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Germany considers student exchanges

Berlin - Muslimchronicle

A suggestion that schools send students on exchange between Germany's former East and West to heal persistent divides sparked debate on Monday, almost 30 years after the country's reunification. "We don't just need pupil projects exchanging with Poland or France, but between Leipzig and Stuttgart" in the lagging east and prosperous southwest, Left party politician Helmut Holter told the FunkeRead more

Warsaw to stage first Chopin global competition

Warsaw - Muslimchronicle

Poland's Fryderyk Chopin Institute (NIFC) on Thursday said it would hold the first international competition where pianists will play the romantic composer's music on period instruments. "The pianos of that era have a mechanism and tone that are very different from those offered by contemporary instruments," said Joanna Bokszczanin, who is organising the event in Warsaw on September 2-14. Participants, who canRead more

Polish PM sacks defence, foreign ministers in reshuffle

Warsaw - Muslimchronicle

Poland's new rightwing Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sacked his defence and foreign ministers in a major cabinet reshuffle on Tuesday, as he seeks to mend ties with the country's EU partners. Controversial defence minister Antoni Macierewicz and foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski lost their jobs along with environment minister Jan Szyszko, among others, Source: AFP Read more

Ski jumper Stoch completes Four Hills clean sweep

Bischofshofen - Muslimchronicle

Poland's Kamil Stoch on Saturday became just the second man in history to complete a Four Hills clean sweep when he triumphed on the prestigious event's final leg at Bischofshofen in Austria. Germany's Sven Hannawald, in 2001/2002, was the only ski jumper to have previously achieved the feat. On Saturday, Stoch won with leaps of 132.5m and 137m ahead ofRead more

Polish president signs controversial judicial reforms into law

Warsaw - Muslimchronicle

Poland's president on Wednesday said he signed into law two controversial judicial reforms that opposition politicians and the EU insist undermine the rule of law and the separation of powers. President Andrzej Duda said he had "decided to sign" reforms to the Supreme Court and the National Council of the Judiciary pushed through parliament this month by the rightwing Law andRead more

EU launches unprecedented censure process against Poland

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

The European Commission launched unprecedented disciplinary proceedings against Poland on Wednesday over its highly controversial judicial reforms which Brussels says threaten the rule of law. Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans said that 13 laws adopted by Poland in the space of two years had created a situation where the goverment "can systematically politcally interfere with the composition, powers, the adminstrationRead more

Dominant Freitag extends overall lead

Engelberg - Muslimchronicle

German Richard Freitag soared to his third World Cup win of the season in Engelberg on Sunday to extend his overall lead. The 26-year-old, who had gone almost three years without a victory before winning in Russia earlier this month, now holds a 151-point lead at the top of the standings from his compatriot Andreas Wellinger. Freitag was utterly dominantRead more

Polish regulator defends TV channel's fine

Warsaw - Muslimchronicle

Poland's broadcasting regulator moved Wednesday to justify its 350,000 euro ($410,000) fine for the American-owned television station TVN24, after the decision drew criticism from the US State Department and a media watchdog. The National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) accused the station, one of the country's two leading private news channels, of giving "a one-sided presentation of events" in coverage of protestsRead more

Polish PM expects EU to impose rare punishment over rule of law

Brussels - Muslimchronicle

Poland's new Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said Thursday he expected the EU to impose unprecedented sanctions next week that could strip his government of its voting rights over its controversial court reforms. The European Commission, the EU executive, will "probably activate" next Wednesday article seven of the EU treaty, which deals with violations of the rule of law, Morawiecki toldRead more