland\u2019s Baltic coast offers a unique escape with its historic cities, wellness retreats, and shifting dunes.","keySentence":"","url":"planning-a-wellness-break-discover-polands-hidden-gem-on-the-baltic-coast","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/travel\/2024\/11\/12\/planning-a-wellness-break-discover-polands-hidden-gem-on-the-baltic-coast","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"When you consider a holiday in Poland, you might immediately think of historic cities like Krak\u00f3w and Warsaw, renowned for their dynamic art and culture scenes, medieval architecture, and buzzing bars.\u00a0\n\nIf you\u2019re a first-time visitor to Poland, then the lively cities are indeed an excellent introduction to the country\u2019s heritage and modernity.\n\nAs Dorota Wojciechowska, director of the Polish National Tourist Office in London, explains, Poland has \u201cgenuine hospitality...we welcome all with open hearts.\u201d\n\nWojciechowska highlights the appeal of a city break in \u201cvibrant Warsaw or picturesque Gda\u0144sk or atmospheric Krak\u00f3w.\u201d These are places that \u201cdo not disappoint\u201d if you\u2019re seeking out a cultural escape.\u00a0\n\nBut there\u2019s a surprising side to Poland that you might not expect even if you\u2019re a seasoned traveller here \u2013 one that offers sun, sand, and seaside resorts.\n\n\u201cMany people might not associate Poland with sand beaches and cliffs, but we do have outstanding coastline with beautiful villages,\u201d explains Wojciechowska.\n\nYet, the Baltic coast stretches 770 kilometres, blending seaside beauty, a rich history, and delightful spas. Discover picturesque cliffs and wide beaches where rolling waves carry amber - known as the 'priceless treasure of the Baltic Sea' - to the shore.\n\nPoland even hosts the annual World Championships in amber collecting, drawing gem enthusiasts and curious newcomers to experience the thrill of uncovering ancient, fossilised resin that\u2019s been shaped by the waves.\n\nHere are more reasons why you should visit Poland\u2019s Baltic coast.\n\nSopot: For sun, sand, and Europe\u2019s longest pier\n\nThe seaside town of Sopot is Poland\u2019s answer to the quintessential beach resort with a unique Polish twist.\n\nWith white sands and tree-lined parks, Sopot is a lively seaside destination on the Baltic coast.\u00a0\n\n\u201cIn Sopot, you will find golden sands and Europe\u2019s longest wooden pier,\u201d says Wojciechowska.\n\nA defining landmark of the coast, the Sopot Pier, or \"Molo w Sopocie\" in Polish, is a 19th-century pleasure pier.\u00a0\n\nExtending from Monte Cassino Street - Sopot's hub of entertainment, dining, and shops - the pier stretches over 511.5 metres into the Bay of Gda\u0144sk.\n\nInitially constructed in 1827 as part of the original harbour, the pier has been reconstructed and renovated multiple times to be transformed into a premier leisure spot.\n\nThe pier\u2019s multicultural roots are also unmistakable: a French designer envisioned it on Polish territory under Prussian rule, and in the 19th and 20th centuries, railway and sea routes brought European visitors eager to stroll its wooden planks.\n\nSopot is more than just its pier, though. Dotted by its wide beach, you\u2019ll discover charming caf\u00e9s, boutiques, and bars where locals and visitors mingle over coffee, local beers and ice cream.\n\nGda\u0144sk: Where coastal heritage meets historic charm\n\nJust a short drive from Sopot lies Gda\u0144sk, which combines the usual draws of the coast with deep historical significance. Gda\u0144sk, one of Poland\u2019s most picturesque cities, is known for its Old Town, filled with colourful facades and historic architecture.\n\nAccording to Wojciechowska, Gda\u0144sk is \"a gem\u201d of a city where you \u201ccan have the best of both worlds\u2026 if you cannot decide whether to go on a beach holiday or city break, then you can have both.\u201d\n\nGda\u0144sk\u2019s history stretches back centuries. The city was one of the hubs of the maritime trade, which is evident in its landmarks, such as the medieval Gda\u0144sk Crane, which holds a national maritime museum, and the popular Long Market Square, which is teeming with local foods and fabulous architecture.\u00a0 A walk along the Mot\u0142awa River brings the city\u2019s rich heritage to life.\n\nIf you're interested in Poland\u2019s modern history, Gda\u0144sk is also the birthplace of the Solidarity movement, and the European Solidarity Centre offers a poignant insight into Poland\u2019s journey toward democracy.\u00a0\u00a0\n\nAnd should you wish to take a break from the city sights, the coast is just minutes away.\n\n\u0141eba and the shifting dunes of S\u0142owi\u0144ski National Park\n\nCoastal \u0141eba is known for its expansive sandy shores and pristine waters, which are often praised as the cleanest along Poland\u2019s Baltic coast.\u00a0\n\nIn the popular months of July and August, you\u2019ll be able to sniff out the food stalls. Fish stands are dotted everywhere, offering the daily catch, which is fried or smoked to perfection.\n\nAre you a nature lover? The nearby S\u0142owi\u0144ski National Park offers an otherworldly experience.\u00a0\n\nThe park is home to unique plants: think dune grasses, coastal pinewoods, and marsh plants. And, if you\u2019re lucky, you might observe the abundance of rare bird species, including white-tailed eagles, eagle owls, cormorants, and black storks.\n\nKnown for its massive 'shifting dunes', this natural preserve is a place of constant transformation, where towering sand dunes - some over 40 metres high - move and reshape with the wind.\n\nWitnessing these ever-changing landscapes can feel both serene and surreal.\n\nKo\u0142obrzeg: Poland\u2019s hidden coastal spa and wellness hub\n\nKo\u0142obrzeg, located in West Pomerania at the mouth of the Parseta River, has long been a destination for wellness and relaxation and will give you an appealing mix of seaside and therapeutic charm.\u00a0\n\nAs one of Poland\u2019s largest and oldest spa resorts, Ko\u0142obrzeg embraces its natural resources, such as therapeutic mud and brine, which are prized for their healing properties.\n\nThe spa\u2019s lowland marine climate is enriched by strong onshore winds that carry ozone and iodine particles from the sea, creating an environment particularly beneficial for respiratory and cardiovascular health.\n\nThis health resort has attracted visitors since the 19th century, who were inspired by the concept of sea bathing to enhance their wellbeing. By 1967, Ko\u0142obrzeg had received official spa status.\n\nThe town's historic brine facilities use natural brine rather than heated seawater, a unique feature that distinguishes Ko\u0142obrzeg from other coastal spas.\n\nToday, Ko\u0142obrzeg is Poland\u2019s largest spa resort, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and treatments for conditions ranging from asthma to thyroid disorders.\n\nBut beyond all your pampering possibilities, you\u2019ll see that Ko\u0142obrzeg is brimming with history.\u00a0\n\nWith its time-honoured lighthouse, Gothic cathedral, and modern yachting marina, Ko\u0142obrzeg is a must-visit on the Polish coastline.\n\nAs early as the 8th century, the town was a fortified settlement and later joined the Baltic Hanseatic League, becoming a centre of trade and salt production.\n\nAlthough heavily damaged in the Second World War, Ko\u0142obrzeg has been meticulously rebuilt and now thrives as a hub for both wellness and cultural activities.\n\n\u00a0\n\nThe Tricity: For a fusion of beach and culture\n\nWhy not embrace the Tricity area on Poland\u2019s Baltic coast and visit Gda\u0144sk, Sopot, and Gdynia for a holiday full of variety?\u00a0\n\nAll these cities are brilliantly connected and accessible, as Dorota Wojciechowska explains: \u201cIt\u2019s very easy\u2026 it\u2019s a 20-minute drive from Gda\u0144sk to Sopot.\u201d\n\nGda\u0144sk is the oldest of the three and a typical port city that also played a pivotal role in Poland\u2019s modern history.\n\nSopot, located between Gda\u0144sk and Gdynia, offers a more relaxed, resort-style vibe where you can unwind. Be sure to visit its many offbeat spots, such as the quirky Crooked House, which showcases a distinctly playful atmosphere.\n\nIn contrast, Gdynia is the youngest and most modern of the three cities. With its busy harbour, sleek modernist architecture, and annual cultural events, Gdynia holds an energetic, almost youthful spirit.