Poland plans to buy 32 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters to replace Soviet-era jets, Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Tuesday, amid the growing assertiveness of neighbour Russia.

We would like the top officials in Brussels to serve the purpose of building a strong EU, free of protectionism, supporting common market and ensuring a fair budget for the next framework, said Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki on Tuesday in Brussels.

A storm passed through Warsaw. Firefighters informs about flooded streets and houses. First degree alert has been issued for Masovian voivodeship.

The European Coalition scored a good result in EU election, higher than polls had suggested, however Law and Justice came off much better than anyone had expected - said European Council President Donald Tusk on Tuesday in his comment on the outcome of European election in Poland. He also called upon Polish opposition: "before you contemplate becoming divided, think thrice if you got what it takes to win separately".

The Government Centre for Security (RCB) on Monday issued warnings against the rising flood wave on Vistula river, for Warsaw and Płock, as well as for the following counties: Garwolin, Otwock, Piaseczno, Grójec, Warsaw West, Legionowo, Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki, Sochaczew, Płock and Płońsk.

A woman and an 11-year-old girl were wounded after a masked man fired shots in a school in Brześć Kujawski, central Poland on Monday.

A team of Polish prosecutors and forensic experts have finished on Monday the first day of examining the wreckage of presidential Tu-154M in Smolensk, Russia. The car carrying the team members left the Smolensk North Airport before 6 pm Polish time.

Former Poland's deputy PM and finance minister Jacek Rostowski failed to win an MEP ticket in the European election in Britain. He finished second on the London list of the newly-created, pro-European formation Change UK.

Dominik Tarczyński from Law and Justice is the one who has won the 52nd ticket in the European election in Poland. The holder of the so-called "frozen" ticket will have to wait before going to Brussels until the British MEPs have left the Europarliament after Brexit.

The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) has won 27 seats in the European Parliament in the Sunday's elections in Poland. The European Coalition has won 22 seats, whereas Robert Biedroń's Wiosna (Spring) party secured 3 tickets. The official resuts have been published by the National Electoral Commission on Monday. Former PM Beata Szydło, who ran on PiS list, received the highest number of votes in Poland. The second result was secured by Jerzy Buzek, a candidate of European Coalition.

There will be changes in the Polish Sejm after the European election. The lower house will lose 16 MPs from Law and Justice and 3 from Civic Platform. Among those who will leave Warsaw for Brussels are: deputy PM Beata Szydło, interior minister Joachim Brudziński, PiS spokesperson Beata Mazurek, as well as former PM Ewa Kopacz and former health minister Bartosz Arłukowicz - both from Civic Platform.

The National Electoral Commission (PKW) announced on Monday afternoon the final results of the election to the European Parliament. The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) secured 45,38 percent of votes, the European Coalition - 38,47 percent and Wiosna (Spring) party - 6,06 percent. The remaining formations scored results below the minimum 5-percent threshold. The turnout amounted to 45,68 percent.

If Poles voted the same way in this year's parliamentary elections in the fall, like they did in Sunday's European vote, the ruling Law and Justice party would win 233 seats in the Polish lower house, whereas the European Coalition - 201. Four parties would make it to the Sejm, according to a simulation made by Ipsos pollster.

Beata Szydło has received the highest number of votes in Poland, according to Ipsos exit polls conducted for TVN24. She was the only candidate for European Parliament to win over 400,000 votes. Also in the top 10 are Jadwiga Wiśniewska (PiS), Jerzy Buzek (European Coalition) and Janina Ochojska-Okońska (European Coalition).

According to exit polls conducted by IPSOS for TVN24, former Polish PM Beata Szydło (United Right's candidate) has won the highest number of votes in the European election in Poland. Another candidate from this list, Jadwiga Wiśniewska got the second result. Jerzy Buzek and Janina Ochojska have got the best results in the election from among the European Coalition's candidates.

We are getting closer, we're inches from electoral win. We must stay united and we shall prevail in October. This is our goal, said the leader of the Civic Platform Grzegorz Schetyna right after exit polls from EU elections in Poland had been published.

The decisive battle for the future of our homeland will take place this fall and we must win, we must win ever more than today, said the chairman of Law and Justice Jarosław Kaczyński on Sunday after exit polls have been released.

Poland's ruling party, eurosceptic Law and Justice (PiS) have secured most votes in the European elections, according to late poll conducted by IPSOS for TVN24. Jarosław Kaczyński's party secured 43,1 percent of votes, whereas the liberal European Coalition came right behind with 38,4 percent.

The Government Centre for Security (RCB) has sent out text messages with warnings to the residents of four counties located at the Vistula river, as the flood wave is expected to pass through Lubelskie and Masovian voivodeships. Earlier on, similar alerts were sent out to residents of Świętokrzyskie, Lesser Poland and Subcarpathian voivodeships.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak said on Friday that Russia would reverse transfer around one million tonnes of oil from Belarus, following a contamination incident in the Russian Druzhba pipeline.