Poland to deport Ukrainian over alleged arson call after President’s veto on benefits
Polish police have detained a Ukrainian accused of threatening arson attacks and launched deportation proceedings.
EC chief in Poland calls Putin a ‘predator’, PM Tusk says Russia an ‘evil empire’
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited the Polish-Belarusian border together with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
Polish energy giant Orlen to build Europe’s first small modular nuclear reactor
Polish State energy conglomerate Orlen has agreed with Synthos Green Energy, owned by Poland’s richest man, to build the country’s first small modular nuclear reactor…
Polish F-16 pilot dies in jet crash in central Poland
A Polish F-16 fighter plane has crashed killing the pilot during a practice flight.
Former Polish health minister beaten up in spat over past pandemic restrictions
Former health minister Adam Niedzielski has been taken to hospital after being attacked by two assailants who first shouted “treason” at him, evidently out of anger over…
Polish president Nawrocki and PM Tusk joust over rising public debt
Poland’s president Karol Nawrocki and prime minister Donald Tusk have clashed publicly during a meeting of the Cabinet Council over the government’s record on public debt,…
Polish Catholic Church urges parents not to let their kids attend ‘health education’ lessons
Poland’s Catholic Church has appealed to parents not to allow their children to attend optional health education lessons that include sex education, due to be introduced…
Polish President Nawrocki vetoes law on support for Ukrainians
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed legislation extending support for 1 million of Ukrainian refugees living in Poland, saying he does not agree with "privileged treatment"…
Indictments against Polish national security adviser and former defence minister
The new Polish President’s national security adviser and a former defence minister could face 10 years jail after being indicted on charges of declassifying military plans…
Polish President vetoes bill coupling loosening restrictions on wind turbines with electricity price freeze
Poland’s new President, Karol Nawrocki, has decided to veto legislation backed by the government that would have loosened the restrictions on the construction of wind turbines…
South Koreans pull out of Polish nuclear power project
The South Korean State-owned Korean Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) company revealed it was withdrawing from a nuclear power project in Poland.
Warsaw accuses Russia over drone hit in Poland near Ukrainian border
The Polish Government blamed Russia for a drone that hit a Polish village in the east of Poland, 100km from the Ukrainian border, damaging houses.
German Green party politician hired to run Polish Pilecki Institute’s Berlin branch
A German councillor of Polish extraction, Dr Joanna Kiliszek, has been appointed as head of the Berlin Branch of Poland’s state-owned Pilecki Institute. Dr.
Russians remove Polish military symbols from Katyń Memorial in Smolensk
The Russian authorities in Smolensk have ordered the removal of symbols depicting Polish military awards at the Katyń Memorial.
Poland conspicuous by its absence from Washington meeting on Ukraine
Neither the Polish President nor anyone from the Polish Government was present at the meeting held in the White House at which US President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President…
Former Polish president Duda wants PiS leader Kaczyński to make way for younger leadership
Andrzej Duda, who this month left office after 10 years as Polish president, has thrown down the gauntlet to Jarosław Kaczyński, the 76-year-old founder and leader of the…
Diplomatic uproar over Israeli football fans blaming Poles for the Holocaust
Israeli supporters of Maccabi Haifa Israeli football team have been slammed by the Polish authorities as well as the Israeli embassy in Poland for displaying a banner during…
Family separated by Polish Government strict application of European law
A Polish family has been forcibly separated from their children as a result of a political decision taken by the current centre-left government led by Prime Minister Donald…
Tusk humiliated by Trump demanding President Nawrocki represent Poland on Ukraine
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s declared stance that it is he and not the opposition Conservatives (PiS)-backed President Karol Nawrocki who represents Poland on the…
Polish PM Tusk suspends post-pandemic EU funding, blames previous government
The Polish Government has suspended the disbursement of European Union funds for the hospitality, tourism and culture sectors.
Poland to expel 63 migrants over concert riot and militant-nationalist Bandera flag
Poland said it would expel 63 people after a controversial Ukrainian nationalist symbol was displayed at a concert in Warsaw.
EU ‘funded Polish swingers club and luxuries for government politicians’ wives
Money from the European Union's post-pandemic funds was reportedly used to buy luxuries for the families of the Polish Government-supporting politicians and for ventures including…
Uproar over Poland’s EU funds being spent on yachts and saunas
The Polish media is awash with allegations that money from a multi-billion euro EU fund has been spent on luxuries such as yachts and saunas.
Polish presidential inauguration puts new Conservative head of state against PM Tusk
Poland’s opposition Conservatives (PiS)-aligned new President Karol Nawrocki has, on his inauguration, thrown down the gauntlet to the centre-left coalition government led…
Ukraine seeks €120m loan from Poland to buy Polish weapons
Ukrainian foreign minister Adrii Sybiha confirmed his country was seeking a €120 million loan to fund the purchase of Polish-produced weapons.
Israel and US slam Polish PM Tusk over Gaza-Israel comments
The Israeli Government and the US ambassador to Poland have attacked Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Polish foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski for remarks on the crisis…
New Ukraine law rules deportations from Communist Poland illegal
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has signed into law legislation that recognises ethnic Ukrainians expelled from Communist Poland after the Second World War as victims…
Polish PM Tusk’s new justice minister dismisses swathe of election commissioners
Waldemar Żurek, the newly appointed justice minister in Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centre-left government, has announced the sacking of 46 heads and deputy heads…
MP with Polish PM Tusk’s party gets five years jail for corruption
A court in the Polish city of Szczecin sentenced ruling party MP Stanisław Gawłowski to five years in prison for engaging in bribing public officials.
Poland mulls suspending visa-free Schengen access
Poland is considering the possibility of suspending visa-free travel for citizens of certain countries within the Schengen Area.