In December, according to the CBOS ranking, President Andrzej Duda, Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia, and Civic Platform Vice-Chairman and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski enjoy the highest public trust. The most distrust is inspired by PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński.

Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski stated on Wednesday, after meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Lammy, that Poland and the United Kingdom share similar views on many issues concerning international security.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that the government has adopted a resolution stipulating that flawed verdicts issued by the Supreme Court and Constitutional Tribunal will be marked with a special annotation.

On Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, met with U.S. Ambassador Mark Brzezinski in Sochaczew during an operational readiness training for the Patriot missile defense system. The Minister of Defense emphasized that it was a "historic moment and a significant achievement for the operational capabilities of the Polish Armed Forces."

President Andrzej Duda has signed the law on the protection of the population and civil defense, the Presidential Chancellery announced on social media.

The European Commission announced on Wednesday that it has initiated an investigation to assess whether the public support Poland plans to grant for the Lubiatowo-Kopalino nuclear power plant is in line with EU state aid rules.

"We have adopted a regulation, under which we have added companies such as Cyfrowy Polsat, TVN, P4 (the operator of Play network), T-Mobile, and WB Electronics to the list of entities subject to protection," Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk informed during a conference.

The government has adopted a "package of laws that it will propose to the Sejm regarding changes related to migration policy," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk after Wednesday's government meeting. He emphasized that "the right to apply for asylum is currently being used primarily at the border with Belarus by the enemies of the Polish state."

A Friday night party in Bydgoszcz nearly ended tragically for two men. One of them fell into the river, and the other, in an attempt to save him, jumped in after him. Quick thinking by the police officers and witnesses nearby helped save them. Both men were taken into medical care, and their lives are not in danger.

The National Prosecutor's Office has information suggesting that PiS MP Marcin Romanowski crossed the border and is currently in one of the European Union countries, spokesperson for the National Prosecutor's Office, Przemysław Nowak, reported on Wednesday. A request for a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) against him has been sent to the court. Investigators also asked the national Interpol office to issue a red notice regarding the former deputy minister of justice.

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair on Wednesday in Warsaw. During a press conference, Kosiniak-Kamysz emphasized that Poland and Canada share "one of the strongest exchanges of skills and operational capabilities." He added: "We are open to deepening this cooperation."

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The President of the Energy Regulatory Office (URE) has approved an increase in the gas distribution tariff for Polska Spółka Gazownictwa (PSG) by an average of 24.7% for 2025, as announced by URE on Thursday. The new tariff will apply from January 1 to December 31, 2025, and monthly gas bills will rise by between 2 and 30 PLN. The URE chief has also approved tariffs for distribution companies. Distribution costs, along with electricity prices, make up the main components of electricity bills.

The Government Strategic Reserves Agency (RARS) has announced a tender for the sale of approximately 1,000 tons of butter. "This emergency action by RARS should contribute to stabilizing butter prices in the market," reads the statement posted on government websites. "Strategic reserves exist to act in such situations," said Tomasz Siemoniak, the Minister of the Interior and Administration, during a press conference.

A rare situation occurred at the Institute of the Mother and Child Health Center in Łódź. In just a few days, five pairs of twins were born at the hospital. So far this year, 3,600 babies have been born at the facility, including 120 sets of twins and two sets of triplets. "We can proudly say that this year there will be more births in the institute than last year," emphasized the regional consultant for gynecology and obstetrics.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk traveled to Lviv, where he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as reported on social media by the Prime Minister's Office. The visit was kept secret for security reasons. At a joint press conference following the meeting, Tusk assured Poland will do everything to make Ukraine's NATO membership possible.

In Rydułtowy, southern Poland, a mother was unable to get her young son off a train in time. While she was lowering his stroller onto the platform, the doors closed, and her two-year-old boy rode away. The entire incident was captured on a surveillance camera.

Funeral ceremonies for actor, satirist, screenwriter, and director Stanisław Tym were held in Warsaw. The artist was laid to rest in the Avenue of the Meritorious at the Powązki Military Cemetery. Among those bidding farewell were the Minister of Culture and National Heritage, Hanna Wróblewska, Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, and actor Wiktor Zborowski.

Poland receives approximately €9.4 billion, or over 40 billion PLN, from the second and third payment requests under the National Recovery Plan (KPO), Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz announced on Tuesday.

Twelve Western countries have agreed measures to "disrupt and deter" Russia's so-called shadow fleet of vessels in order to prevent sanctions breaches and increase the cost to Moscow of the war in Ukraine, Estonia's government said on Monday. According to a Polish admiral overseeing the Baltic Sea, Russia is disrupting mobile communications and ship-tracking data across the area, endangering vessels and energy supplies to test how Western powers will respond.

PiS Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński stated that it is a crime not to approve the financial report of the PiS election committee for the 2023 elections by the National Electoral Commission (PKW). The PKW postponed the decision in this matter. "This post-communist hydra, which continuously defends and nourishes the remnants of the communist fake elites in Poland, has once again raised its voice, as I understand, in the PKW," commented President Andrzej Duda.

On the 43rd anniversary of the brutal pacification of the Wujek Coal Mine in Katowice, tribute was paid to the nine miners who lost their lives to militia gunfire. Their deaths are remembered as a profound sacrifice in Poland's fight for freedom, Senate Speaker Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska emphasized in a letter read during the commemorative ceremonies.

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The National Election Commission (PKW) convened on Monday to address the ruling from the Chamber of Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs of the Supreme Court, which had upheld a complaint from the Law and Justice (PiS) party regarding the rejection of their election financial report. However, the PKW decided to postpone its decision.

Poland's core inflation in November 2024 rose to 4.3%, up from 4.1% in October, according to the National Bank of Poland (NBP).

The first trains of the Baltic Express route departed on Sunday from Prague to the Polish Tri-City area (Gdańsk, Gdynia, and Sopot). The inaugural train experienced a 20-minute delay due to a technical issue, but subsequent departures ran smoothly. The journey between Prague and the Tri-City takes approximately nine hours.

"It is a source of personal happiness for me that, after so many years in a free Poland, the uniform of a Polish soldier inspires hope and joy in every Polish home," said Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Together with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the prime minister met on Monday with soldiers from the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Regiment.

Nearly 39% of respondents in an Opinia24 survey conducted for

Poland has become part of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), an EU institution dedicated to investigating and prosecuting financial crimes. Minister Adam Bodnar announced that Poland will eventually have 24 delegated European prosecutors. Grażyna Stronikowska, from the National Prosecutor’s Office, has been named as the first European Prosecutor from Poland.