Interpol refused to pursue a red notice after Polish former judge Tomasz Szmydt, who fled to Belarus and has been accused of spying. A spokesperson for Polish police Katarzyna Nowak told Polish Press Agency (PAP) that Interpol has refused to issue the notice because it does "not allow processing through its channels of information related to actions against state security classified as political crimes".

With 12,000 soldiers from 19 members states, NATO is set to launch its largest-ever maritime exercise in the Baltic Sea. The Baltops 2024 drills kick-off on Wednesday (June 5) with a pre-sail conference in the Lithuanian port-city of Klaipeda.

I have asked you to come today with a deep belief that June 4 is one of the most important days in Poland's history, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said at a rally in Warsaw marking the 35th anniversary of the first partially free election in Poland after WWII, held on June 4, 1989. Tusk also encouraged Poles to take part in the EU Parliament election on June 9.

We have to mobilize ourselves and on June 9 make the same choice we made 35 years ago - speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia said on Tuesday (June 4). He urged Poles to choose freedom and self-determination as well as a "better Poland" that is open to everyone.

Defending champion Iga Świątek declared that she was in the zone as her quest for a fourth French Open title hit top gear after a 6-0 6-2 victory over former runner-up Marketa Vondrousova sent her through to the semi-finals on Tuesday (June 4).

Two of the four further hostages killed by Hamas were Polish citizens, Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday (June 4). "Our hearts go out to the sorrowed families," the MFA said on X.

"I led this movement. I had to constantly think about the future. And after these elections, I also had to think: well, what now?" - former president Lech Wałęsa told TVN24 on Monday (June 3). The legendary leader of the Solidarity trade union shared his memories of June 4, 1989, when partially free elections were held in Poland for the first time after World War II.

The court in Huddinge near Stockholm has sentenced 20-year-old Polish national Miłosz O. and his 20-year-old accomplice Ronnie D. to life in prison for shooting two random individuals with an automatic weapon and attempting to murder 17 passersby.

We are the victims of the largest hybrid attack against our country in decades. This is one of the fronts of this war. We have arson, cyberattacks, and spying - Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Monday (June 3) at an election rally in Białystok.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2024 increased by 2.0 percent year on year, Poland's Central Statistical Office (GUS, Statistics Poland) said on Monday (June 3). In a flash estimate released in May, the stats office reported that the GDP in the first quarter increased by 1.9 percent y/y. Production has been driven again by higher household consumption and exports. According to Poland's finance minister, the recorded decline in investments will rebound in 2025 after the launch of EU funds from the National Recovery Plan.

Poland will spend over 3 billion zlotys ($760 million) to boost cybersecurity, the digitalisation minister said on Monday (June 3), after state news agency PAP was hit by what authorities say was likely a Russian cyberattack.

Defending champion Iga Świątek came back from the brink to down Naomi Osaka in a French Open second-round blockbuster, saving a match point as she just avoided her earliest exit at Roland Garros, where the wild crowd came under fire on Wednesday (May 29).

Poland's national football team coach Michał Probierz announced the squad for the EURO 2024. Although the list contains names of 29 players, it will be reduced to 26 names ahead of the tournament in Germany, which begins on June 14.

Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) said on Wednesday (May 29) it had detained a Pole and two Belarusian citizens suspected of setting fire to facilities in various parts of Poland. Together with Poland's Border Guard service, the ABW also arrested a man suspected of trying to obtain photos of military vehicles crossing the border into Ukraine.

The European Commission had the right to deduct a fine of 68.5 million euros (290 million PLN) for failing to halt work at the Turów mine following a complaint by the Czech Republic, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled on Wednesday (May 29), after reviewing the request for annulment submitted by Poland's previous government led by the Law and Justice party.

The European Commission announced on Wednesday (May 29) it decided to close the Article 7 procedure against Poland. The procedure was launched in 2017 over serious concerns regarding the rule of law situation in Poland under the previous government, led by the nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party.

Poland will reintroduce a 200-metre buffer zone at the Belarus border at the beginning of next week, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Wednesday (May 29), after an attack on a soldier at the frontier left him fighting for his life.

Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala announced on Tuesday (May 28) that the Prague-led initiative to speed up ammunition deliveries to Ukraine has raised 1.6 billion euros ($1.74 billion), with the first deliveries due to arrive in days. Poland's President Andrzej Duda said Warsaw was ready to help transport the ammunition.

Poland's justice minister said on Tuesday (May 28) that a member of the former government should lose his parliamentary immunity from prosecution for his role in buying phone hacking software with funds earmarked for helping victims of crime.

Special envoy for the implementation of EU sanctions, David O’Sullivan, said on Tuesday (May 28) that an unprecedented amount of sanctions against Russia is currently being discussed in Brussels. Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski urged Polish companies not to conduct business with sanctioned countries. "Circumventing European sanctions is a crime," he warned.

Poland has signed a $735 million contract with the U.S. for the supply of JASSM-ER missiles, Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said on Tuesday (May 28), as the country spends heavily to bolster its armed forces since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. He added that the deliveries of this equipment will begin in 2026.

The European Court of Human Rights ruled on Tuesday (May 28) that Poland's surveillance laws infringe upon the right to privacy as stipulated in the Human Rights Convention. The court also found that said laws lacked sufficient safeguards against misuse.

A very serious accident occurred in Olsztyn on Monday (May 27). A drunk truck driver hit a bus and plowed into four cars. At least 12 people were taken to the hospital, and a total of 26 people were injured.

Hungary is blocking almost half of all EU decisions regarding Ukraine, above all the 8th refund package for aid delivered to Ukraine by member states, to their, and Poland’s utmost irritation - Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Monday (May 27) after meeting with his EU counterparts in Brussels. He emphasized that Poland is entitled to 450 million euros.

Poland will buy long-range JASSM-ER air-to-surface missiles from the United States for 735 million dollars, the Ministry of National Defense announced on Monday (May 27). The advanced missiles are meant to be used by Poland's F-16s. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz will sign the contract for the delivery of the missiles on Tuesday.

Poland fleshed out details on Monday May 27) of "Shield East", a 10 billion zloty ($2.55 billion) programme to beef up defences along its eastern border with Belarus and Russia, saying it hoped to complete the plans by 2028. "This is the largest operation to strengthen Poland's eastern border, NATO's eastern flank, since 1945," Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told a news conference.

Poland will introduce restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats on its territory due to Moscow's involvement in a hybrid war against the European Union, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said on Monday (May 27). Russia will respond in such a way that "the Russophobic Polish top brass will be very sorry", TASS news agency quoted foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.

Top seed Iga Świątek cruised past qualifier Leolia Jeanjean 6-1 6-2 on Monday (May 27) to successfully launch her title defence at the French Open where she seeks a fourth title on the Paris clay.

We need to prove to ourselves and to Putin that we can stay the course and ultimately win, Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said during the PISM Strategic Ark conference. In his view, both the European Union and the United States can afford supporting Ukraine because the cost of its defeat would be incomparably higher.

Poland may reopen one border crossing with Belarus, the prime minister said on Friday, in a bid to help businesses in the country's east who have taken a hit from the closure of checkpoints due to tense relations between Warsaw and Minsk.