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79th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising

The Editorial Board August 4, 2023

Poland – On July 31 and August 1, Poland commemorated the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising against German occupation during the Second World War. Among other events, a ceremony was held in Krasińskich Square in Warsaw, where Polish…

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Hungarian Chief of Staff causes diplomatic incident with Poland

The Editorial Board May 18, 2023

Hungary/Poland – Given that the traditionally good relations between Warsaw and Budapest have cooled due to their diverging approach to Russia’s war against Ukraine, the Hungarian Army’s Chief of Staff, Gábor Böröndi, has just thrown a spanner in the works by making…

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Poland’s WWII reparations demands rebuffed by Germany

The Editorial Board January 11, 2023

Poland/Germany – On 3 October 2022, Poland’s Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau, in a diplomatic note sent to the German government, formalised the long-discussed Polish request to reopen the question of German reparations to Poland for the damage caused…