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Donald Tusk receives "Man of the Year" award from "Gazeta Wyborcza"

On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the launch of "Gazeta Wyborcza", the President of the European Council Donald Tusk was presented with the "Man of the Year" award. The former Polish prime minister accepted the prize from the hands of the chief editor of "Gazeta Wyborcza", Adam Michnik, his deputy Jarosław Kurski and the chairman of the Agora group Bartosz Hojka.

President Duda or president Tusk? Survey for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24

In the first round of presidential elections, 41 percent of respondents would vote for Andrzej Duda, whereas 28 percent for Donald Tusk. Should there be a second round, the sitting president would get reelected - according to a survey conducted over the phone by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24.

"Wings for Life". Nearly 7,500 people took part in Poland

Agnieszka Kowalczyk and Tomasz Osmulski are the winners of the 6th annual "Wings for Life" race in Poznań, where almost 7,500 people took part in the run. About 120,000 people participated worldwide. The money raised from the race will go to spinal cord injury research.

Prestige, power and money await new MEPs in Brussels

The race to the European Parliament is a race for prestige, power and a huge amount of money. If one has any doubts, it's enough to take a look at the asset declarations of MEPS. Their savings run in the hundreds of thousands zlotys, while the record holders have millions. They also own several pieces of real estate.

WWF report: EU nations are living far beyond the Earth's means

The European Union's 28 countries consume the Earth's resources faster than they can be renewed and none of them has sustainable consumption policies, a report released on Thursday said, as EU leaders met to discuss priorities for the next five years.

US Special Envoy: the JUST act doesn't blame Poland for Nazi crimes

The United States law doesn't obligate Poland to do anything regarding the property lost by the Holocaust victims during WWII. The JUST act (Act 447) has nothing to do with blaming Poland for the atrocities committed by Nazi Germany, the United States Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism, Elen Carr said on Wednesday in Warsaw.

Former prime minister Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz hit a woman on a bike

The former prime minister and candidate for the European Parliament, Włodzimierz Cimoszewicz struck a woman on a bike last Saturday while driving his car. In addition, the car that he was driving did not have a valid technical inspection. The Regional Prosecutor's Office in Białystok has launched an investigation that is focused on clarifying the circumstances of the accident.

More false bomb threats during matriculation exams in Poland

The matriculation exams for highy schools students continue. On Tuesday, seniors took their mandatory written exams in mathematics. It was also another busy day for uniformed services, as another round of false bomb threats were made. Some schools began the exams late and one had to call them off altogether.