Daniel Obajtek, chief executive officer of Polish refiner PKN Orlen, said on Saturday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Thursday met his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda for nearly two hours of talks during his trip home from the United States.

Bartosz Bielenia, Weronika Szczawińska, Dominika Słowik, Weronika Gęsicka, Jakub Józef Orliński, Błażej Król and Dawid Ciślak have become laureates of Polityka weekly "Passports" award for 2019. A special award, Creator of culture, went to Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.

Senate Committees Legislation, and on Human Rights, the Rule of Law and Petitions Committee on Tuesday evening recommended the upper house should reject the bill amending the laws on common courts and the Supreme Court. The Senate will be examining the bill at a plenary session on Wednesday.

The European Union has no grounds to question Poland's judiciary reforms, its government spokesman Piotr Müller said on Tuesday.

The European Commission decided on Tuesday in Strasbourg that it would ask the European Court of Justice for interim measures regarding disciplinary regime for Polish judges. If the EU top court approves this request, the works of the Disciplinary Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court will have to be suspended.

The EU budget chief said the bloc needs to invest dedicated funds to avert a "climate crash" as Brussels detailed how it planned to pay for a trillion euro push to cut net CO2 emissions to zero by 2050 and protect member countries dependent on coal.

The Polish trucking community has come to the rescue of an Iranian driver, whose vehicle broke down in Poland, and who wants to return home.

Monday (January 13) marked the first anniversary of tragic death of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who had been stabbed during the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in Gdańsk. The long-serving mayor died of wounds in hospital the following day. In memory of the charismatic leader, a street bearing his name was opened for traffic, and in the evening resident of Gdańsk gathered to pay their respects and watch the unveiling of a memorial plaque.

As bush fires rage in Australia, in a touch of solidarity, a giant Australian flag was unveiled by a crowd at one of Poland's largest charity events on Sunday (January 12).

By midnight on Sunday the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity collected over 115 million zlotys (over 27 million euro). "115 362 894 zlotys. Thank You! The credit goes to You!" - the GOCC Foundation wrote on Twitter.

"Corpus Christi" by Jan Komasa has been nominated for Oscar in the International Feature Film category. Other movies tapped in this category include South Korean "Parasite" by Bong Joon-ho, and Pedro Almodovar's "Pain and Glory".

Veterinary authorities have confirmed an outbreak of bird flu at turkey farm in Rościn (Western Pomeranian Voivodeship). Decision to exterminate all turkeys from that farm has been made. Local authorities reassure that there's is no threat to humans. This is yet another bird flu outbreak in Poland in recent weeks.

Streets of Polish cities were illuminated by the "Light Up the Sky" ceremony. The climax of the 28th Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. It was a special evening in the city of Gdańsk. All in honour of Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who a year ago, had been stabbed by a knife-attacker during GOCC evening, and died the following day.

I believe goodness will prevail. We must not let ourselves be intimidated, we must not lose - said Magdalena Adamowicz, the widow after former Gdańsk Mayor Paweł Adamowicz, who had been stabbed during last year's Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) and died the following day. Civic Platform MEP was collecting money for the charity on Sunday in the streets of Gdańsk. "My children are really gripped with me being here, and it's very frightening for me as well," she said.

Thousands of people, including judges and lawyers from many EU member states, marched through Warsaw on Saturday to protest against what they say are government attempts to curb the powers of the judiciary in Poland.

On Sunday, 12th January 2020, Poland's biggest charity - the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity - will hold its annual Grand Finale Fundraiser for the 28th time. Since its launching in 1993, the charity has raised over 250 million euro (over 1.1 billion zloty), and donated over 61.900 pieces of medical equipment to hospital, clinics and hospices.

Associations of Polish judges on Friday called upon jugdes, lawyers and citizens to take part in Saturday's "Thousand Robes March". The event has been organised, among other things, in protest against planned court reforms by the nationalist Law and Justice government. The bill in question has been already approved by lower house and now is being processed by the Senate.

Investigators on Friday were waiting for autopsy results of a 93-year-old murdered in the hospital in Gdańsk's Zaspa district. Traces and evidence from the scene were secured and witnesses questioned. The man suspected of murder was taken to a police remand centre and was waiting to be questioned.

Germany’s government said on Friday it is concerned about the spread of the pig disease African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars in Poland close to the German border.