Marian Banaś explains himself in the Sejm. He came to a session of the State Audit Committee regarding his deputies, but he spoke about himself too. He read the story about the building in Cracow from a piece of paper, but he didn't seem to hear the questions he was asked - and there are many questions. Not only about the building but also about gangsters, his asset declarations and the report by the Central Bureau of Investigations.
Adam Pieczyński, Editor-in-Chief of TVN24 and "Fakty", Director of TVN News Department, and one of the most distinguished journalists and media managers, has decided to end his professional career and devote time to his family. Starting December 21 his duties will be taken over by Michał Samul who has been Adam's associate since the launching of TVN24.
Incoming EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said on Wednesday the rule of law must hold everywhere in the bloc, signalling no respite for nationalist governments in Poland and Hungary at odds with Brussels on upholding democratic standards.
U.S. President Donald Trump poses one of the biggest challenges for the European Union because he is "praying" for the breakup of the bloc, European Council President Donald Tusk said.
Ankara will resist efforts by its NATO allies to persuade it to back an alliance defence plan for the Baltics and Poland until its demands are met over a plan for Turkey's defence, a Turkish diplomatic source said on Wednesday.
Another revolution in pension system is becoming reality. Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz admits the government has failed to deliver promises regarding housing programme. Cost of living in Poland is to sharply increasy next year. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.
MIG-29 jet fighters will once again be put into use. According to the Air Force inspector, pilots will be able to board the machines. They have been waiting for this decision since March. Now, pilots and instructors must undergo special training to renew their privileges. This process will take at least half a year.
Police officers from the central bureau of investigations disbanded an international crime group that had benfitted from prostitution. The criminal had recruited Polish and Ukrainian women who were sent to France. In this way, up several hundred females could have been taken advantage of.
President, a candidate and the Constitutional Tribunal. Stanisław Piotrowicz is waiting to be sworn in, and Andrzej Duda is to accept him. The Polish president has expressed many times that he wants to free the judiciary from communist influence. So, why is a communist-era prosecutor to be a judge on a tribunal?
He demanded a letter of support from members of the new National Council of the Judiciary and now faces severe consequences. The ministry of justice withdrew the delegation of judge Paweł Juszczyszyn, who until recently worked in the District Court in Olsztyn. The judge has no doubt that this is political revenge.
Bayern Munich secured top spot in their Champions League group with a match to spare after four second-half goals from Robert Lewandowski inspired them to a 6-0 away mauling of Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday.
A woman has been hit by a volvo on a marked pedestrian crossing. The accident in Lublin has been captured on the CCTV. The woman entered the crossing, looking at her phone. Before that she didn't check if cars were approaching. The video also shows that the driver of the volvo noticed the woman too late and attempted to avoid hitting her by swerving left.
Katowice prosecutor's office has discontinued the investigation into a manifestation from November 2017, when its organisers hanged photos on gallows, showing MEPs who had voted for the European Parliament's resolution regarding the rule of law in Poland.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed as "obviously groundless" the request to revoke Marek F.'s sentence filed by his attorneys, which means that the legally binding verdict of 2.5 years in prison, issued by the court of second instance, became final.
The Court of Appeals in Katowice on Tuesday sentenced a former board member of the Katowice International Fair New Zealander Bruce R. for 1.5 years in prison. He was found guilty of involuntary causing of a disaster at the Katowice Trade Hall (MTK Hall) which took the lives of 65 people.
Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Science and Higher Education Jarosław Gowin said on Monday that coalition agreement between the parties forming the United Right would be signed this week. He stressed that he considered as the key the programme issues that had been agreed upon by the coalition.
During the last weekend in Poland over 500 fires broke out which took the lives of 11 people - the spokesman for the State Fire Service Senior Brigadier Paweł Frątczak informed on Monday. He added that it was the most tragic weekend in months when it comes to the number of victims.
Intelligence service want to monitor taxis and ride-hailing services to know who is going where and when. Legal experts and privacy advocates are sounding the alarm that this gives the government the ability to spy on citizens. Unless something is done, this draft legislation is set go into force beginning new year.
Bianka Mikołajewska from OKO.press, Paweł Reszka from "Polityka" weekly and Adam Pieczyński, editor-in-chief of TVN24 and "Fakty" TVN are the winners of the special award - "Journalist of the Decade" - from Radio Zet's Andrzej Woyciechowski awards for journalism. Congratulations!
The opposition and people with disabilities are protesting against the government's idea on how to get money for paying out the so-called 13th pension next year. The government wants to take it from funds for those with disabilities.
Former Poland's prime minister and Civic Platform leader and outgoing president of the European Council Donald Tusk was elected the new president of the European People's Party (EPP) on Wednesday at the party congress in Zagreb.
Police officers from Zgorzelec, returing from duty, have spotted a man lying down on railway tracks. When one of them, together with another driver, rushed to the rescue, the barrier gates started to go down.
The Marshal of the Senate Tomasz Grodzki (Civic Coalition) said on Wednesday that he might put forward legislation that would adjust regulations to match the ECJ's ruling on the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court. The Marshal is to meet with distinguished Polish lawyers on Friday, and ask them on their opinion on the EU Court's verdict.
Get ready as the Sunday trade ban will be more restrictive in 2020. Poles are falling deeper into debt. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.
Two children, an 11-year-old boy and a 13-year-old girl, were looking for a high. They bought a can of deodorant to inhale, and just hours later the boy died. Attempts were made to resuscitate the boy and he was taken to a hospital but it was too late. The girl is in stable condition.
Polish parliament on Tuesday evening expressed vote of confidence to PM Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet. 273 MPs were in favour of the new government, 214 were against, 3 abstained.
He played 65 games for the Polish national team. After the last World Cup he announced he would be ending his career. On Tuesday, during the game against Slovenia Łukasz Piszczek will officially say goodbye and end his 11-year career for the Polish national team.
The government, the Sejm and the Senate should produce a legislation that would remove the faulty regulations, existence of which has been confirmed by the EU Court's ruling - the First President of the Supreme Court Małgorzata Gersdorf said on Tuesday in her statement.