Poland

Before the war in Ukraine, Poland relied on Russia for its energy needs. As winter approaches, Poland is facing a shortage of coal.

The European Union refuses to give Poland COVID stimulus payments worth billions and is threatening to withhold more unless Poland reverses changes limiting the judiciary's independence.

The comments by governing party leader Jaroslaw Kaczynski that tied women's alcohol consumption to low birthrates quickly drew criticism from opposition politicians, activists and celebrities.

As Americans wait for a Supreme Court decision on a case that could overturn the 1973 decision that legalized abortion in the U.S., other countries already provide a snapshot of what that's like.

Poles are joining their nation's military and packing shooting ranges in case they need to defend Poland from Russia, despite Poland's membership in NATO.

As Ukrainians flee the war at home, a makeshift system of supplies and aid has sprung up in the Przemyśl train station.

Polish spies helped free U.S. intelligence operatives captured in Iraq — and continue to play an unsung role in America's spycraft around the world.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Wojtek Wilk, of the Polish Center for International Aid, about his organization's efforts to help migrants crossing the Belarus border into Poland.

Thousands of migrants are struggling in the frigid cold without food or heat.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Matthew Luxmoore of Radio Free Europe about the growing migrant crisis on the border of Belarus and Poland.