The European Commission will find a way for Poland to access some 111 billion euros in frozen EU funds as the new Polish government moves toward alleviating the bloc's concerns about the rule of law, European Budget Commissioner Johannes Hahn said on Wednesday (Dec.13).

Polish side Legia Warsaw will have no fans at their next five European away games, UEFA said on Wednesday, following crowd disturbances ahead of their Europa Conference League match at Aston Villa last month.

Poland's new Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday (Dec.13) in Brussels that Poland was on the final stretch to solve the issue of unfreezing EU funds to Poland. Tusk assured that "all the institutions know that we observe a renaissance of the rule of law in Poland". He also stressed that "apathy on Ukraine is unacceptable," adding that he would try to convince "some member states".

Poland's new justice minister on his first day in office signed a motion for the country to join the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO), reversing the stance of the previous government that clashed with EU authorities.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has congratulated Donald Tusk on forming the new Polish government. "I look forward to working with Prime Minister Tusk to build on the longstanding, strategic U.S.-Poland partnership," he wrote on the X social media platform. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that President Joe Biden "looks forward to continuing our work together as close allies".

New Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government was sworn in by President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday (Dec.13), the final step in a transfer of power that marks a huge change after eight years of nationalist rule.

Newly appointed Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday (Dec.12). In the vote, 248 MPs were in favor of supporting the new cabinet, while 201 were against. President Andrzej Duda is due to appoint the Tusk's government on Wednesday morning.

"As the Marshal of the Polish Sejm I shall take all action possible in defence of Andrzej Poczobut and other arrested, in order to free them" - Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia said in his reply to a call issued by the Polish Media Council regarding the imprisoned journalist. "I am aware of the scale of repressions imposed by the Belarusian regime against journalists who risk their lives fighting for independent and free media," he added.

A far-right Polish lawmaker used a fire extinguisher to put out Hanukkah candles in the country's parliament, leading the speaker to exclude him from the sitting and provoking outrage. "(I) apologise to the entire Jewish community in Poland," Cardinal Grzegorz Ryś of Poland's Catholic Church said in a statement shortly after Tuesday's (Dec.12) incident.

Poland's newly-appointed Prime Minister Donald Tusk quoted a manifesto in a speech before parliament on Tuesday (December 12) written by a critic of the former ruling party, who died after setting himself on fire in protest in 2017.

Poland's newly appointed prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday (Dec.12) his country will demand the full mobilisation of the West to help Ukraine, adding it will regain a leadership position in Europe and will be a strong part of NATO.

World number one Iga Świątek was named WTA Player of the Year for a second successive season, the governing body of women's tennis said. Świątek's coach Tomasz Wiktorowski has been named WTA Coach of the Year.

President Andrzej Duda will appoint Donald Tusk's cabinet on Wednesday (Dec.13) at 9 a.m. - head of the president's office Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych announced on Monday evening. After having been approved by the parliament as Poland's new PM earlier that day, Tusk was invited by Duda for a face-to-face meeting.

Poland's parliament voted in favour of Donald Tusk becoming prime minister on Monday (Dec.11), putting an end to eight years of nationalist rule and setting the stage for a thawing of relations with the European Union.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal said on Monday (Dec.11) that penalties imposed by the European Union's top court before it reaches a final ruling, known as interim measures, are not compatible with the Polish constitution, escalating a row over the rule of law. Later than day the constitutional court ruled that judicial reform legislation needed to obtain EU funds stood in violation of the constitution as well.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of confidence on Monday (Dec.11), clearing the way for a broad coalition of pro-European Union parties led by Donald Tusk to take power.

Ukraine said on Monday (Dec.11) a month-long blockade by protesting Polish truck drivers had been lifted at one border crossing and that the first vehicles and goods were passing through into Ukrainian territory.

Following a recommendation from the EU Commission, the Council of the European Union has approved Poland's amended recovery and resilience plan. The decision also greenlights an advance payment of 5 billion euro for Poland from the REPowerEU, earmarked to support the country's departure from fossil fuels and green transition.

Poland's Central Bank Governor Adam Glapiński appears to have broken the country's constitution, Donald Tusk, the man set to become Poland's next prime minister, said on Friday amid debate over whether the monetary policy chief should face a state tribunal.

In the coming days, on the president's orders, we will be carrying out a visit to the Middle East - Poland's National Security Bureau chief Jacek Siewiera told TVN24 on Thursday (Dec.7). He also informed that there was still at least one Polish citizen among the hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

The city of Gdańsk has bid the final farewell to its iconic writer, literary critic, and academic lecturer, Paweł Huelle. The most difficult thing to cope with is the fact he won't write anything anymore. And he had so many stories to tell," Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz said during the funeral at Srebrzysko Cemetery on Thursday (Dec.7).

Poland has given the green light for the construction of 24 new small modular reactor (SMR) units across six sites, executives of the company that will build the nuclear facilities said on Thursday (Dec.7), as Warsaw looks to reduce its use of fossil fuels.

If Vladimir Putin gets Ukraine, this puts him right up against the eastern flank of NATO. And so we can fully understand why the Polish people would be concerned about that - U.S. National Security Council spokesman John F. Kirby said at a press conference on Wednesday (Dec.6).

The Monetary Police Council announced on Wednesday (Dec.6) it has decided during December's session to keep the NBP interest rates unchanged. Therefore, the main reference rate has been kept at 5.75%.

Poland's parliament on Wednesday (Dec.6) voted in favour of an amended bill to freeze energy prices put forward by Donald Tusk's newly-formed coalition as it seeks to tackle an early challenge to its policies to introduce greener energy and replace coal.

Lech Wałęsa is in hospital due to COVID-19 infection. It's the second time Poland's former head of state has contracted the coronavirus disease. His secretary said Wałęsa was handling the situation like "an 80-year-old with COVID - it's hard for him".

Crowds gathered on Tuesday (Dec.5) to bid the last farewell to the 14-year-old Natalia who had died last week in Poland's southern town of Andrychów. The circumstances of the teenager's tragic death shook everyone in Poland.

Polish police on Monday (Dec.4) informed about the death of two officers who had been shot in the head last Friday by Maksymilian F., a 44-year-old wanted man said officers had arrested and wanted to transport to a police station in Wrocław. Police launched a manhunt after the shooting and managed to locate and detain the suspect on Saturday morning. Later that day, he was charged with attempted murder.

European Union laws offer protection to the Polish central bank governor if the incoming government planned to unlawfully prosecute or suspend him, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in a letter on Monday.

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski on Monday (Dec. 4) met with Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament. Hołownia assured the ambassador ahead of the talks that members of the Brzezinski family were always very welcome in the Sejm. The discussion pertained, among other things, to U.S.-Polish relations and the position of the likely new ruling coalition with regards to relations with the EU.