Tag: Poland
Human rights NGO #OpenDialogueFoundation suspected of ‘co-operating with Russian intelligence’
Recently, growing numbers of members of European institutions have become puppets and tools of the hidden political propaganda of controversial human rights NGO ), the purpose and activities of which are concealed behind a mask of human rights advocacy, writes Phillip Jeune. Who are you, Ms. Kozlovska? Following the emergence of the Warsaw based ODF, […]
#CohesionPolicy invests to improve energy security in #Poland
The European Commission has welcomed the signature of a grant agreement between the Polish government and the Polskie LNG company for the extension of the Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal in Świnoujście, in north-western Poland on the Baltic Sea coast. Almost €128 million from the European Regional Development Fund is invested in extending this terminal, […]
#EAPM – Conference, Digital Day 3, and the rights of patients
So, EAPM’s presidency conference is over for another year – and the 7th edition was, like its predecessors, a great success, writes European Alliance for Personalised Medicine (EAPM) Executive Director Denis Horgan. And now, totally unlike Brexit, we move on with something constructive under all our belts… At least something else very definitely constructive took place […]
To be or not to be the defender of #Baltics and #Poland
Usually, when we speak about the US we keep in mind its might and influence. This country plays one of the main roles in the world politics. It does its best to be the leader. Everybody is used to it. Even Americans are used to it, writes Adomas Abromaitis. We, Europeans, take its role for granted. Very often Europeans call for the US assistance and help in politics, trade, finance and even on war issues. […]
Polish mayor #PawelAdamowicz dies after stabbing attack
Adamowicz before being attacked at the charity event on Sunday (13 January) evening [Agencja Gazeta/Bartosz Banka via Reuters] The mayor of the Polish city of Gdansk, Pawel Adamowicz (pictured), has died after being stabbed by a knife-wielding attacker in front of hundreds of people at a charity event. Video footage showed the assailant bursting onto the […]
#COP24 – Poland, Europe, and coal: trolling or misunderstanding?
From the outset of the COP24, international media coverage has harshly criticized the event’s Polish hosts for their “provocative” spotlighting of Poland’s coal industry and broader “coal addiction”. The controversies in Katowice have re-ignited tensions between Poland and the European Union over emissions targets, energy transitions, and the country’s enduring reliance on coal power. Beneath […]
#DontBeAMule – More than 1,500 #MoneyMules identified in worldwide #MoneyLaundering sting
Working together with Europol, Eurojust and the European Banking Federation (EBF), police forces from over 20 States arrested 168 people (so far) as part of a coordinated money laundering crackdown, the European Money Mule Action (EMMA). This international swoop, the fourth of its kind, was intended to tackle the issue of ‘money mules’, who […]