\n\nThe city\u2019s festivals, such as the Open\u2019er Music Festival and the Gdynia Film Festival, always attract a lively and creative crowd.\n\nHead to the Sea Boulevard for impressive waterfront views when you\u2019re not visiting the wartime destroyer, ORP B\u0142yskawica, or diving into the Gdynia Aquarium, where you can appreciate the city\u2019s maritime heritage.\n\n","htmlText":" When you consider a holiday in Poland, you might immediately think of historic cities like Krak\u00f3w and Warsaw, renowned for their dynamic art and culture scenes, medieval architecture, and buzzing bars.\u00a0<\/p>\n If you\u2019re a first-time visitor to Poland, then the lively cities are indeed an excellent introduction to the country\u2019s heritage and modernity.<\/p>\n As Dorota Wojciechowska, director of the Polish National Tourist Office in London, explains, Poland has \u201cgenuine hospitality...we welcome all with open hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n Wojciechowska highlights the appeal of a city break in \u201cvibrant Warsaw or picturesque Gda\u0144sk or atmospheric Krak\u00f3w.\u201d These are places that \u201cdo not disappoint\u201d if you\u2019re seeking out a cultural escape.\u00a0<\/p>\n But there\u2019s a surprising side to Poland that you might not expect even if you\u2019re a seasoned traveller here \u2013 one that offers sun, sand, and seaside resorts.<\/p>\n \u201cMany people might not associate Poland with sand beaches and cliffs, but we do have outstanding coastline with beautiful villages,\u201d explains Wojciechowska.<\/p>\n Yet, the Baltic coast stretches 770 kilometres, blending seaside beauty, a rich history, and delightful spas. Discover picturesque cliffs and wide beaches where rolling waves carry amber - known as the 'priceless treasure of the Baltic Sea' - to the shore.<\/p>\n Poland even hosts the annual World Championships in amber collecting, drawing gem enthusiasts and curious newcomers to experience the thrill of uncovering ancient, fossilised resin that\u2019s been shaped by the waves.<\/p>\n Here are more reasons why you should visit Poland\u2019s Baltic coast.<\/p>\n The seaside town of Sopot is Poland\u2019s answer to the quintessential beach resort with a unique Polish twist.<\/p>\n With white sands and tree-lined parks, Sopot is a lively seaside destination on the Baltic<\/strong><\/a> coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIn Sopot, you will find golden sands and Europe\u2019s longest wooden pier,\u201d says Wojciechowska.<\/p>\n A defining landmark of the coast, the Sopot Pier, or \"Molo w Sopocie\" in Polish, is a 19th-century pleasure pier.\u00a0<\/p>\n Extending from Monte Cassino Street - Sopot's hub of entertainment, dining, and shops - the pier stretches over 511.5 metres into the Bay of Gda\u0144sk.<\/p>\n Initially constructed in 1827 as part of the original harbour, the pier has been reconstructed and renovated multiple times to be transformed into a premier leisure spot.<\/p>\n The pier\u2019s multicultural roots are also unmistakable: a French designer envisioned it on Polish territory under Prussian rule, and in the 19th and 20th centuries, railway and sea routes brought European visitors eager to stroll its wooden planks.<\/p>\n Sopot is more than just its pier, though. Dotted by its wide beach, you\u2019ll discover charming caf\u00e9s, boutiques, and bars where locals and visitors mingle over coffee, local beers and ice cream.<\/p>\n Just a short drive from Sopot lies Gda\u0144sk, which combines the usual draws of the coast with deep historical significance. Gda\u0144sk<\/strong><\/a>, one of Poland\u2019s most picturesque cities, is known for its Old Town, filled with colourful facades and historic architecture.<\/p>\n According to Wojciechowska, Gda\u0144sk is \"a gem\u201d of a city where you \u201ccan have the best of both worlds\u2026 if you cannot decide whether to go on a beach holiday or city break, then you can have both.\u201d<\/p>\n Gda\u0144sk\u2019s history stretches back centuries. The city was one of the hubs of the maritime trade, which is evident in its landmarks, such as the medieval Gda\u0144sk Crane, which holds a national maritime museum, and the popular Long Market Square, which is teeming with local foods and fabulous architecture.\u00a0 A walk along the Mot\u0142awa River brings the city\u2019s rich heritage to life.<\/p>\n If you're interested in Poland\u2019s modern history, Gda\u0144sk is also the birthplace of the Solidarity movement, and the European Solidarity Centre offers a poignant insight into Poland\u2019s journey toward democracy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n And should you wish to take a break from the city sights, the coast is just minutes away.<\/p>\n Coastal \u0141eba is known for its expansive sandy shores and pristine waters, which are often praised as the cleanest along Poland\u2019s Baltic coast.\u00a0<\/p>\n In the popular months of July and August, you\u2019ll be able to sniff out the food stalls. Fish stands are dotted everywhere, offering the daily catch, which is fried or smoked to perfection.<\/p>\n Are you a nature lover? The nearby S\u0142owi\u0144ski National Park offers an otherworldly experience.\u00a0<\/p>\n The park is home to unique plants: think dune grasses, coastal pinewoods, and marsh plants. And, if you\u2019re lucky, you might observe the abundance of rare bird species, including white-tailed eagles, eagle owls, cormorants, and black storks.<\/p>\n Known for its massive 'shifting dunes', this natural preserve is a place of constant transformation, where towering sand dunes - some over 40 metres high - move and reshape with the wind.<\/p>\n Witnessing these ever-changing landscapes can feel both serene and surreal.<\/p>\n Ko\u0142obrzeg, located in West Pomerania at the mouth of the Parseta River, has long been a destination for wellness and relaxation and will give you an appealing mix of seaside and therapeutic charm.\u00a0<\/p>\n As one of Poland\u2019s largest and oldest spa resorts, Ko\u0142obrzeg embraces its natural resources, such as therapeutic mud and brine, which are prized for their healing properties.<\/p>\n The spa\u2019s lowland marine climate is enriched by strong onshore winds that carry ozone and iodine particles from the sea, creating an environment particularly beneficial for respiratory and cardiovascular health.<\/p>\n This health resort has attracted visitors since the 19th century, who were inspired by the concept of sea bathing to enhance their wellbeing. By 1967, Ko\u0142obrzeg had received official spa<\/strong><\/a> status.<\/p>\n The town's historic brine facilities use natural brine rather than heated seawater, a unique feature that distinguishes Ko\u0142obrzeg from other coastal spas.<\/p>\n Today, Ko\u0142obrzeg is Poland\u2019s largest spa resort, equipped with state-of-the-art facilities and treatments for conditions ranging from asthma to thyroid disorders.<\/p>\n But beyond all your pampering possibilities, you\u2019ll see that Ko\u0142obrzeg is brimming with history.\u00a0<\/p>\n With its time-honoured lighthouse, Gothic cathedral, and modern yachting marina, Ko\u0142obrzeg is a must-visit on the Polish coastline.<\/p>\n As early as the 8th century, the town was a fortified settlement and later joined the Baltic Hanseatic League, becoming a centre of trade and salt production.<\/p>\n Although heavily damaged in the Second World War, Ko\u0142obrzeg has been meticulously rebuilt and now thrives as a hub for both wellness and cultural activities.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Why not embrace the Tricity area on Poland\u2019s Baltic coast and visit Gda\u0144sk, Sopot, and Gdynia for a holiday full of variety?\u00a0<\/p>\n All these cities are brilliantly connected and accessible, as Dorota Wojciechowska explains: \u201cIt\u2019s very easy\u2026 it\u2019s a 20-minute drive from Gda\u0144sk to Sopot.\u201d<\/p>\n Gda\u0144sk is the oldest of the three and a typical port city that also played a pivotal role in Poland\u2019s modern history.<\/p>\n Sopot, located between Gda\u0144sk and Gdynia, offers a more relaxed, resort-style vibe where you can unwind. Be sure to visit its many offbeat spots, such as the quirky Crooked House, which showcases a distinctly playful atmosphere.