Poland

Poland to hold parliamentary election on Oct. 15, launching campaign in shadow of war in region

August 8, 2023 Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s president announced Tuesday that the country would hold its parliamentary election on Oct. 15, marking the official start of an electoral campaign that informally has been underway for months and is […]

Slovakia, Poland agree to give Ukraine Soviet-era jets

March 23, 2023 Karel Janicek, Associated Press

PRAGUE — Slovakia’s government on Friday approved a plan to give Ukraine its fleet of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets, becoming the second NATO member country to heed the Ukrainian government’s pleas for warplanes to […]

Poles, Czechs vow to protect Slovak airspace as MiGs retired

September 2, 2022 The Associated Press

MALACKY, Slovakia — Poland and Czechia signed an agreement Saturday to protect Slovak airspace as Slovakia gives up its old Soviet-made MiG-29 jets. The vow of protection by NATO allies comes as Russia’s war against Ukraine […]

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‘Time stopped’: Ukrainians long to go home as war drags on

August 24, 2022 Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

WARSAW, Poland — On March 8, nearly two weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, Taisiia Mokrozub took her infant son, parted from her husband and joined an exodus to safety in Poland. She believed the war […]

Firm Pentagon ‘no’ to Polish plan to send jets to Ukraine

March 10, 2022 Robert Burns and Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Pentagon on Wednesday slammed the door on a Polish proposal for providing Ukraine with MiG fighter jets, saying allied efforts against the Russian invasion should be focused on more useful weaponry […]

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EU to add airlines to Belarus sanctions as tensions mount

November 18, 2021 Lorne Cook, Associated Press

BRUSSELS — The European Union ratcheted up pressure on Belarus by agreeing Monday to slap sanctions on airlines accused of helping Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko wage a “hybrid attack” against the bloc using migrants, as […]

Is it a bluff? Some in Hungary and Poland talk of EU pullout

September 25, 2021 Justin Spike and Vanessa Gera, Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — When Hungary and Poland joined the European Union in 2004, after decades of Communist domination, their citizens thirsted for Western democratic standards and prosperity. Yet 17 years later, as the EU ramps […]

Hungary offers to help Poland with border surveillance

September 10, 2021 Justin Spike, Associated Press

BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government has offered to assist Poland in conducting border surveillance on its eastern border with Belarus in an effort to deter migrants from entering the country illegally, Hungary’s president said […]

Tokyo Olympics Day 7: State runners clear first track hurdles

July 30, 2021 Brett Friedlander

Three athletes with ties to North Carolina schools have cleared their first hurdles on the way to Olympic medal contention at the Tokyo Olympics. Running on the opening day of track competition, former UNC star […]

Athletes with NC ties competing in Tokyo Olympics

July 23, 2021 Brett Friedlander

North Carolina will be well represented at the Tokyo Olympics, which officially began with opening ceremonies on Friday. So as you watch the Games unfold over the next three weeks, keep an eye out for […]