With the bill transfering money from the Open Pension Funds (OFE) to the Individual Retirement Accounts (IKE) we are returning funds to the pensioners - the Minister of Finance, Investment and Development, Jerzy Kwieciński said on Wednesday. He added that the reform is to strenghten the retirement savings system.

I thank all who understand my decision, I apologise to all disappointed. I'm a bit sad myself, but emotions and personal ambitions cannot overshadow responsibility and fair assessment of the situation - the outgoing President of the European Council and former Poland's PM, Donald Tusk, wrote on Twitter on Wednesday.

Secretary General of the Wiosna (Spring) party, Krzysztof Gawkowski, will stand at the helm of the Left's parliamentary club, Marcelina Zawisza (Left Together) will be the deputy chief, and Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) chief, Włodzimierz Czarzasty will be the coalition's candidate for Deputy Marshal of the Sejm - Polish Press Agency (PAP) learned on Wednesday from sources in the Left coalition.

Polish citizens will be able to travel to the United States without visas for up to 90 days as tourists or in business from November 11, that is literally in a few days - President Andrzej Duda informed in on Wednesday.

Poland's Supreme Court will not consider one further demand from ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in some districts after a tight Senate election, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

There are cars, drivers, a three-lane road and an accident - but all in miniature form and only for fun. Children from a pre-school in Stęszew near Poznań acted in a movie showing how to properly create a so-called rescue lane for emergency services trying to get to those injured in an accident.

President Andrzej Duda signed an important bill on Tuesday. It outlaws the import of non-class, non-ecological furnaces to Poland, and also sets fines for their sale.

It's an uphill battle. The streamlining of payment systems on toll roads in Poland is taking much longer than expected. ViaToll was supposed to eliminate huge traffic jams, as were video cameras that read license plate numbers. While these systems are all in operation, the problems have not disappeared.

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity collected money in January, and now it's time to spend it. Jerzy Owsiak opened negotiations during which his foundation will purchase medical equipment.

He was serving a jail sentence for murder and was let out for a one day pass. He killed again. On Tuesday in Warsaw, the double murder case of Artur K. began. The prosecutor believes the man killed his 35-year-old fiancee and her 3-year-old son. He is could face life in prison.

They put cameras in front of a businessman's house, observed him and wanted to abduct him - hoping for a large ransom. Luckily, the police caught onto them and three men were arrested, including Tomasz B., who had been sentenced earlier and wanted by authorities. His organised crime group dealt narcotics, conducted robberies and acted as pimps.

Civic Platform (PO) leader Grzegorz Schetyna, head of Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) Włodzimierz Czarzasty and chairman of the Polish People's Party (PSL) Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met on Tuesday to discuss the composition of the Senate Presidium. According to the SLD chief, no binding decisions were made, and the talks are to be continued.

The outgoing President of the European Council Donald Tusk said on Tuesday that he won't be running for Polish presidency next year.

President Andrzej Duda nominated Antoni Macierewicz to become the Senior Marshal of the Sejm, and Barbara Borys-Damięcka - the Senior Marshal of the Senate - spokesperson for the President, Błażej Spychalski, informed on Tuesday. "I shall be carrying out my duties with the sense of responsibility for Poland's entire struggle for independence, and the Polish nation's decision expressed in the recent elections," Macierewicz said.

Poland broke European Union law when it lowered the retirement age for judges in 2017 and introduced a different retirement age for women and men in the profession, the EU's top court ruled on Tuesday.

They won in the European Court of Justice and their case returned to Polish courts. After Monday's hearing it was postponed for two months. In question is the Swiss Franc loan of the Dziubak couple. The court is to decide whether the agreement will be invalidated or not. The delay was requested by the Commissioner for Human Rights. He wants to present his opinion on the case. The next hearing is set for the 3rd of January.

The prosecutor's office has charged two Italians with animal abuse. They were driving a truck with 10 tigers from Italy to Dagestan in Russia. Luckily, the vehicle was stopped and the tigers rescued. Now, the zoo in Poznań is fighting for the health and lives of the animals. The management wants to open a sanctuary for such creatures in need.

Three months of a test run of special marking on Szczecin streets are coming to an end. The locals wish it could continue. The so-called yellow boxes painted on certain areas of an intersection mark where driver is not permitted to stop.

The paediatric ward in the Voivodeship Specialist Hospital number 2 in Jastrzębie-Zdrój has been temporarily closed. The reason? A shortage of doctors. The hospital's problems began earlier. They were tied to the poor technical condition of the rooms and staff shortages.

There was no empathy, and calling the police was a bad idea. This was the reaction by the church officials and the community after a Bełchatów priest called the police on a 13-year-old boy. Why? He took the communion wafer out of his mouth and then put it in his pocket.

Two months of arrest for a reckless driver caught in Zakopane. 35-year-old Marcin from Warsaw was brought into custody on November 1 after police chase. Three charges were pressed against him. During the police operation shots were fired.

25 dead in road accidents, 346 injured, and 1.245 drunk drivers detained - this is the grim aftermath of the annual "Candle" operation carried out by the police on Polish roads. Compared to last year, there were less accidents and victims, but more people were driving under the influence of alcohol.

Poland's ruling nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party on Monday nominated three new judges, two of them former hardline PiS lawmakers, to the Constitutional Tribunal, a move its opponents said further weakened judicial independence.

Prosecutor has filed a request to place businessman Sabri B. and the mayor of Warsaw's Włochy district Artur W. under temporary, 3-month arrest - the spokesman for the District Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw, Łukasz Łapczyński said on Wednesday. The request is to be recognized on Thursday.

The first case of hypothermia this season was reported on Wednesday by medical rescuers in Łódź. A woman was found on Kilińskiego street, whose body temperature fell down to 25 degrees Celsius. The rescuers warmed her up and took her to a hospital.

Civic Platform (PO) plans to hold internal vote that would elect a presidential candidate. According to unofficial information, the party first plans to wait for Donald Tusk's decision regarding his bid - if the former prime minister and outgoing chief of the European Council decides to run for president, there will be no vote.

A truck carrying caged tigers has been stopped on the Poland-Belarus border since Sunday (October 27) as Belarusian authorities refused it permission to cross into the country. One animal has died in transport. The condition of remaining nine animals has been assessed as "tragic".

Poland's Supreme Court will not consider a further two demands from ruling nationalists Law and Justice (PiS) for vote recounts in some districts after a tight Senate election, a spokesman said on Wednesday.

There will be a new tax for big-box stores and employment capital plans are being rolled out. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

Polish animation is battling it out on a long list for an Oscar. The chances are good for "Acid Rain" by Tomasz Popakul, and "Portrait of Suzanne" by Izabela Plucińska. These films could gain nominations from the Academy, but it will be difficult since there is a record number of films in this category for consideration.