Poland's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (Feb.20) it had summoned Russia's ambassador over the death of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The Polish MFA called on Russia "to take responsibility for the death of Alexei Navalny and conduct a full and transparent investigation to establish the circumstances and the cause of his death". The White House informed that the U.S. will announce a major package of sanctions against Russia on Friday.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo will visit Warsaw on Friday (Feb.23) to hold trilateral talks with head of the Polish government Donald Tusk. The three politicians are likely to discuss the situation in Ukraine as well as Tusk cabinet's efforts to restore the rule of law in Poland.

Reactions to Poland's rule of law action plan were very positive, European Union Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Tuesday (Feb.20) after a meeting in Brussels with Poland's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar. EU Commission Vice President Vera Jourova said the move could put Poland on the right track to exit the Article 7 procedure launched back in 2017.

There is no progress regarding ammunition supplies for Ukraine, chief of Poland's MFA Radosław Sikorski told reporters after Monday's (Feb. 19) Foreign Affairs Council session in Brussels. In his view, "the situation in Ukraine is getting dramatic".

Warsaw fully supports Sweden joining NATO and it would be a mistake if any country blocked this, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday (Feb.19), as the alliance waits for Hungary to ratify Stockholm's application. Tusk vowed his support for Sweden during a joint press conference held with Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson, who said that he looked forward to his country soon becoming member of NATO.

A Polish parliamentary commission on Monday (Feb. 19) began investigating accusations that the previous government illegally hacked the phones of targets including political opponents, amid a growing scandal over the use of Pegasus spyware.

Denmark's King Frederik X visited a NATO base in the port city of Szczecin on Friday (February 2) at the end of a visit to Poland.

Polish farmers from the Solidarity trade union plan a general strike starting Feb. 9 with a blockade of border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, it said on Friday (Feb. 2), joining similar protests all over Europe.

Poland has extended border controls with Slovakia until March 2 to try to stop illegal migrants entering from Slovak territory, the interior ministry said on Friday (Feb. 2).

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen in Warsaw on Thursday (Feb. 1), where they signed an agreement on stronger defence and security cooperation between the two countries. "I can say with full responsibility that our alliance with Denmark has never been stronger than today," Polish defence minister stressed.

"A good Thursday. Viktor Orban has been 'convinced', Daniel Obajtek has been dismissed," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X on Thursday (Feb. 1). This way he commented on EU's unanimous decision to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine as well as on Polish oil giant Orlen board's decision dismiss its CEO.

Polish president Andrzej Duda signed the budget but will send it to the Constitutional Tribunal, Duda's office said on Wednesday, a move that could lead to an escalation of a row with the new pro-European government led by Donald Tusk. "The budget is approved and that was the goal. The rest doesn't matter. People will get the money, nothing will stop it now," the prime minister said on X.

Denmark's King Frederik X arrived in Warsaw on his first visit abroad as monarch. The Danish monarch at first visited was greeted by President Andrzej Duda. He later visited the Polish parliament where he met with the speaker of the lower chamber Szymon Hołownia.

Germany and Poland want to enforce their cooperation through the Weimar Triangle, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at a joint news conference with her Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski in Berlin. Both ministers stressed their intention to cooperate for the support of Ukraine. "The plan to rebuild the last European empire must not succeed," Sikorski warned, referring to Putin's Russia.

Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland signed a deal on Tuesday (Jan. 30) aimed at cutting red tape hampering swift cross-border movement of troops and weapons along one of the main corridors leading from the North Sea to NATO's eastern flank. "This letter of intent increases the efficacy of our actions," Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said during the signing ceremony in Brussels.

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday (Jan. 30) appointed new members of the Social Dialogue Council. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. The president was supposed to hand in the nominations for the Council last Thursday, but ministers from Donald Tusk's cabinet said at the time they could not have taken part due to a parliament session held that day.

Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday (Jan. 30) he would cancel a request made by his predecessor for a top court to rule on whether an international treaty combating violence against women complied with the country's constitution.

More than 175 million zlotys - that's how much has been collected during this year's Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. The counting goes on and the final sum should be revealed soon. The gathered funds will be spent on medical equipment for pulmonology wards in Polish hospitals. Will the fundraiser break another record? Let's take a look at previous Grand Finales.

Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar met on Monday (Jan. 29) in Warsaw with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi. At a joint press conference, Bodnar stressed Warsaw was waiting for the European Commission to approve Poland's bid to join the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO). He called it "an important process for the Polish prosecution service, revolutionary in itself".

For the 19th time in a row, Warsaw celebrated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Friday's commemorations, organized by the Shalom Foundation at the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto in Warsaw, were attended Polish state officials and as well as Warsaw authorities.

"I have a simple message to former MPs Mr Kamiński and Mr Wąsik: by all means, they can show up in the Sejm, but they will do so on my terms," speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia told TVN24 on Thursday (Jan. 25). Hołownia once more underscored that the two former ministers "are not MPs" any more.

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday (Jan. 25) it was "deeply concerned over the reports from Belarus regarding another wave of massive searches and arrests among former prisoners of conscience and relatives of persons currently incarcerated by the regime on political grounds".

"It's obvious, and not only to me, that chairman Kaczyński wants to entangle president Duda in all possible ways and does so because he has political interest in it, but also because he truly detests the president," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the parliament on Thursday (Jan. 25).

Poland's cabinet on Wednesday (Jan. 24) approved a draft law to restore prescription-free emergency contraception, reversing a restriction introduced by the previous nationalist government in 2017 and delivering on a pledge of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Poland's new representative at the World Bank will be Mariusz Krukowski, currently chief adviser at the European Investment Bank, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday (Jan. 24).

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday (Jan. 23) pardoned two members of the former government, who were then released from prison at his urging, in line with demands from the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party that lost power last month.

I decided to launch pardon proceedings under the procedure outlined in the Criminal Code. It has been carried out in full. A pardon order has been issued. I call for the immediate release of both Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday (Jan. 23).