<\/p>\n In contrast, Gdynia is the youngest and most modern of the three cities. With its busy harbour, sleek modernist architecture, and annual cultural<\/strong><\/a> events, Gdynia holds an energetic, almost youthful spirit.<\/p>\n The city\u2019s festivals, such as the Open\u2019er Music Festival and the Gdynia Film Festival, always attract a lively and creative crowd.<\/p>\n Head to the Sea Boulevard for impressive waterfront views when you\u2019re not visiting the wartime destroyer, ORP B\u0142yskawica, or diving into the Gdynia Aquarium, where you can appreciate the city\u2019s maritime heritage.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1731062064,"updatedAt":1731519778,"publishedAt":1731425436,"firstPublishedAt":1731425436,"lastPublishedAt":1731519763,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/83\/97\/60\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_99ee20ee-9eba-50dc-9c2a-913bafc368a3-8839760.jpg","altText":"Why Poland\u2019s Surprising Baltic Coastline Needs to Be on Your Travel Radar","caption":"Why Poland\u2019s Surprising Baltic Coastline 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ILLIBERALISM POLAND","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Is illiberalism in Poland truly so hard to beat?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Is illiberalism in Poland truly so hard to beat?","titleListing2":"Opinion | With liberals who are not prepared to uphold the values of liberal democracy, one doesn\u2019t even need illiberals to end up with illiberal policies, Tom Junes writes.","leadin":"The governing coalition should finally make work of hammering out a real alternative to PiS\u2019 illiberalism with concrete policies rather than just upholding a \"but at least we\u2019re not PiS\" image, Tom Junes writes.","summary":"The governing coalition should finally make work of hammering out a real alternative to PiS\u2019 illiberalism with concrete policies rather than just upholding a \"but at least we\u2019re not PiS\" image, Tom Junes writes.","keySentence":"","url":"is-illiberalism-in-poland-truly-so-hard-to-beat","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/11\/01\/is-illiberalism-in-poland-truly-so-hard-to-beat","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"On 15 October last year, many observers sighed in relief as the outcome of Poland\u2019s parliamentary elections became clear. \n\nAfter eight years of so-called illiberal politics and democratic backsliding under governments led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, the pendulum was about to swing back towards liberal democracy.\n\nIn an election that saw record turnout, Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski\u2019s PiS-led United Right coalition still managed to come out on top in the polls but failed to get a majority. Instead, a diverse coalition of conservative, liberal and left parties managed to cobble together a government led by former PM and former President of the European Council Donald Tusk.\n\nTusk is also the long-time leader of the Civic Platform (PO) and Kaczy\u0144ski\u2019s de facto nemesis. So hopes were high that the current government, dubbed the 15 October coalition, would make work of undoing the perceived damage of PiS\u2019 policies and restore Poland\u2019s standing abroad. \n\nNow a year later, one cannot but admit that the results so far are at best a mixed bag and at worst a severe disappointment that only underscores the haplessness of the anti-PiS opposition of the past years. \n\nTo make matters worse, the most recent polling suggests that the governing coalition would lose its majority, paving the way for PiS to return to government after the next elections in a likely alliance with the far-right Konfederacja.\n\nWe've been here before\n\nSeen against the backdrop of a potential Trump victory in the United States, PiS\u2019 ouster from power certainly hasn\u2019t constituted a turning point or even a watershed development in the political trajectory of the region where the illiberal politics of Slovakia\u2019s Robert Fico and Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orban still hold strong, and the far right has made inroads into mainstream politics all around Europe. \n\nMore so, we\u2019ve been here before. Poland\u2019s politics have been dominated for the past two decades by the PO-PiS \"duopoly\" personified by a never-ending Manichean struggle between Tusk and Kaczy\u0144ski in which the pendulum ultimately will swing the other way. \n\nBut there is more at stake now. Instead of undoing or mitigating PiS\u2019 policies, the 15 October coalition has seemingly decided to leave them unchanged or even emulate PiS. \n\nThough in its foreign relations the current government has admittedly managed to shore up its image as a \"defender of the free world\" \u2014 with foreign minister Radek Sikorski lecturing US Republicans on Russia in Washington and Tusk mitigating the fallout of PiS\u2019s rule-of-law infringements in Brussels \u2014 recently, Tusk himself unleashed a storm by announcing a suspension of the right to asylum in Poland which goes not only against the EU\u2019s values but also conflicts with the Polish constitution.\n\nHaving criticised PiS for being soft on immigration, Tusk now seemingly wants to outflank Europe\u2019s anti-immigrant far right by closing off Poland\u2019s already militarised border and getting tougher than anybody else on immigration even if this means ignoring basic human rights.\n\nThe 15 October coalition has also blatantly failed to reverse or change PiS\u2019 draconian abortion law, an issue that provoked the largest mass protests in Poland since the demise of communism and was a crucial factor in ousting PiS. \n\nDespite the latter, the conservatives in the 15 October coalition have managed to impede any meaningful progress on the matter.\n\nHistory as a propaganda tool\n\nThe current government also seems to have embraced PiS\u2019 instrumentalisation of history as propaganda. It has actually increased the budget of the country\u2019s flagship Institute of National Remembrance, which is still led by PiS-appointee and rumoured presidential candidate for PiS, Grzegorz Nawrocki.\n\nBut it is not only the conservatives and liberals in the coalition that are emulating PiS. The Ministry of Higher Education is run by the coalition\u2019s junior partner on the left and it too is increasingly showing similarities with its PiS-run predecessor by aiming to enact a new higher education law that cuts academic autonomy and makes funding more dependent on political favoritism. \n\nThe planned law effectively looks like it was simply copied from the playbook of PiS\u2019 firebrand higher education minister Przemys\u0142aw Czarnek. If such a law would indeed materialise and PiS returns to power, then the latter will have no impediment to purge universities and the Academy of Sciences as it sees fit.\n\nWhile some might see these moves by the governing coalition as an attempt to poach potential PiS voters in light of the upcoming presidential elections \u2014 elections that are crucial since the PiS-backed incumbent Andrzej Duda can veto any legislation put forward by the current majority at will \u2014 it is a questionable strategy since the past decades in Europe have time and time again shown that emulating the radical and far right only ends up benefitting the radical and far right.\n\nInstead, the governing coalition should finally make work of hammering out a real alternative to PiS\u2019 illiberalism with concrete policies rather than just upholding a \"but at least we\u2019re not PiS\" image. \n\nBecause, ultimately, with liberals who are not prepared to uphold the values of liberal democracy one doesn\u2019t even need illiberals to end up with illiberal policies.\n\nTom Junes is a historian and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the author of \"Student Politics in Communist Poland: Generations of Consent and Dissent\".\n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation.\n\n","htmlText":" On 15 October last year, many observers sighed in relief as the outcome of Poland\u2019s parliamentary elections became clear. <\/p>\n After eight years of so-called illiberal politics and democratic backsliding under governments led by the Law and Justice (PiS) party, the pendulum was about to swing back towards liberal democracy.