TVN24 News in English

TVN24 News in English

Police chief offers additional money to officers who will work on 11 November

Fourteen thousand policemen didn't come to work yesterday, estimated the tvn24.pl website. Today, the number of officers on sick leave may be up to 30,000. There are stations where the only ones left behind are the management. Around 20 percent of all law enforcement employees are taking part in the protest. The minister of internal affairs hopes they all get better quickly and promises to hold talks with trade unions. For now, the chief of police is promising 1,000 zlotys for those who come to work on the 11th of November.

Mayor of Wrocław bans nationalists' march set for Independence Day

The stepping-down mayor of Wrocław, Rafał Dutkiewicz has banned on Tuesday a march scheduled for 11th of November (Independence Day), organised by nationalist circles, including controversial former priest Jacek Międlar, who said he will appeal against the decision.

Energy costs in Poland may rise drastically in the coming decade, experts warn

If things go on as they are, we will be paying the most in Europe for electricity, economists and analysts warn. State-owned companies are building new coal power plants, but the specialists claim they won't be profitable and the coal mines won't be able to provide the right raw material. Right now, the companies are the most for electricity, however the price hikes may soon affect everyone.

Poland's Paweł Pawlikowski's "Cold War" nominated for BIFA Awards

Once again the movie "Cold War" by Paweł Pawlikowski is in the limelight. It was among the five films nominated for the British Independent Film Awards in the category of Best Foreign Independent Film. The other films in the category were "Kafarnaum" (dir. Nadine Labaki, USA, Liban), "The Rider" (dir. Chloé Zhao, USA), "Roma" (dir. Alfonso Cuarón, Mexico, USA) and "Shoplifters" (dir. Hirokazu Koreeda, Japan). The awards which are taking place for the 21st time are the most important awards, aside from the BAFTAs, in the British film industry.

Judge Gersdorf informs EU Commission on Supreme Court's compliance with ECJ's order

Professor Małgorzata Gersdorf, being the First President of the Supreme Court has sent information to European Commission regarding actions taken by the Supreme Court to fully comply with so-called preventive measures ordered by the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), the Supreme Court’s press team informed on Tuesday.

Business news. Big surplus in Polish budget. Sunday trade ban hit malls

Polish budget is still in good shape. After September, the budget surplus is around 3,2 billion zlotys. The Sunday's trade ban seriously hits shopping malls. According to a survey carried out in 120 shopping malls around Poland, they have lost some 9 million customers compared to the same period last year.

Polish government wants to amend the law on compulsory car inspections

Some changes to the car regulation are just around the corner. In Poland drivers have to make vehicle inspections on a regular basis, at the official inspection stations. Those who fail to make of pass such inspection, once stopped by the police, are likely to be fined on a good day. If the check-up is long overdue, the police will confiscate driver's registration. The government wants to amend the law to make it more effective.

Poznań: 25 years of prison for the perpetrators of a brutal murder near Sieraków

Regional Court in Poznań has sentenced the perpetrators of a brutal murder near Sieraków (Greater Poland Voivodeship) for 25 years in prison. In February last year, Piotr D. and the brothers Meteusz D. and Tomasz D., all acting with extreme brutality, murdered Patryk R. The perpetrators of this horrifying crime claim that the victim was terrorizing the neighborhood and, on top of that, owed them money for breaking windows in their home. Furthermore, they said that the police had been notified on numerous occasions about the disturbing behaviour of Patryk R. Since, there was no reaction from the law enforcement, the three men lured their victim to a secluded place where they murdered him in an extremely brutal way. Soon after they buried the body in a forest and, in order to cover their tracks, planted moss and trees on the burial place.

Ship's owner: nine sailors abducted by pirates are safe; negotiations underway

The nine sailors who remain behind on the Pomerania Sky cargo ship after some its crew members were kidnapped are safe. This information comes from a spokesperson for the ship's owner. One week ago on the coast of Nigeria, pirates kidnapped eleven members of the ship's crew, including eight Poles. Negotiations with the pirates are currently underway.

Local elections in Poland: Law and Justice lost in every major city

According to official results of the second round of local elections, mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz, mayor of Kraków Jacek Majchrowski, mayor of Szczecin Piotr Krzystek, as well as mayor of Olsztyn Piotr Grzymowicz have all been re-elected for another term. The city of Kielce, however, has chosen a new mayor - Bogdan Wenta.

Police: 32 people have died in Polish roads since Wednesday morning

"According to the initial data, on friday alone there were 79 accidents in which 96 people got injured and 11 lost their lives. It means that since the beginning of the "Znicz" operation, that is from Wednesday morning, there was a total of 266 accidents which took the lives of 32 people and left 314 injured," said Officer Dawid Marciniak from the General Police Headquarters in Warsaw. He added that from Wednesday morning to Friday midnight, 590 drunk drivers were apprehended.