KYIV—Polish authorities accused Belarus of trying to spark a major confrontation on Monday and said they had mobilized additional soldiers as footage on social media showed hundreds of migrants walking toward the Polish border. In one video, shared by the Belarusian blogging service NEXTA, migrants carrying rucksacks and wearing winter clothing were seen walking on…
Poland Fears ‘Major Incident’ as Migrants From Belarus Head for Border
Belarusian Forces Threatened to Open Fire at Polish Troops Guarding Border, Says Defense Ministry
Poland’s defense ministry on Thursday accused Belarusian soldiers of threatening to open fire on Polish troops just across the Polish-Belarusian border one day earlier. “Yesterday there was another provocation against Polish soldiers protecting the border,” the Polish Ministry of Defense (MOD) said. “The Polish soldiers located a group of around 250 migrants near the fence,” it…
Poland Says Belarus Staged Armed Intrusion at Border, Summons Envoy
WARSAW—Poland accused Belarus on Wednesday of staging an armed cross-border intrusion and said it had summoned the Belarusian charge d’affaires to protest over what it said was “a deliberate escalation” of the migrant crisis at the frontier. Belarus rejected the allegation as unfounded and intended to sully its image. Minsk also denies Polish and European…
Poland Should Not Pay ‘A Single Zloty’ of EU’s ‘Unlawful’ Court Fines, Says Minister
Poland’s minister of justice said on Thursday that the central European nation “must not succumb to lawlessness” and should not pay any of the daily penalties imposed on the country by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). “The Polish state cannot bow to lawlessness,” Zbigniew Ziobro told reporters at a press conference….
Poland Shouldn’t Pay ‘A Single Zloty’ of EU’s ‘Unlawful’ Court Fines, Minister Says
Poland’s minister of justice says the central European nation “must not succumb to lawlessness” and shouldn’t pay any of the daily penalties imposed on the country by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). “The Polish state cannot bow to lawlessness,” Zbigniew Ziobro told reporters at an Oct. 28 press conference. “Whether in…
EU Court Orders Poland to Pay $1.2 Million Daily Penalty in Rule-of-Law Dispute
The Polish government must pay a 1 million euro (about $1.2 million) penalty per day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court, citing the primacy of EU law over national law, ruled on Oct. 27. “As it has not suspended the application of the provisions of national legislation relating, in particular,…
EU Court Fines Poland 1 Million Euros per Day in Rule of Law Row
WARSAW—Poland must pay 1 million euros ($1.16 million) a day for maintaining a disciplinary chamber for judges, the European Union’s top court said on Wednesday, in the latest episode of a clash over the rule of law with implications for Warsaw’s future ties with the bloc. The long-running conflict over Poland’s judicial reforms that the…
Poland Presents Bill to Strengthen Military as More Troops Enforce Border Crisis
Poland again sent thousands of troops to further strengthen its border defenses with neighboring Belarus as officials also presented plans on Tuesday for a bill to “defend the fatherland” which aims at building up the Polish military. “We are increasing the number of soldiers helping the Border Guard by 2,500,” Mariusz Blaszczak wrote on Twitter….
2 Polish Troops Hurt as Illegal Immigrants Try Forcing Belarus Border
WARSAW, Poland—Officials in Poland said on Monday that two soldiers were lightly hurt when a group of some 60 illegal aliens tried to force their way across the border from Belarus. The Border Guards office said the troops—who have been deployed to help protect the European Union’s eastern border from growing illegal immigration pressure—were treated…
Poland Will Not Be ‘Blackmailed’ Into Accepting European Union Laws, PM Morawiecki Says
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that his country will not bow to the European Union’s “blackmail” on deciding legal frameworks of member states, but is open to constructive dialogue. Arriving at a summit of the 27-member bloc, Morawiecki said that Poland “was as faithful to the rule of law as others and…
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