Poland's deputy environment minister, Michal Kurtyka, said on Saturday he was in contact with the authorities over reports from campaign groups that at least 12 to 14 activists were refused entry to the country or deported while on their way to a U.N. climate change conference in Katowice.

BankTrack and Urgewald, non-governmental orgainisations (NGOs), attending the U.N. climate talks in Katowice, Poland on Wednesday published results of their research into banks and investors financing development of the coal industry around the world.

Members of a U.N. climate change group staged a performance to denounce the rise of "macho fascism" in international politics at the U.N. Climate Conference in Katowice.

Anti-terrorist division from Warsaw have posted a special video. The officers have joined the "Noble Gift" charity in the way they do best.

Half-naked, without jackets and trousers - this how they wanted to reach the top of human stupidity. Rescuers from the Karkonosze division of the Mountain Voluntary Search and Rescue had to evacuate seven people from the Śnieżka mountain. The foolish tourists attempted to summit the highest peak of the Karkonosze Mountains, wearing not much more than shorts, T-shirts and shoes.

The Customs and Tax Officers from Szczecin have prevented some 47 tonnes of waste materials to be illegally imported to Poland from Germany, the National revenue Administration informed. Two shipments from Poland's Western neighbouring country were full of demolition rubble, including construction waste, broken tiles, reenforced concrete and plastic foil. The cargo lacked proper documentation and import license.

Winning the absolute majority in the elections is a difficult task, especially in Poland where in the ongoing dispute, one side - us - respects the rules of democracy and the rule of law and the other does not, Law and Justice's leader Jarosław Kaczyński said on Friday.

The European Union's largest coking coal producer, Poland's JSW could increase output by between 2.5 and 3 million tonnes per year by acquiring assets, far exceeding its current plan to grow production to 18 million tonnes by 2030 from roughly 15 million now.

Catholic pilgrims travelling from the Vatican in the Polish town of Imielin arrived on Thursday to hold a protest against climate change.

Global carbon dioxide emissions are set to rise nearly 3 percent this year due to continued fossil fuel use, a report published by scientists on Wednesday said, dashing hopes that an increase in 2017 was temporary after two years of slowdown.

A bus carrying 51 passengers has crashed on the S3 highway near Sucha Górna in Lower Silesia. According to the fire department, 1 person died and 19 got injured. Rescue services from the region are arriving at the scene. "The bus was carrying disabled people," said Piotr Woźniakiewicz from the State Fire Service. As Krzysztof Zaporowski from Lower Silesian police said on Thursday evening, the accident occured at about 9 p.m. "The bus skidded during braking, fell out of the road and landed in a ditch. "There are 5 people with severe injuries and 37 are being taken care of by paramedics," he added. The bus passengers were returning from the Wrocław Christmas market to the town of Pszczew. The vehicle fell on the side just before the roundabout on S3 highway.

Former President of Poland must apologise to Jarosław Kaczyński, the District Court in Gdańsk ruled on Thursday. Law and Justice chairman has sued Wałęsa for a violation of personal rights. The case pertains, among other things, the comment made by the former president, blaming Kaczyński for the Smoleńsk catastrophy. The ruling is not yet legally binding.

"First of all, it’s extremely dangerous and not only for Ukraine, but definitely for the regional security, European security and maybe global security", said the President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko in an exclusive interview for TVN24 BIS reporter Michał Sznajder. Mr Poroshenko was asked for a comment on the recent incident at the Kerch Strait, where the Russian Navy seized Ukrainian ships and detained Ukrainian sailors. "It was a brutal violation of the international law, brutal violation of our sovereignty and, de facto, it is an occupation of the Kerch Strait and the Sea of Azov," said Petro Poroshenko.

As countries debate a "rule book" at the U.N. climate conference in Poland, the least developed countries have asked for a focus on finance to help combat the effects of climate change.

The United Nations climate conference held its "Young and Future Generations Day" (YFGD) on Thursday as the talks to establish the "rule book" for the Paris Agreement entered their fifth day.

The trial of Bartosz D. began on Wednesday in Toruń. He is accused of beating up his dog Fijo with extreme cruelty. The man pleads not guilty and claims that dog's injuries were a result of a tragic accident. The prosecutor does not beleive his explanations. Bartosz D. faces up to three years in prison.

I am open for talks, also with the Modern Party leader Katarzyna Lubnauer; I will keep on encouraging the Modern Party not to quit the Civic Coalition, but rather to enforce it by joining Civic Platform-Civic Coalition parliamentary club, declared Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, a Modern Party MP. On Wednesday, the Civic Platform parliamentary club changed its name to Civic Platform-Civic Coalition and was joined by 8 new members, of which seven are former Modern Party MPs. Among them is the former head of the party’s parliamentary club, Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, as well as Piotr Misiło who was thrown out of the party last week. As a result, the Modern Party parliamentary club ceased to exist and became a parliamentary group. MP Gasiuk-Pihowicz became the head of the Civic Platform-Civic Coalition parliamentary club.

Polish anti-graft agents on Thursday arrested seven ex-employees of the country's financial regulator, including a former head, the national prosecutor's office said.

The current and former Polish Presidents travelled to Washington for the funeral of the late George Bush senior on the same plane. At a first glance there's nothing unusual with such situation, but the two are in fact bitter political rivals, locked in a dispute over key historical and current problems of their homeland.

Fighting climate change is one of the best ways to improve health around the world, and the benefits of fewer deaths and hospitalisations would far outweigh the costs of not acting, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.