Donald Tusk will testify before the parliamentary Amber Gold investigative committee. The head of the committee, Małgorzata Wasserman from Law and Justice announced the decision to summon the former Prime Minister was made unanimously. But the MP's from Civic Platform weren't present in the room during the vote and that caused mutual accusations that leaked to the media. The committee wants to determine, whether or not, and to what extent, the state officials were aware of what was happening in Amber Gold.

The Constitutinal Tribunal has handed down a ruling in a case that was directed to the court a year ago by the Prosecutor General, Zbigniew Ziobro. The case concerns President Duda's pardoning of the former heads of the Central Anti-corruption Bureau, including current Secret Services Coordinator, Mariusz Kamiński. The new Constitutional Tribunal, called up by Law and Justice, has ruled that the President may pardon someone, even before that person hears the final verdict in their case.

Donald Tusk is throwing down the gauntlet at Kaczynski and causing an avalanche of questions: will he fight in the presidential election? The former prime minister announced that he would stand to duel if his rival was the chairman of Law and Justice. Tusk issued a stern review of the Law and Justice government, citing the events during the National Assembly.

It cost twenty-three million zlotys and was used by a mere 107 couples. The Supreme Audit Office is demanding an explanation of the government scheme supporting reproduction. It replaced funding of IVF treatment after the government ended funding on the national scale.

A statue commemorating the late Lech Kaczyński has been unveiled in Kraśnik in the South-East of Poland. The monument is devoted to both the former President and others who died in the air crash in Smoleńsk in 2010.

Donald Tusk to testify in front of the Amber Gold committee. The special parliamentary committee which is investigating the financial scandal will decide next week when it plans to question the former prime minister of Poland. Mr Tusk is now the President of the European Council. The date will most likely be set in mid to late September.

Constitution Square in Warsaw, where for the next time around there was a performance put on by the Polonia Theatre. The performance was not so typical as it was outside and interactive. Viewers could watch the play "2 000 000 STEPS" which featured Tomasz Ciachorowski and Janusz Nowicki - all this was accompanied by buses passing by and everyday life just right next to the stage.

Praga district in Warsaw. Ząbkowska street has been closed off to traffic and opened for pedestrians and art. Participants of the Praska Kolorowanka prepared a contour drawing showing the architecture of Praga, analogous to classic colouring books, however, on a much larger scale. The event is an opportunity for participants to launch their imagination and create art in an uninhibited manner, all surrounded by the Praga tenement houses.

Summer vacation is in full swing. Animal shelters are reporting a rise in abandoned animals, especially dogs. But going on holiday doesn't mean you have to leave your pet behind. In fact, travelling with dogs is becoming more popular.

The minister of agriculture has allowed the temporary use of a pesticide that is very harmful to bees. The substance is used in the farming of rapeseed. According to experts, the decision to allow its use is a death sentence for the animals.

There has been a ceremonial changing of commanders stationed in the NATO Battle Group Poland. In Bemowo Piskie in North-Eastern Poland the Lieutenant Colonel Timothy Wright received the standard. He took over command of an international unit operating within NATO. It consists of soldiers from the United States, Great Britain, Croatia and Romania.

Archaeologists are excavating a former prison on Rakowiecka street in Warsaw. Specialists from the bureau of search and identification from the Institute of National Remembrance have uncovered a mass grave with the remains of 8 people. Included with the remains were many personal items like medals, crosses, belts and other personal effects. Experts believe the victims found were murdered by the Nazi's during the Warsaw Uprising in 1944.

Adam B. pleaded guilty and expressed his remorse. He confirmed that he took part in the organization of celebrations to mark the birthday of Adolf Hitler. The prosecutor decided to direct the indictment to the court along with a request from Adam B. to voluntarily submit himself to sentencing. These were the first accusations after January's report from the TVN Superwizjer programme on Polish neo-Nazis. The man has also been accused of promoting a Nazi regime and posessing a firearm without permission.

A packet of bills was passed through in the Senate. The senators accepted, among others, a law on higher education. They were in favour of an increase in health care spending to 6 percent of GDP and for the possibility of lowering salaries for parliamentarians for "unbecoming" behaviour.

President of the European Council, Donald Tusk said in TVN24 "Fakty po Faktach" that if Jarosław Kaczyński decides to run for President in 2020, he wouldn't hesitate to become his challenger. "You may ask Chairman Kaczyński if he accepts the challenge," said the former Polish prime minister.

President Andrzej Duda has announced the recruiting process for Supreme Court judges. But judges are warning: the procedure is against the law and the selection of judges will be invalid. The Polish Judges’ Association "Iustitia" has adopted a special resolution. Included in it, is a critique of the changes to the Supreme Court and the newly chosen, by politicians, National Council of the Judiciary.

Poland risks undermining trust in state institutions by weakening the independence of the judiciary, leading European rights body the OSCE said on Friday.

Three Polish opposition parties boycotted a special session of parliament on Friday to mark the centennial of independence and 550 years of Polish parliamentarism, in protest against changes by the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party they see as undermining democracy.

A new face for a 9-year-old boy. Such an operation is the first of its kind in Poland. It is very difficult because there is a lot to recreate. The boy was born without eyes and a nose. The first stage of the complex surgery has been successfully completed. But there are still many steps more to go.

It's not only the police who are unhappy with their working conditions. They are being joind by other uniformed services. Of course, firefighters will not refuse putting out a fire and the border guards will not stop overseeing the borders. However, if their demands are not met, they will protest in Warsaw in September.