Raphael Minder
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Central Europe correspondent for The Financial Times, based in Warsaw. Previously New York Times in Spain. Book author of "¿Esto es España?" Views are my own.
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Joined September 2011
"Boots on the ground" in Ukraine? Germany is uneasy, Canada's Carney is not excluding it, but Poland's Tusk says Warsaw won't go beyond logistical support. via @ft.
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Foreign minister Lars Klingbeil says his country will ‘live up to its responsibility’ on security guarantees for postwar Ukraine
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Postal services to stop sending low-cost parcels to US as duty exemption ends via @ft.
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Decision comes as Trump administration ends ‘de minimis’ tax exemption on August 29
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South Korea's KHNP is entangled in controversial US negotiations and withdrawing from several European projects, including in Poland. Polish energy minister Motyka said KHNP’s decision “does not stem from any government actions.".via @ft.
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Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power may link up with Westinghouse on deals as they try to put lengthy legal dispute behind them
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From beauty store to boot camp: Poles sign up for "holidays with the army" summer soldiering as Warsaw seeks to avoid return to conscription. via @ft.
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Warsaw has the EU’s biggest army — now it wants to more than double its troops to 500,000
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Poland charges six people for arson attacks on behalf of Russia and Belarus via @ft.
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Polish and Belarusian nationals accused of involvement in attacks sponsored by foreign intelligence
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German-Polish border dispute stirs unease in frontier towns. Merz and Tusk are engaged in tit-for-tat fight to be tough on migration and stop far-right advances. via @ft.
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Sister towns on either side of river Neisse grapple with signs of division after Berlin and Warsaw escalate migration quarrel
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Poland's new president Nawrocki opens a new chapter of institutional conflict. He warned that PM Tusk is not restoring the rule of law and called instead for a constitutional change.
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[FREE TO READ] Rightwinger inaugurated on Wednesday vows to resist judicial reforms and questions pro-EU policies
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Polish Premier Tusk reshuffled his government while warning he would not tolerate any further internal dissent.
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[FREE TO READ] PM hands more power to finance minister Andrzej Domański and promotes Radosław Sikorski
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Poland in talks to buy stake in Iceeye satellite company that helped Ukraine resist Russia via @ft.
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CEO of Polish-Finnish start-up Iceye says company’s valuation has risen ‘significantly’ above $1bn
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Czech election frontrunner vows to defy 5% Nato spending target. “If Trump says that I have to jump from the window, I will not jump.,’ said Andrej Babiš.
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[FREE TO READ] Andrej Babiš would join Spain in resisting defence spending rise if elected in October
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Poland’s clean energy usage overtook in June coal for first time, a key moment for the country's green transition ahead of major offshore wind and nuclear investments backed by Tusk's government. via @ft.
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Latest data indicates progress for EU country most dependent on the fossil fuel
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Poland to impose border checks in migration dispute with Germany via @ft.
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Temporary controls aim to curb asylum claims in response to similar move by Berlin
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Poland to boost fivefold howitzer shell output in face of Russian threat via @ft.
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State defence group PGZ will receive $663mn to make more ammunition
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Pedro Sánchez torpedoes Nato unity on eve of crucial summit. Poland's defence minister denounced Spain's spending opt-out as "unjustified." via @ft.
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Leaders risk getting into shouting match with Donald Trump over increased defence spending
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Poland readies art evacuation plans in case of Russian invasion via @ft.
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Initiative led by former army colonel who was deputy head of military counter-intelligence
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Tusk calls for recount after ally loses Polish presidential election via @ft.
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Rightwing Law and Justice opponent who won presidency is expected to block Tusk’s pro-EU reform agenda.
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Chinese cyber threat to Europe on par with Russia’s, warns Czech president via @ft.
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Petr Pavel’s government was recently the target of a hacking group linked to Beijing’s top spy service
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EU plans ban on new Russian gas contracts using trade law - concession made to Slovakia and Hungary deemed insufficient by the two member states via @financialtimes.
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[FREE TO READ] Proposal aims to circumvent any potential veto from Hungary or Slovakia
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Poland’s Donald Tusk survives no confidence vote after election flop via @ft.
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Prime minister wins parliament’s support but his coalition remains fragile after opposition victory in presidential ballot
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Defiant Polish PM Tusk tells lawmakers he doesn't know the word "surrender" before vote of confidence via @ft.
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Prime minister wins parliament’s support but his coalition remains fragile after opposition victory in presidential ballot
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