Pope Francis kissed the number tattooed on the arm of a survivor of medical experiments at the Auschwitz Nazi concentration camp when she was introduced to him on Wednesday.

A Belarusian passenger plane flying from Minsk to Barcelona turned back on Wednesday, data from website Flightradar24 showed, after Poland said it may not be able to enter French airspace.

A group of Manchester United fans visiting Gdańsk for the Europa League final were attacked on a restaurant terrace late on Tuesday, Gazeta Wyborcza newspaper reported, citing local police. Among the attacked fans were three citizens of Malta. Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz condemned the incident, while the police said that arrests were imminent.

U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he decided to waive sanctions against the company behind the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline because the project was nearly complete, and doing so could have harmed ties with Europe.

Poland and the Czech Republic are finalising an agreement that should end a legal dispute over the environmental impact of a Polish open pit coal mine close to the border between the two countries, a Polish government spokesman said on Tuesday (May 25).

Poland's Supreme Audit Office President Marian Banaś said at a press conference on Tuesday that he has notified the prosecutor's office about possible wrongdoing committed by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, his top aide Michał Dworczyk, as well as ministers Jacek Sasin and Mariusz Kamiński.

"Methods used by the Belarusian regime could be compared to Stalinist repressions. The only difference is that Lukashenko is not yet shooting people in the back of their heads" - the head of the Belarusian House foundation Aleś Zarembiuk said on Tuesday at a press conference in Polish Sejm. His compatriot Stepan Putilo, co-founder of Nexta channel, said the Belarusian regime "is very scared of any manifestation of freedom".

Extinction Rebellion activists blocked a major avenue in Warsaw at the riverbank close to the Royal Castle. This caused huge traffic jams in both directions which lasted about 3 hours.

A historic railway bridge spanning over Pilchowice Lake has found itself at the centre of a legal dispute involving famous Hollywood figures. At first, the bridge was supposed to be blown up in a movie scene, but in the end it was listed as a heritage site and consequently saved. Now, the producer who found this location for the film is suing the film studio, the director and Tom Cruise for 6 million zlotys.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Monday that he did not expect the lignite mine in Turów to close, adding Warsaw wants to negotiate with the Czech Republic and the EU's top court on the matter.

"After yesterday's incident I've received over a thousand threats saying I will be the next person brought back to Belarus by the regime" - co-founder of the Nexta portal Stepan Putilo said on Monday at a press conference in front of the Belarusian Embassy in Warsaw. "The society is terrified to a point that people are afraid to change photos on Facebook. People are afraid to discuss the situation with their families" - Polish-Belarusian activist Jana Shostak added.

Poland's prosecutor general has ordered an investigation into the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Minsk, a spokesman said on Monday.

"As to sanctions against Belarus, plenty of options are being considered. I wouldn't like to get ahead of myself at the moment" - Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński said on Monday. The EU was to discuss the hijacking of a Ryanair aircraft and arrest of Belarusian dissident Roman Protasevich later that day. "I think decisions in that regard will be made today, as what happened yesterday was a pure act of state terrorism" - Jabłoński added.

EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen pushed for sanctions after the forced landing of a Ryanair plane in Belarus, shortly before a EU summit is set to discuss such measures on Monday (May 24) in Brussels.

An elated Robert Lewandowski could not believe his luck after he scored his 41st league goal the season in the final minute of the final game of 2020-2021 season on Saturday to break a 49-year-old record held by fellow Bayern Munich great Gerd Mueller.

Poland must immediately cease lignite extraction activities in the Turów mine - the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled on Friday. The court's decision, prompted by a request by the Czech Republic, has been criticised by high-ranking officials of the ruling camp.

Polish services terminated the search for a Danish fisherman whose boat had ran aground near Polish coast with engine on. The search mission will not be resumed - the spokesman for the Maritime Search and Rescue Service Rafał Goeck informed on Friday.

We would like the Council of Ministers to approve the final version of tax reform under the "Polish Deal" in early fall - the spokesperson for the government Piotr Müller said on Thursday. He added that works over particular projects were in "advanced stages".

Poland's Central Statistical Office said on Thursday that

The European Commission has approved a Polish scheme to support offshore wind farms with 22.5 billion euros ($27.42 billion), it said on Thursday.

A Danish boat ran aground some 50 metres from the shore near Ustronie Morskie (West Pomeranian province) on Thursday. Polish search and rescue team found no one on board, but the engine was running.

Poland's law introduced by the nationalist ruling coalition that allows the justice minister to second judges to higher courts and end that secondment at any moment is incompatible with EU treaties, the EU top court's advocate general said on Thursday.

"I'm absolutely certain that the one thing we need to focus on today is the future" - the Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski told TVN24 on Wednesday. The deputy chief of a centrist opposition Civic Platform (PO) party added that the recent meeting of PO politicians "proves that today everyone is thinking on how move forward".

The Warsaw ZOO launched a contest to find name for a bongo antelope, temporarily referred to as "bongoddess". The name has to start with the letter "M". Four best names will be selected by the animal's caretakers. The final say will belong to the zoological garden's fans.

German "Sport Bild" reports in the latest issue that Robert Lewandowski is unhappy with Bayern Munich's transfer policy and coach Hansi Flick's departure. It's still unlikely, however, that the Pole will decide to leave the club this summer.

Activities of the temporary hospital at the National Stadium will be suspended on Sunday - the government vaccination programme coordinator Michał Dworczyk said on Wednesday. He added that most of the equipment will remain in place in case of another pandemic surge.

To mark the 77th anniversary of Polish Army's capture of Monte Cassino in 1944, the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk offered a 20-percent discount on a "Red Poppies" items collection. Among other things, the museum store had in its offer a tie, a card holder, or even socks. The collection has been under fire in social media. "The Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk apologises to all those who felt offended" - the spokesperson of the museum said.

After April this year the state budget had a 9,2-billion-zlotys (approx. 2,03 billion euro) - Poland's Minister of Finance, Funds and Regional Policy Tadeusz Kościński announced. He also drew attention to the increase in VAT revenues in April, which to an extent came as a result of the statistical base effect.

Former Chinese ambassador to Poland Liu Guangyuan will take over as head of foreign ministry’s Hong Kong office. In this autonomous region he will replace Xie Feng - official press agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

In the last two deliveries we received 450,000 less doses than Johnson & Johnson had declared - chief of the Government Strategic Reserves Agency Michał Kuczmierowski told TVN24 on Wednesday. "Until we receive delivery confirmation, we can't provide vaccination points with exact delivery dates" - he added.