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"It's not that easy to replace me," jokes Juncker at EU summit

European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - after failing to get a deal at the second attempt in talks dragging into the small hours on Friday (June 21).

EU aims to complete top jobs jigsaw puzzle on June 30

European Union leaders will meet again on June 30 to seek agreement on who should inherit the bloc's top jobs - including the head of its central bank - after failing to get a deal in talks dragging into the small hours on Friday.

Severe storms over Poland. Sidewalk and road collapsed in Gdynia

Flooding, hailstones and strong wind - that's what residents in many regions of Poland had to experience after a cold front passed across the country. In Pomerania, the firefighters intervened over 100 times. In Malbork, after heavy storm and hailstone downpour, many garages and basements were flooded. In Gdynia, a sidewalk and 100 metres of road collapsed at Janka Wiśniewskiego street.

Ambitious 2050 climate goal relegated to footnote at EU summit

A push to agree for the European Union to go carbon neutral by 2050 failed to get unanimous support at an EU leaders summit on Thursday, with the goal being moved to a footnote in the final summit statement. Amid opposition from Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic among others, the ambitious goal was dropped from the main body of the text, EU diplomats said. The footnote, however, reads: "For a large majority of member states, climate neutrality must be achieved by 2050."

State Forests: high risk of forest fires in western parts of Poland

The highest fire alert has been issued for the forests in the western regions of Poland. State forestry authority cautions to be very extra careful and vigilant, as well as to report any signs of fire or irresponsible behaviour - the spokesman for the State Forests Krzysztof Trębski said on Wednesday.

Shots, fear and fainting. Shocking anti-terror training in Pabianice school

School board in Łódź will look into the training for teachers that was carried out by former anti-terror officers in a school in Pabianice. Last Thursday (13 June) the school was raided by armed men who imitated a terrorist attack. "We will investigate where the idea for such training originated," said Łódź school superintendent.

UK: two young Poles sentenced for encouraging terrorism

A teenage neo-Nazi who called for Britain's Prince Harry a race traitor months after his marriage to U.S. actress Meghan Markle and suggested he should be shot was jailed for more than four years on Tuesday, the BBC reported.

Schetyna: we need a broad and united coalition before home elections

I'm an advocate of a broad coalition for the parliamentary elections, consistent in its programme and even stronger than in the European elections - the leader of Civic Platform (PO) Grzegorz Schetyna said on Tuesday in Kruszyna near Włocławek, He informed that in the end of June he is set to meet with the chairman of the Polish People's Party (PSL).