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Disciplinary spokesperson on "smear campaign": no grounds for inquiry

Proceedings carried out so far with the questioned witnesses, including judge Łukasz Piebiak, did not reveal any factual or legal grounds to launch disciplinary inquiries or present disciplinary charges regarding the alleged misconduct - the Disciplinary Spokesperson for the Common Courts Judges, Piotr Schab, said on Friday. He was referring to the hate campaign scandal aimed to discredit certain judges, that was allegedly orchestated by employees of the Ministry of Justice.

Business news. Poland drops in Doing Business ranking

Poland drops in the World Bank's "Doing Business" ranking, another year in a row. Sales of loans are on the increase. The head of the European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, is leaving the office. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

NIK president sent anti-corruption office a statement on his assets

The President of the Supreme Audit Office Marian Banaś submitted explanations to the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau regarding asset declarations. The deadline for him to respond to the results of the inspection conducted by the CBA passed on Wednesday at midnight. Neither the CBA, nor Marian Banaś have disclosed any details.

MPs of the 9th term received official certificates of their election

Members of parliament of the IX term on Thursday received their election certificates. The chairman of the National Electoral Commission (PKW), Wiesław Kozielewicz, underscored that due to the record-high turnout, the MPs have the strongest mandate in the history of the III Republic of Poland. He also wished them to carry out their duties with dignity and dilligence.

Electoral commission finds one of the election protests by PiS insufficient

The National Electoral Commission issued a negative opinion on Thursday regarding one of the election protests submitted by the ruling Law and Justice party. "We have found the accusations included in the protest insufficient to repeat the vote in this constituency," the PKW chief Wiesław Kozielewicz informed. The opinion pertains to Senate election in constituency number 75.

November 15 will mark the 30th anniversary of Lech Wałęsa's U.S. Congress address

"We, the People" - is how Lech Wałęsa began his address to the U.S. Congress in 1989. On November 15 it will be 30 years since that historic event. The speech made by the former leader of Solidarity was the inspiration for Jacek Stawiski and Ewa Ewart to make the documentary entitled "My, Naród" or "We, the People". Today, it's creators spoke to Warsaw high school students about why that event was so important.

Police officers went into courtroom in Poznań and asked judge for ID

Two young police officers from Poznań have entered a courtroom to check the ID of the judge. The officers were called by a man who earlier on had heard a verdict regarding the alimony he will have to pay, the amount of which he found unsatisfying - tvn24.pl portal has found out. "We will apologise to the judge. Such situation should have never happened," said the spokesman for Greater Poland Police, Deputy Inspector Andrzej Borowiak.

Agnieszka Holland's "Mr. Jones" is coming out in cinemas across Poland

On Friday, the movie "Mr. Jones" is coming out in cinemas after just premiering. Earlier it won the Grand Prix Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival. "Mr. Jones" is based on the true story of journalist Gareth Jones who wrote in the 1930's and uncovered the truth about the Soviet famine of 1932 to 1933.