Andrzej Duda
Chinese President Xi Jinping, bottom second from right, waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
In opening of Winter Olympics, chances at politicking abound

By Adam Schreck Feb. 04, 2022 07:08 AM EST

People take part in the Equality Parade, the largest gay pride parade in central and eastern Europe, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday June 19, 2021. The event has returned this year after a pandemic-induced break last year and amid a backlash in Poland and Hungary against LGBT rights.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Warsaw gay pride parade back after backlash, pandemic

By Vanessa Gera Jun. 19, 2021 03:40 AM EDT

Ukraine, Baltics, Poland leaders meet on Polish holiday

By Monika Scislowska May. 03, 2021 04:21 AM EDT
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Lithuania's president said Monday that his country will never accept Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea from Ukraine and Moscow's...

Flags fly at half-staff on the Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney as a tribute to Prince Philip, Saturday, April 10, 2021. Buckingham Palace officials say Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has died. He was 99. Philip spent a month in hospital earlier this year before being released on March 16 to return to Windsor Castle. (AP Photo/Mark Baker))
The Latest: Australia mourns Prince Philip

By The Associated Press Apr. 09, 2021 03:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday March 20, 2021 file photo, police officers take down personal information of people breaking the partial lockdown that was reintroduced in Poland on Saturday to curb a sudden spike in new COVID-19 cases, in Warsaw, Poland. Many regions in Central Europe and the Balkans are facing one of the most difficult moments since the coronavirus pandemic struck over a year ago. Poland recorded its highest daily number of new coronavirus infections Wednesday March 24, 2021, as hospitals buckled under a new surge. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, File)
Central Europe's hospitals slammed, can't treat all in need

By Vanessa Gera Mar. 24, 2021 11:31 AM EDT

Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine arrives at Kosice Airport, Slovakia, Monday March 1, 2021. Hard-hit Slovakia signed a deal to acquire 2 million dozes of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. The country's prime minister says Slovakia will get one million shots in next two months while another million will arrive in May and June. (Frantisek Ivan/TASR via AP)
Slovakia signs deal to acquire 2 million doses of Sputnik V

By Karel Janicek Mar. 01, 2021 02:37 PM EST

People receive the COVID-19 vaccine, at Belgrade Fair makeshift vaccination center in Belgrade, Serbia, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. China is ready to consider "vaccine cooperation" with Central and Eastern European countries, President Xi Jinping said Tuesday in a meeting held by video link with European leaders. Serbia has received 1 million doses of a Chinese-developed coronavirus vaccine and Hungarian and Chinese vaccine developers are cooperating. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Xi: China open to 'vaccine cooperation' with Eastern Europe

Feb. 09, 2021 07:30 AM EST

Poland's military stand at attention as President Andrzej Duda welcomes Slovakia's President Zuzana Caputova for a two-day summit with the presidents of Hungary and The Czech Republic marking 30 years of the Visegrad Group, an informal body of political and economic cooperation in the region, at the presidential residence in the Hel Peninsula, Poland, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.(Jakub Szymczuk / KPRP via AP )
Central Europe presidents mark 30 years of Visegrad Group

Feb. 09, 2021 07:19 AM EST

Elderly people arrive to be vaccinated against COVID-19 at the temporary hospital at the National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland, on Monday, Jan. 25, 2021. Overload of online registration system and reduced deliveries of the Pfizer vaccines are causing delays in the national inoculation procedure that currently aims at vaccinating people aged over 70. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish president backs lockdown despite business frustration

By Monika Scislowska Jan. 25, 2021 08:05 AM EST

Polish lawmakers approve budget focused on helping economy

Dec. 17, 2020 08:13 AM EST
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have approved the 2021 budget that foresees a deficit of some 82.3 billion zlotys ($23 billion) as the government...

President-elect Joe Biden listens as his Secretary of State nominee Tony Blinken speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
The Latest: Biden announces Buttigieg as transportation pick

Dec. 15, 2020 07:32 AM EST

FILE - In this Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 file photo, Viktor Orban, right, Prime Minister of Hungary and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attend a news conference following talks with his counterparts from central Europe's Visegrad Group in Lublin, Poland. Poland and Hungary have vetoed the European Union’s next seven-year budget and coronavirus recovery plan over a new mechanism that links EU funding to the rule of law. The 27-nation bloc’s 1.8 trillion euro ($2.1 trillion) budget for 2021-2027 was agreed upon last week after tough negotiations. The budget is supposed to take effect on Jan. 1. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski, file)
EU urges Poland, Hungary to sign up to big money budget

By Samuel Petrequin And Vanessa Gera Nov. 17, 2020 05:23 AM EST

People take part in an annual Independence Day march organized by far-right groups, in Warsaw, Poland, on Wednesday, Nov.11, 2020. The march that marks Poland's sovereignty regained after World War I has often led to clashes with opponents. This year due to coronavirus and social distancing, the march took place in cars and motorbikes. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Polish far-right march leaders criticized after violence

Nov. 12, 2020 05:58 AM EST

Protesters burn down bengal fire as they attend in the annual Independence Day march organized by far-right groups for participants to be inside cars or motorbikes because of the coronavirus social distancing, ready for the start of the event in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. The march that marks Poland's sovereignty regained after World War I has often led to clashes with opponents. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Clashes at Poland's Independence Day far-right march

By Monika Scislowska Nov. 11, 2020 09:52 AM EST

Protesters hold signs reading in Polish "women's strike" as they block a crossing in downtown Warsaw, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, on the 12th straight day of anti-government protests that were triggered by the tightening of Poland's strict abortion law and are continuing despite a anti-COVID-19 ban on public gatherings. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland delays implementing abortion ruling amid protests

By Monika Scislowska Nov. 03, 2020 07:37 AM EST

Women's rights activists hold placards during a protest in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 against recent tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law. Massive nationwide protests have been held ever since a top court ruled Thursday that abortions due to fetal congenital defects are unconstitutional.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Why an abortion law ruling triggered mass protests in Poland

By Vanessa Gera Oct. 30, 2020 12:08 PM EDT

Protesters gather outside the parliament in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday Oct. 28, 2020. People across Poland stayed off their jobs and huge crowds poured onto the streets for a seventh straight day of protests Wednesday, enraged over a top court ruling that bans abortions in cases of fetal abnormalities.(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poland: New protests as PM urges restraint amid virus spike

By Monika Scislowska Oct. 29, 2020 11:00 AM EDT

Women's rights activists with posters of the Women's Strike action protest in Warsaw, Poland, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020 against recent tightening of Poland's restrictive abortion law. Massive nationwide protests have been held ever since a top court ruled Thursday that abortions due to fetal congenital defects are unconstitutional. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Poles join strike as protests against abortion ruling expand

By Vanessa Gera Oct. 28, 2020 06:36 AM EDT

People protest against imposing further restrictions on abortion law in front of the Presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland, Sunday, Oct. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
Angry women block traffic across Poland over abortion ban

By Monika Scislowska Oct. 26, 2020 06:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this Saturday, Oct. 10, 2020 file photo, Poland's Iga Swiatek holds the trophy after winning the final match of the French Open tennis tournament against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. in two sets 6-4, 6-1, at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, France. French Open champion Iga Swiatek said she will quarantine after meeting with Poland President Andrzej Duda. Duda's office announced Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020 that he tested positive for coronavirus. The 19-year-old Swiatek met with Duda on Friday. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena, File)
The Latest: French Open champ Iga Swiatek to quarantine

By The Associated Press Oct. 24, 2020 06:14 AM EDT