<\/p>\n In an election that saw record turnout, Jaros\u0142aw Kaczy\u0144ski\u2019s PiS-led United Right coalition still managed to come out on top in the polls but failed to get a majority. Instead, a diverse coalition of conservative, liberal and left parties managed to cobble together a government led by former PM and former President of the European Council Donald Tusk.<\/p>\n Tusk is also the long-time leader of the Civic Platform (PO) and Kaczy\u0144ski\u2019s de facto nemesis. So hopes were high that the current government, dubbed the 15 October coalition, would make work of undoing the perceived damage of PiS\u2019 policies and restore Poland\u2019s standing abroad. <\/p>\n Now a year later, one cannot but admit that the results so far are at best a mixed bag and at worst a severe disappointment that only underscores the haplessness of the anti-PiS opposition of the past years. <\/p>\n To make matters worse, the most recent polling suggests that the governing coalition would lose its majority, paving the way for PiS to return to government after the next elections in a likely alliance with the far-right Konfederacja.<\/p>\n Seen against the backdrop of a potential Trump victory in the United States, PiS\u2019 ouster from power certainly hasn\u2019t constituted a turning point or even a watershed development in the political trajectory of the region where the illiberal politics of Slovakia\u2019s Robert Fico and Hungary\u2019s Viktor Orban still hold strong, and the far right has made inroads into mainstream politics all around Europe. <\/p>\n More so, we\u2019ve been here before. Poland\u2019s politics have been dominated for the past two decades by the PO-PiS \"duopoly\" personified by a never-ending Manichean struggle between Tusk and Kaczy\u0144ski in which the pendulum ultimately will swing the other way. <\/p>\n But there is more at stake now. Instead of undoing or mitigating PiS\u2019 policies, the 15 October coalition has seemingly decided to leave them unchanged or even emulate PiS. <\/p>\n Though in its foreign relations the current government has admittedly managed to shore up its image as a \"defender of the free world\" \u2014 with foreign minister Radek Sikorski lecturing US Republicans on Russia in Washington and Tusk mitigating the fallout of PiS\u2019s rule-of-law infringements in Brussels \u2014 recently, Tusk himself unleashed a storm by announcing a suspension of the right to asylum in Poland which goes not only against the EU\u2019s values but also conflicts with the Polish constitution.<\/p>\n Having criticised PiS for being soft on immigration, Tusk now seemingly wants to outflank Europe\u2019s anti-immigrant far right by closing off Poland\u2019s already militarised border and getting tougher than anybody else on immigration even if this means ignoring basic human rights.<\/p>\n The 15 October coalition has also blatantly failed to reverse or change PiS\u2019 draconian abortion law, an issue that provoked the largest mass protests in Poland since the demise of communism and was a crucial factor in ousting PiS. <\/p>\n Despite the latter, the conservatives in the 15 October coalition have managed to impede any meaningful progress on the matter.<\/p>\n The current government also seems to have embraced PiS\u2019 instrumentalisation of history as propaganda. It has actually increased the budget of the country\u2019s flagship Institute of National Remembrance, which is still led by PiS-appointee and rumoured presidential candidate for PiS, Grzegorz Nawrocki.<\/p>\n But it is not only the conservatives and liberals in the coalition that are emulating PiS. The Ministry of Higher Education is run by the coalition\u2019s junior partner on the left and it too is increasingly showing similarities with its PiS-run predecessor by aiming to enact a new higher education law that cuts academic autonomy and makes funding more dependent on political favoritism. <\/p>\n The planned law effectively looks like it was simply copied from the playbook of PiS\u2019 firebrand higher education minister Przemys\u0142aw Czarnek. If such a law would indeed materialise and PiS returns to power, then the latter will have no impediment to purge universities and the Academy of Sciences as it sees fit.<\/p>\n While some might see these moves by the governing coalition as an attempt to poach potential PiS voters in light of the upcoming presidential elections \u2014 elections that are crucial since the PiS-backed incumbent Andrzej Duda can veto any legislation put forward by the current majority at will \u2014 it is a questionable strategy since the past decades in Europe have time and time again shown that emulating the radical and far right only ends up benefitting the radical and far right.<\/p>\n Instead, the governing coalition should finally make work of hammering out a real alternative to PiS\u2019 illiberalism with concrete policies rather than just upholding a \"but at least we\u2019re not PiS\" image. <\/p>\n Because, ultimately, with liberals who are not prepared to uphold the values of liberal democracy one doesn\u2019t even need illiberals to end up with illiberal policies.<\/p>\n Tom Junes is a historian and Assistant Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He is the author of \"Student Politics in Communist Poland: Generations of Consent and Dissent\".<\/em><\/p>\n At Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation.<\/em><\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730458181,"updatedAt":1730465597,"publishedAt":1730465591,"firstPublishedAt":1730465591,"lastPublishedAt":1730465591,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/82\/70\/04\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5613e8af-7403-5ece-bf18-ff685f70497e-8827004.jpg","altText":"Backers of the right-wing opposition party Law and Justice take part in a protest ally against the policies of PM Donald Tusk's Cabinet in Warsaw, 14 September 2024","caption":"Backers of the right-wing opposition party Law and Justice take part in a protest ally against the policies of PM Donald Tusk's Cabinet in Warsaw, 14 September 2024","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Czarek 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of a special commission investigating Russian and Belarusian interference in Poland announced on Wednesday that he is referring a former defence minister to prosecutors. \n\nGeneral Jaroslaw Str\u00f3\u017cyk, who also chairs the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, accused Antoni Macierewicz \u2013 the defence minister from 2015-2018 under the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) \u2013 of impairing Poland\u2019s defence capabilities before Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.\n\nStr\u00f3\u017cyk was appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk to head the commission when it was established in May. Tusk\u2019s pro-EU coalition tasked the commission with investigating cases of Russia and Belarus exerting influence on Poland's politics over the past two decades.\n\nTusk says that Poland, which has remained a stalwart ally of Ukraine, is facing intensifying hybrid attacks from Russia and Belarus, including sabotage, cyberattacks and manufacturing migrant pressure along the Poland-Belarus border.\n\nSome of the documents reviewed by the commission suggest \u201cdirect influence\u201d by Russia, Str\u00f3\u017cyk said, without providing further details. Many of the documents remain classified, he noted.\n\nA \u2018personal aversion\u2019 to the EU\n\nPresenting the commission\u2019s first unclassified conclusions after months of extensive research and interviews, Str\u00f3\u017cyk said that Macierewicz had taken a series of decisions detrimental to Poland\u2019s defence. \n\nFor example, Macierewicz cancelled, without commissioning any expert analysis or consultations, seven tanker aircraft for Poland\u2019s fleet of 48 F-16 fighter jets, reducing their airborne time and defence capabilities, according to Str\u00f3\u017cyk.\n\nThe commission said the decision was dictated by Macierewicz's \u201cpersonal aversion to partners in the EU\u201d, calling it a \u201cdiplomatic treason\".\n\nMacierewicz is also blamed in the report for hurting the operations of Poland's special services and intelligence by closing 10 out of their 15 regional bureaus in 2017.\n\nMacierewicz denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, calling the report \"absurd.\"\n\nMacierewicz is a member of the national-conservative PiS, which often locked heads with officials in Brussels, notably over the county\u2019s interpretation of the rule of law and a perceived bias in the Polish judiciary.