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Democracy Digest: Suspect Arrested in Killing of Russian Artist and Putin Critic in Poland

Elsewhere, Robert Fico is the great political survivor as he celebrates 20 years since winning his first election; strike by Czech public media staff called after government unveils reforms to funding model; and Hungarian PMs current and former in Brussels.

Graduating with honours

Poland is on course to graduate from the World Bank. That a rich, high-income economy still has a programme is no failure, but the point. Andrzej Domański welcomed a new six-year plan on June 16, when the World Bank’s board met to discuss its latest partnership framework for Poland. The country’s finance minister said the […]

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Artist critical of Kremlin killed in Poland

Polish police are investigating the murder of Russian artist Robert Kuzovkov, who used the pseudonym Semyon Skrepetsky, a vocal Kremlin critic, the BBC reports. Polish prosecutors said Kuzovkov was shot dead on the morning of June 16 in Biała Podlaska, about 40 kilometers from the Polish-Belarusian border. The 44-year-old artist was shot five times in […]

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Delayed Drone Technology Deal Puts Polish MiG-29 Transfer to Ukraine on Hold

Poland says the transfer of its remaining MiG-29 fighters to Ukraine remains on hold pending the finalization of a reciprocal agreement for the transfer of Ukrainian drone technology. Five months after Poland confirmed the will to transfer its remaining 14 MiG-29 Fulcrum fighters to Ukraine, the country confirmed the plan is still on hold. In […]

Canada Lands First SAFE Defense Contract—A C$10 Million Radio Deal With Poland’s Cyber Command

Montreal's Marconi Technologies just became the first Canadian company to land a contract under the EU's SAFE defence programme — tactical radios for Poland, C$10 million, deliveries starting this year.

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Europe’s newest mega-hotel with a pool double the Olympic standard opens this week

Sprawled over 80,000 square metres, the colossal structure will be the biggest hotel in the country (Picture: Gołębiewski Pobierowo)

Thirteen floors, 1,240 rooms, 80,000 square metres: a colossal mega-hotel on the Baltic Sea is about to open.

On Wednesday, June 17, the five-star Gołębiewski Pobierowo will open its doors to guests.

While it won’t be the largest in Europe – narrowly beaten by…

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Why CEE is matching ASEAN in centrality

The 21st century will be shaped not only by the rise of Asia, but by regions that connect continents, such as Central and Eastern Europe. For more than a generation, ‘ASEAN centrality’ has been one of the organising concepts of the Asian Century. It describes the ability of Southeast Asia to position itself at […]

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This New Overnight Train Will Connect 4 Of Europe’s Most Underrated Cities

Keen on avoiding Europe's airport chaos this summer? Between the long snaking lines as a result of the newly-launched EES system, and the crazy Ryanair rules that just make no sense—what do you mean I have to pay 50 bucks on the spot because an inch of my luggage wheels sticks out of the—we wouldn't …

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British tourists falling ill abroad cost UK £181,000,000 last year

The government spent £181 million on GHIC cards in 2025 (Picture: Metro/Getty Images)

Medical bills for British tourists cost the government more than £181 million in 2025, Metro can exclusively reveal.

The Treasury paid for 102,000 healthcare claims from EHIC and GHIC cards across Europe, according to a request filed under the Freedom of Information Act.

The data revealed that holidaymakers…

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