Justyna Święty-Ersetic (AZS AWF Katowice) was the first to reach the finish line in the 400 metre dash with 50,41 and won the gold medal in European Athlethic Championships in Berlin. Shortly after, Adam Kszczot won his gold in 800 metres after getting his best result this year - 1.44,59. Finally, Polish runners won woman's 4x400 metres relay race to grab third gold in a row on Saturday.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Friday visited the centenary rally of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP) in Gdańsk, northern Poland, and said that the country's scouting movement is firmly etched in Polish independence.

Michał Kwiatkowski has won road bicycle race Tour de Pologne. Britain's Simon Yates came first in the last stage around Bukowina Tatrzańska.

Funeral ceremonies of the late Tomasz Stańko were held on Friday at the Powązki Military Cemetary. The last farewell to the legend of Polish jazz was attented by his family, friends and various artists.

"Cold War", by Oscar-winning Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, will open the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) on Friday, the largest film competition and industry platform in a region stretching from Vienna to Istanbul.

Urn with ashes of General Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski was buried on Friday at the Powązki Cemetary in Warsaw. General Ścibor-Rylski (nom de guerre "Motyl" - The Butterfly) has died aged 101. He was a participant of the Warsaw Uprising, Chairman of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents and a member of the initiative group of the Warsaw Rising Museum.

A famous Gdańsk statue of the sea god Neptune has become the latest Polish landmark to be dressed up in a T-shirt with the slogan 'Constitution', part of a stealth campaign by protesters who accuse the government of eroding the rule of law.

Poland's president will likely veto changes proposed by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) designed to benefit big political parties in 2019 elections to the European Parliament, he said in remarks published on Thursday.

Paulina Guba (AZS UMCS Lublin) has won the gold medal in shot put at Athletics Championships in Berlin. Guba, 27, has become the European champion with a 19.33-metre throw. Klaudia Kardasz (KS Podlasie Białystok) came fourth after beating her life record with 18.48 metres.

The Amber Gold affair investigative committee has received a formal request to hold the hearing of former prime minister Donald Tusk on 2 October; the committee will grant this request - the chair of the committee Małgorzata Wassermann (Law and Justice) said on Friday.

The brother of a Polish man convicted of kidnapping a British model in Milan will also stand trial in connection with her abduction, an Italian judge ordered on Thursday.

On 1 September President Andrzej Duda will visit Tczew and take part in commemorations of the WWII outbreak anniversary; at Westerplatte, he will be represented by top officers from National Security Bureau (BBN) - the Chief of the Cabinet of the President Krzysztof Szczerski informed on Friday.

Polish Armed Forces are an integral part of Westerplatte; each year the representatives of uniformed services partake in the commemorations of the anniversary of World War Two outbreak, and this year will be no different, said the Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz on Thursday.

MEP Kazimierz M. Ujazdowski has decided not to run for mayor of Wrocław. He also said that he's not going to support Jacek Sutryk "or any other candidate of current line". He will, however, back NGOs and civic associations.

Olga Sipowicz, widely known as Kora, the leader of rock band Maanam was buried on Wednesday at the Powązki Miitary Cemetary in Warsaw. Her family, friends, artists and fans were present. "She was a diamond of finest quality," said music journalist Wojciech Mann.

The Ministry of Investment and Development plans to sign at least 100 projects within the framework of public-private partnership (PPP) by 2020, Deputy Minister of Investment and Development, Witold Słowik told a Thursday press conference.

President Andrzej Duda has invited the signatories of an appeal to veto the amendment to Electoral Code changing European election rules - the spokesperson for the President, Krzysztof Łapiński informed on Thursday.

The Supreme Court's questions awaiting preliminary ruling were received by the European Court of Justice on Thursday - informed Ireneusz Kolowca from the ECJ's press office.

There won't be any controversy between Andrzej Duda and the government, if the President vetoes the bill changing European election rules, says deputy prime minister Jarosław Gowin.

Many changes are taking place in the Command of the Polish Armed Forces. There will be five new generals and six promotions to higher ranks of generals and admirals. On 15th of August, on Polish Armed Forces Day the President will hand over appointments to the officers. Most of them are currently working in individual commands in the Polish Army.