\n\nStr\u00f3\u017cyk stated that the wider PiS government, which was voted out in 2023, refused to heed US warnings that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine, and took no pro-defence decisions.\n\nHe also suggested that the office of President Andrzej Duda, who also hails from the PiS, could be withholding information pertinent to the Macierewicz investigation, according to Polish media.\n\nResponding to the findings, foreign minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski criticised Macierewicz, telling a Polish broadcaster: \u201cMacierewicz should have been in prison for what he has been doing to Poland for 30 years. I hope he will finally be in prison.\"\n\n\u201cIf Macierewicz were a Russian agent, he could not have performed his task better,\u201d Sikorski added.\n\nStr\u00f3\u017cyk said the commission will refer Macierewicz to prosecutors, who will decide whether to take further action.\n\n","htmlText":" The head of a special commission investigating Russian and Belarusian interference in Poland announced on Wednesday that he is referring a former defence minister to prosecutors. <\/p>\n General Jaroslaw Str\u00f3\u017cyk, who also chairs the Polish Military Counterintelligence Service, accused Antoni Macierewicz \u2013 the defence minister from 2015-2018 under the right-wing Law and Justice Party (PiS) \u2013 of impairing Poland\u2019s defence capabilities before Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.<\/p>\n Str\u00f3\u017cyk was appointed by Prime Minister Donald Tusk to head the commission when it was established in May. Tusk\u2019s pro-EU coalition tasked the commission with investigating cases of Russia and Belarus exerting influence on Poland's politics over the past two decades.<\/p>\n Tusk says that Poland, which has remained a stalwart ally of Ukraine, is facing intensifying hybrid attacks from Russia and Belarus, including sabotage, cyberattacks and manufacturing migrant pressure along the Poland-Belarus border.<\/p>\n Some of the documents reviewed by the commission suggest \u201cdirect influence\u201d by Russia, Str\u00f3\u017cyk said, without providing further details. Many of the documents remain classified, he noted.<\/p>\n Presenting the commission\u2019s first unclassified conclusions after months of extensive research and interviews, Str\u00f3\u017cyk said that Macierewicz had taken a series of decisions detrimental to Poland\u2019s defence. <\/p>\n For example, Macierewicz cancelled, without commissioning any expert analysis or consultations, seven tanker aircraft for Poland\u2019s fleet of 48 F-16 fighter jets, reducing their airborne time and defence capabilities, according to Str\u00f3\u017cyk.<\/p>\n The commission said the decision was dictated by Macierewicz's \u201cpersonal aversion to partners in the EU\u201d, calling it a \u201cdiplomatic treason\".<\/p>\n Macierewicz is also blamed in the report for hurting the operations of Poland's special services and intelligence by closing 10 out of their 15 regional bureaus in 2017.<\/p>\n Macierewicz denied wrongdoing on Wednesday, calling the report \"absurd.\"<\/p>\n Macierewicz is a member of the national-conservative PiS, which often locked heads with officials in Brussels, notably over the county\u2019s interpretation of the rule of law and a perceived bias in the Polish judiciary.<\/p>\n Str\u00f3\u017cyk stated that the wider PiS government, which was voted out in 2023, refused to heed US warnings that Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine, and took no pro-defence decisions.<\/p>\n He also suggested that the office of President Andrzej Duda, who also hails from the PiS, could be withholding information pertinent to the Macierewicz investigation, according to Polish media.<\/p>\n Responding to the findings, foreign minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski criticised Macierewicz, telling a Polish broadcaster: \u201cMacierewicz should have been in prison for what he has been doing to Poland for 30 years. I hope he will finally be in prison.\"<\/p>\n \u201cIf Macierewicz were a Russian agent, he could not have performed his task better,\u201d Sikorski added.<\/p>\n Str\u00f3\u017cyk said the commission will refer Macierewicz to prosecutors, who will decide whether to take further action.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730301293,"updatedAt":1730743570,"publishedAt":1730309614,"firstPublishedAt":1730309614,"lastPublishedAt":1730743564,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/82\/36\/26\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_3f798b78-45fa-5ace-a69e-27370b6eecec-8823626.jpg","altText":"Antoni Macierewicz","caption":"Antoni Macierewicz","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Alik Keplicz\/Copyright 2017 The AP. 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Under the proposals, those working on a Sunday would receive double pay and an extra day off.\n\nPoland 2050 MP Ryszard Petru claims that by loosening Sunday trading, the retail sector would see an increase of about 4% in turnover with employment rising by 40,000.\n\nRoman Rogalski of the Vistula Employers' Association Lewiatan says the choice on whether to trade on Sundays should be left to businesses and their employees.\n\n\"If it pays off for the employer, it also pays off for the employee. This is their decision. One wants to work on Sunday for a higher salary, and the other wants to earn on Sunday because maybe he has such a need. I want to point out that we are in a time of a large budget deficit and taxes are very important. Consumption is falling for us this year. As a result, VAT revenue is also lower. Perhaps these shopping Sundays would partially solve this problem,\" Rogalski told reporters.\n\nChanges in trade regulations, one of the 100 points in the election program of the current government, are being processed by the parliamentary Economic and Development Commission. \n\nSome of the most important changes propose that work on Sunday would be paid at double the wage, and the employer would be obliged to provide an extra day off to the employee.\n\nThe Association of Polish Trade and Services Employers also says the proposal to restore Sunday trading should include some restrictions, such as shorter opening hours for establishments.\n\n","htmlText":" Poland has reopened its discussion on Sunday trading following consumer calls for an additional day to run errands.<\/p>\n Under the current law it is forbidden to trade and perform activities related to trade in commercial establishments on Sundays, although this does not cover postal services, confectioneries, ice cream parlours, liquid fuel stations, flower shops, newsagents, or cafes.<\/p>\n The ban was introduced by the former national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government, following a campaign by the Solidarity trade union and Catholic church. <\/p>\n However, the new ruling coalition of the centrist Poland 2050 party and Donald Tusk\u2019s Civic Coalition pledged to end the ban after it replaced the PiS in December 2023.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, a bill easing the restrictions and allowing two shopping Sundays per month was submitted to Poland\u2019s parliament. Under the proposals, those working on a Sunday would receive double pay and an extra day off.<\/p>\n Poland 2050 MP Ryszard Petru claims that by loosening Sunday trading, the retail sector would see an increase of about 4% in turnover with employment rising by 40,000.<\/p>\n Roman Rogalski of the Vistula Employers' Association Lewiatan says the choice on whether to trade on Sundays should be left to businesses and their employees.<\/p>\n \"If it pays off for the employer, it also pays off for the employee. This is their decision. One wants to work on Sunday for a higher salary, and the other wants to earn on Sunday because maybe he has such a need. I want to point out that we are in a time of a large budget deficit and taxes are very important. Consumption is falling for us this year. As a result, VAT revenue is also lower. Perhaps these shopping Sundays would partially solve this problem,\" Rogalski told reporters.