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Ursula von der Layen’s chief spokesman Eric Mamer took to the podium this morning trying to claim the EU’s attempted triggering of Article 16 on Friday evening, establishing a hard border in Ireland, was a “mistake”, saying “only the Pope is infallible”.more

The ruling PiS party will probably present the "new Polish order" at the end of February this year -the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports. According to the journal, the package of solutions is wide - it includes both economic and investment ideas as well as family support.more

If there is a growing pressure from the European Union to recognize same-sex marriages contracted in other countries, such an attempt should be stopped by legal means - said Michał Wójcik, member of the Council of Ministers, deputy head of Solidarity Poland.more

Myanmar's military has seized power after detaining civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other senior members of her governing party.more

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the World Health Organization and climate campaigner Greta Thunberg are among those nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, all backed by Norwegian lawmakers who have a track record of picking the winner.more

The Queen will lead a post-Brexit charm offensive by hosting Joe Biden and ... at Buckingham Palace before the G7 summit in Cornwall in June.more

The UK will apply to join a free trade area with 11 Asia and Pacific nations on Monday, a year after it officially left the EU. Joining the group of "fast-growing nations" will boost UK exports, the government says.more

The European Union recognised it "made a mistake" in triggering an emergency provision in the Brexit deal to control Covid vaccine exports, the Cabinet Office minister has said. Michael Gove said he was "confident" of the UK's vaccine supply and said its programme would continue as planned.more

The European Commission reversed course Friday night on triggering an emergency override provision in the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement as part of efforts to control vaccine exports, after howls of protest from the U.K. and Ireland.more

State aid for entrepreneurs suffering from lockdown is insufficient, which is why the idea of the compensation law was born - said Tomasz Napiórkowski, president of the Polish Fitness Federation, representing entrepreneurs from closed industries at a conference in the Sejm.more

33 percent of Poles support the government, 40 percent declare themselves to be opponents of Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet, and 22 percent are indifferent to this government, according to the January CBOS poll.more

Boris Johnson has urged Scottish nationalists to stop “talking endlessly” about another independence referendum and concentrate instead on recovering from the Covid pandemic.more

The European Union has not resolved a dispute with AstraZeneca over the supply of vaccines, which increases the risk of additional delays in immunization against Covid-19. The dispute could further complicate the turbulent relationship between Great Britain and the EU after Brexit, writes Bloobmerg.more

Nicola Sturgeon has suggested that Boris Johnson should not visit Scotland as it is not an "essential" journey. The prime minister is widely expected to travel to Scotland on Thursday.more

British citizens and residents returning from "red list" countries will be placed in a 10-day compulsory quarantine in government-provided accommodation such as hotels, announced British Prime Minister Boris Johnsonmore

You can apply for assistance in returning to the country. This is called "voluntary return" - we learn from the official website of the British government. The editors of our portal have been flooded with questions from Poles living in the UK who are asking what it means for them. We decided to take a closer look at the matter and clarify doubts.more

The figure of Witold Pilecki, who informed about the crimes committed in the German concentration camp Auschwitz, was recalled in a letter published in the Daily Telegraph by the Polish ambassador to London, Arkady Rzegocki.more

Ryanair has said it will fly an Irish couple home from Poland free of charge after they were refused permission to board a flight from Krakow to Dublin because their negative Covid-19 PCR test results were printed in Polish. more

The PM hopes to publish details next month of the criteria he will use to start easing the lockdown in England, a senior government source has said.more

Poles want the new US president, Joe Biden, to reduce internal tensions in the US, strengthen international institutions such as the United Nations, and protect the West from the destabilizing actions of Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to a poll for "Rzeczpospolita".more

President Joe Biden has repealed Donald Trump's ban on transgender Americans joining the military. The ban was announced by Mr Trump during his first year in office.more

Nearly 140 of the pro-Trump rioters charged in the US Capitol siege in DC earlier this month.more

The first dogs have entered the White House - the Bidens' two German shepherds, Champ and Major, officially joined the first family in their new residence at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on Sunday.more

Spanish Health Minister Salvador Illa will leave his job on Tuesday to run for elections scheduled in Catalonia on Feb. 14 to try and win the regional government away from pro-independence parties.more

Sir Keir Starmer is self-isolating after coming into contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.more