<\/p>\n Changes in trade regulations, one of the 100 points in the election program of the current government, are being processed by the parliamentary Economic and Development Commission. <\/p>\n Some of the most important changes propose that work on Sunday would be paid at double the wage, and the employer would be obliged to provide an extra day off to the employee.<\/p>\n The Association of Polish Trade and Services Employers also says the proposal to restore Sunday trading should include some restrictions, such as shorter opening hours for establishments.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1730236093,"updatedAt":1730271856,"publishedAt":1730250612,"firstPublishedAt":1730250612,"lastPublishedAt":1730250612,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/07\/30\/21\/26\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5165ab98-dc20-534d-a663-a30022c838b4-7302126.jpg","altText":"A man shops at an outdoor vegetable stand at the Hala Mirowska market in Warsaw.","caption":"A man shops at an outdoor vegetable stand at the Hala Mirowska market in Warsaw.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Michal Dyjuk\/Copyright 2022 The AP. 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Yet, the new building couldn\u2019t be a starker contrast to the Palace. \n\nThe Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw sits like a bright white box on a major city street. Inside, a monumental staircase with geometric lines rises to upper floors, where large windows flood the gallery rooms with light.\n\nCity and museum officials say the light and open spaces are meant to attract meetings and debate \u2013 and become a symbol of the democratic era that Poland embraced when it threw off authoritarian communist rule 35 years ago.\n\nIts Stalin-era neighbour was long hated by many who saw it as a symbol of Moscow's oppression. These days, the ornate palace is an icon of the city and perhaps even the city's most recognized building.\n\nIn the face of Russia\u2019s war against Ukraine, during which Poland \u2013 a NATO member \u2013 has taken in over a million Ukrainian refugees, Polish perceptions of Russia is one of the lowest of any nation. \n\nWarsaw Mayor Rafa\u0142 Trzaskowski said the museum's opening is a \u201chistoric moment for Warsaw\" and that the project, which will later include a theatre, would help to create a new city centre no longer dominated by a communist symbol.\n\n\u201cThis place will change beyond recognition, it will be a completely new centre,\u201d he said Thursday. \u201cThere has not been a place like this in Warsaw for decades, a place that would be created from scratch precisely to promote Polish art, which is spectacular in itself.\u201d\n\nPhifer's New York-based practice is known in the United States for projects including the North Carolina Museum of Art, the Corning Museum of Glass and the Glenstone Museum expansion in Potomac, Maryland.\n\nAsked by a reporter if he viewed the Warsaw museum as his masterpiece, the 71-year-old did not hesitate with his answer. \u201cOf course,\u201d he said.\n\nHe said from the time he began working on the museum 10 years ago, he was aware that his work was part of Warsaw's \u201cremarkable renaissance.\u201d\n\nThe city financed the 700,000 million zloty (\u20ac160 million) project. 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The attack was foiled, and the 51-year-old man, identified only as Sergei S, is awaiting trial.\n\nThere are about 20 suspected saboteurs under investigation in Poland, Sikorski said, adding that he was made aware of other similar arson plans in allied countries.\n\n\"Putin needs to be restrained,\" the foreign minister said in an interview with Polish outlet TVN on Monday. \"They are undertaking similar arson attacks across Europe, and we know of other such plans by Russia.\"\n\nThe pro-European government in Warsaw has repeatedly said the Kremlin was waging a hybrid war against the West in retaliation for its support for Ukraine against the ongoing Russian full-scale invasion.\n\nRussian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova shot back at the authorities in Warsaw by stating Russia would not hesitate in its response. \n\n\"Polish diplomats, get ready,\" Zakharova told the state-run news agency Tass.\n\nThree Polish consulates remain open in Russia: in Kaliningrad, St Petersburg and Irkutsk.\n\n","htmlText":" Ten employees of the Russian consulate general in Poznan will have to leave Poland following Warsaw's decision to close the consular office, Polish Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday.<\/p>\n \"Three diplomats and five administrative and technical staff will leave the Russian consulate in Poznan, as well as two employees who were supposed to be accredited in Poland, but they will no longer receive this accreditation,\" ministry spokesman Pawe\u0142 Wro\u0144ski<\/a> said, adding that the institution's staff may leave the country by early November.<\/p>\n Polish Foreign Minister Rados\u0142aw Sikorski said Tuesday he would order the closure of one of three Russian consulates in the country in response to sabotage, including arson attacks that he said were sponsored by Moscow.<\/p>\n Sikorski demanded Russia halt the hybrid warfare against Poland and its Western allies, warning that Warsaw reserved the right to \"take further decisive steps\" if it did not stop.<\/p>\n \"As foreign minister, I have information that the Russian Federation is behind sabotage attempts both in Poland and allied countries,\" Sikorski told reporters in Warsaw.<\/p>\n He said he was withdrawing consent to open a Russian consulate in Poznan and that its staff would be unwelcome in the country. 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We will seek answers to this question,\" the station head, Marcin Pulit, wrote in a statement.\n\nThe change got nationwide attention after Mateusz Demski, a journalist and film critic who until recently hosted a show on the station, published an open letter on Tuesday protesting \"the replacement of employees with artificial intelligence\".\n\n\"It is a dangerous precedent that hits us all,\" he wrote, and argued it could open the way \"to a world in which experienced employees associated with the media sector for years and people employed in creative industries will be replaced by machines\".\n\nFirings due to 'low listenership'\n\nMore than 15,000 signed the petition by Wednesday morning, Demski told The Associated Press. He said he has also gotten calls from hundreds of people, many of them young people who do not want to be the subject of such an experiment.\n\nDemski worked at OFF Radio Krakow from February 2022, carrying out interviews with Ukrainians fleeing war, until August, when he was among about a dozen journalists who were let go. \n\nHe said the move was especially shocking because the broadcaster is a taxpayer-supported public station.\n\nPulit insisted that no journalists were fired because of AI but because its listenership \"was close to zero\".\n\nKrzysztof Gawkowski, the minister of digital affairs and a deputy prime minister, weighed in on Tuesday, saying he had read Demski\u2019s appeal and that legislation is needed to regulate AI.\n\n\"Although I am a fan of AI development, I believe that certain boundaries are being crossed more and more,\" he wrote on X. \"The widespread use of AI must be done for people, not against them!\"\n\nOn Tuesday, the station broadcast an \"interview\" conducted by an AI-generated presenter with a voice pretending to be Wis\u0142awa Szymborska, a Polish poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature who died in 2012.\n\nMicha\u0142 Rusinek, the president of the Wis\u0142awa Szymborska Foundation, which oversees the poet's legacy, told the broadcaster TVN that he agreed to let the station use Szymborska\u2019s name in the broadcast. \n\nHe said the poet had a sense of humour and would have liked it.\n\n","htmlText":" A radio station in Poland has triggered controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with artificially intelligence (AI) \"presenters\".<\/p>\n Weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow relaunched this week, with what it said was \"the first experiment in Poland in which journalists... are virtual characters created by AI\".<\/p>\n The station in the southern city of Krakow said its three avatars are designed to reach younger listeners by speaking about cultural, art, and social issues including the concerns of LGBTQ+ people.<\/p>\n \"Is artificial intelligence more of an opportunity or a threat to media, radio, and journalism? We will seek answers to this question,\" the station head, Marcin Pulit, wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n The change got nationwide attention after Mateusz Demski, a journalist and film critic who until recently hosted a show on the station, published an open letter on Tuesday protesting \"the replacement of employees with artificial intelligence\".<\/p>\n \"It is a dangerous precedent that hits us all,\" he wrote, and argued it could open the way \"to a world in which experienced employees associated with the media sector for years and people employed in creative industries will be replaced by machines\".<\/p>\n More than 15,000 signed the petition by Wednesday morning, Demski told The Associated Press. He said he has also gotten calls from hundreds of people, many of them young people who do not want to be the subject of such an experiment.<\/p>\n Demski worked at OFF Radio Krakow from February 2022, carrying out interviews with Ukrainians fleeing war, until August, when he was among about a dozen journalists who were let go. <\/p>\n He said the move was especially shocking because the broadcaster is a taxpayer-supported public station.<\/p>\n Pulit insisted that no journalists were fired because of AI but because its listenership \"was close to zero\".<\/p>\n Krzysztof Gawkowski, the minister of digital affairs and a deputy prime minister, weighed in on Tuesday, saying he had read Demski\u2019s appeal and that legislation is needed to regulate AI.<\/p>\n \"Although I am a fan of AI development, I believe that certain boundaries are being crossed more and more,\" he wrote on X. \"The widespread use of AI must be done for people, not against them!\"<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the station broadcast an \"interview\" conducted by an AI-generated presenter with a voice pretending to be Wis\u0142awa Szymborska, a Polish poet and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature who died in 2012.<\/p>\n Micha\u0142 Rusinek, the president of the Wis\u0142awa Szymborska Foundation, which oversees the poet's legacy, told the broadcaster TVN that he agreed to let the station use Szymborska\u2019s name in the broadcast. <\/p>\n He said the poet had a sense of humour and would have liked it.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1729703193,"updatedAt":1729757961,"publishedAt":1729757721,"firstPublishedAt":1729757721,"lastPublishedAt":1729757721,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/80\/90\/18\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_d95bf15c-c611-505d-a91e-d50a3337f0f1-8809018.jpg","altText":"The radio station blamed the shift from humans to AI on its audience being \"close to zero\".","caption":"The radio station blamed the shift from humans to AI on its audience 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CORPSE","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Funeral home in Poland apologises after corpse falls out of hearse in traffic","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Funeral home in Poland apologises after corpse falls out of hearse in ","titleListing2":"Funeral home in Poland apologises after corpse falls out of hearse in traffic","leadin":"A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.","summary":"A funeral home in Poland issued an unusual apology on Saturday after a corpse that it was transporting fell out of a hearse and into traffic.","keySentence":"","url":"funeral-home-in-poland-apologises-after-corpse-falls-out-of-hearse-in-traffic","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/10\/19\/funeral-home-in-poland-apologises-after-corpse-falls-out-of-hearse-in-traffic","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Polish media reported that a man was driving down a street Friday in Stalowa Wola, a city in south-eastern Poland, when he first saw a sheet on his car window. When the sheet slid down, he saw a body lying on the road. For a moment the driver feared that he had hit the person.\n\nLocal media published an image of the corpse lying on a white striped pedestrian crossing where it tumbled out of the hearse.\n\nThe company transporting the corpse, Hades Funeral Services, issued a statement Saturday taking responsibility for the incident and blaming a technical failure of the hearse.\n\n\u201cIt is with deep regret that we inform you that as a result of an unexpected technical failure of the electric tailgate lock in the hearse, during the transport of the body of the deceased, an unfortunate event occurred which does not reflect the high standards of our company, our deep empathy towards the families of the deceased, and the respect we always show to the deceased,\u201d the company wrote in a statement posted on its website.\n\nIt apologised to \u201call those who were disappointed and upset by this event.\u201d\n\n","htmlText":" Polish media reported that a man was driving down a street Friday in Stalowa Wola, a city in south-eastern Poland, when he first saw a sheet on his car window. 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For a moment the driver feared that he had hit the person.<\/p>\n Local media published an image of the corpse lying on a white striped pedestrian crossing where it tumbled out of the hearse.<\/p>\n The company transporting the corpse, Hades Funeral Services, issued a statement Saturday taking responsibility for the incident and blaming a technical failure of the hearse.<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with deep regret that we inform you that as a result of an unexpected technical failure of the electric tailgate lock in the hearse, during the transport of the body of the deceased, an unfortunate event occurred which does not reflect the high standards of our company, our deep empathy towards the families of the deceased, and the respect we always show to the deceased,\u201d the company wrote in a statement posted on its website.<\/p>\n It apologised to \u201call those who were disappointed and upset by this event.\u201d<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1729345564,"updatedAt":1729351818,"publishedAt":1729346248,"firstPublishedAt":1729346248,"lastPublishedAt":1729346248,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/80\/10\/62\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c0ec0cdc-7fc9-5a37-a710-f83554a22d1c-8801062.jpg","altText":"FILE: Hearse in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, April 15, 2010.","caption":"FILE: Hearse in Warsaw, Poland, Thursday, April 15, 2010.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Ludmila Mitrega","sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"height":400}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"id":1074,"urlSafeValue":"bellamy","title":"Daniel Bellamy","twitter":"danbel"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"id":230,"slug":"poland","urlSafeValue":"poland","title":"Poland","titleRaw":"Poland"},{"id":21852,"slug":"dead-body","urlSafeValue":"dead-body","title":"dead body","titleRaw":"dead 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ASYLUM POLICIES NGO REAX","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"NGOs condemn Donald Tusk's 'dangerous and counterproductive' plan to fortify Poland's eastern border","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"NGOs condemn Donald Tusk's plan to fortify Poland's eastern border","titleListing2":"As the EU grapples with the pressures of migration and refugee arrivals, NGOs are decrying Donald Tusk's 'dangerous and counterproductive' plan to fortify Poland's eastern border.","leadin":"The Polish border with Belarus has seen conflict between law enforcement and migrants travelling eastwards, and Germany's decision to temporarily impose border checks has put Poland under further pressure.","summary":"The Polish border with Belarus has seen conflict between law enforcement and migrants travelling eastwards, and Germany's decision to temporarily impose border checks has put Poland under further 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According to initial versions of the document published by Polish media, the plan includes limiting the number of people who can apply for a visa, making it harder to obtain a Polish passport, and introducing programmes to help migrants better integrate into Polish society.\n\nThe strategy also proposes that Brussels allow EU member states to temporarily suspend the right to submit asylum applications \u2014 a move that the European Commission has already warned could be unlawful. \n\nThe premier's plan is largely seen as a response to the crisis on Poland's 400-kilometre border with Belarus.\n\nSince 2021, thousands of people have attempted to cross into Poland through thick forests in temperatures that drop to below zero in the winter. \n\nTusk has said that his government does not want to terminate international agreements that guarantee the right to asylum. \n\nInstead, he says the current rules are inadequate in situations that threaten national security such as the Polish border, where he and others in his government say Russia and Belarus are actively encouraging migrants to try to cross in an attempt to destabilise Europe.\n\nNGOs say that the proposal would do little to tackle problems that exist along the border, a site where both deaths and brutal pushbacks \u2014 an illegal process whereby refugees and migrants are sent back across the border they have attempted to cross \u2014 have been reported. \n\n\"The suspension of the right to asylum at the border is in some ways de facto a reality for us. Particularly in recent weeks, most people who try to cross into the border in Poland never begin the procedure,\" said Dominika O\u017cy\u0144ska from the Polish NGO Egala. \n\nPart of the government's strategy includes giving more powers to border guards, allowing them to detain foreigners at the border who they deem a threat to Poland's safety. \n\n\"We are afraid that a verbal statement like the one made by the prime minister will give the border guards a certain impunity to continue abusing the existing laws at the border,\" said O\u017cy\u0144ska.\n\nIn a statement announcing the policy, Tusk said that \"the Polish state has lost control over the wave of illegal migration\", citing figures relating to temporary visas. Between 2018 and 2023, Poland issued more than 6 million visas, 3.8 million of which were work visas.\n\nBut O\u017cy\u0144ska points out that the number of people successfully applying for asylum into Poland via the Belarusian border is relatively low. \n\nAccording to data collected from border guards and published on the Ombudsman's website, Polish border guards accepted only 3,172 applications for international protection at the Polish-Belarusian border between 1 January 2023 and 15 September 2024.\n\nThe first safe country\n\n\"The measures could mean that people will be forced to try to cross in an unregulated way,\" O\u017cy\u0144ska said. She points out that the measure would mean Germany could de facto take the place of the first safe country in the EU for people to seek asylum, meaning a longer and more dangerous journey for those moving eastward.\n\nSome NGOs working at the border say that tightening measures will not deter people from crossing the border, and risks simply making the process more dangerous. \n\nAleksandra Kramer, a humanitarian worker with Grupa Granica, said that turning away asylum seekers at the border puts them at risk of human traffickers.\n\nThis has been echoed by a report published by The Council of Europe\u2019s Group of Experts on Action Against Human Trafficking, which says migrants who remained at the border between Poland and Belarus for prolonged periods were at a high risk of falling prey to human traffickers.\n\nAmnesty International said that Tusk's proposal endangers the rights of those who \"may have been subject to violence and trafficking, or lured to EU borders under false pretences.\"\n\nThe government has said that those with a legitimate asylum claim would still be treated \"favourably\" and could be offered temporary stays on a humanitarian basis, but it has yet to provide further details on how this would be implemented. \n\nTusk has been critical of moves other countries have taken to strengthen their borders. He has said that Germany's recent decision to introduce border checks for six months will create obstacles for Poles travelling legitimately to Germany without actually tackling the flow of irregular migration. \n\nMigration is set to dominate a summit for European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, with Italy's landmark deal to send migrants to offshore processing centres on Albanian soil catching other governments' attention. \n\n","htmlText":" NGOs in Poland and abroad have criticised Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's announcement that he intends to temporarily suspend the right apply for asylum in his country.<\/p>\n The proposal is part of a wide-ranging strategy approved by Tusk's Civic Coalition party. According to initial versions of the document published by Polish media, the plan includes limiting the number of people who can apply for a visa, making it harder to obtain a Polish passport, and introducing programmes to help migrants better integrate into Polish society.<\/p>\n The strategy also proposes that Brussels allow EU member states to temporarily suspend the right to submit asylum applications \u2014 a move that the European Commission has already warned could be unlawful<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n The premier's plan is largely seen as a response to the crisis on Poland's 400-kilometre border with Belarus.<\/p>\n Since 2021, thousands of people have attempted to cross into Poland through thick forests in temperatures that drop to below zero in the winter. <\/p>\n Tusk has said that his government does not want to terminate international agreements that guarantee the right to asylum. <\/p>\n Instead, he says the current rules are inadequate in situations that threaten national security such as the Polish border, where he and others in his government say Russia and Belarus are actively encouraging migrants to try to cross in an attempt to destabilise Europe.<\/p>\n NGOs say that the proposal would do little to tackle problems that exist along the border, a site where both deaths and brutal pushbacks \u2014 an illegal process whereby refugees and migrants are sent back across the border they have attempted to cross \u2014 have been reported. <\/p>\n \"The suspension of the right to asylum at the border is in some ways de facto a reality for us. Particularly in recent weeks, most people who try to cross into the border in Poland never begin the procedure,\" said Dominika O\u017cy\u0144ska from the Polish NGO Egala. <\/p>\n Part of the government's strategy includes giving more powers to border guards, allowing them to detain foreigners at the border who they deem a threat to Poland's safety. <\/p>\n \"We are afraid that a verbal statement like the one made by the prime minister will give the border guards a certain impunity to continue abusing the existing laws at the border,\" said O\u017cy\u0144ska.<\/p>\n In a statement announcing the policy, Tusk said that \"the Polish state has lost control over the wave of illegal migration\", citing figures relating to temporary visas. Between 2018 and 2023, Poland issued more than 6 million visas, 3.8 million of which were work visas.<\/p>\n But O\u017cy\u0144ska points out that the number of people successfully applying for asylum into Poland via the Belarusian border is relatively low. <\/p>\n According to data collected from border guards and published on the Ombudsman's website, Polish border guards accepted only 3,172 applications for international protection at the Polish-Belarusian border between 1 January 2023 and 15 September 2024.<\/p>\n \"The measures could mean that people will be forced to try to cross in an unregulated way,\" O\u017cy\u0144ska said. She points out that the measure would mean Germany could de facto take the place of the first safe country in the EU for people to seek asylum, meaning a longer and more dangerous journey for those moving eastward.<\/p>\n Some NGOs working at the border say that tightening measures will not deter people from crossing the border, and risks simply making the process more dangerous. <\/p>\n Aleksandra Kramer, a humanitarian worker with Grupa Granica, said that turning away asylum seekers at the border puts them at risk of human traffickers.<\/p>\n This has been echoed by a report published by The Council of Europe\u2019s Group of Experts on Action Against Human Trafficking, which says migrants who remained at the border between Poland and Belarus for prolonged periods were at a high risk of falling prey to human traffickers.<\/p>\n\n
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