We've received a proposal from the American side to hold a meeting between presidents Donald Trump and Andrzej Duda on Monday in New York - the head of the President's Chancellery, Krzysztof Szczerski, informed on Thrusday. He added he would be able to confirm the invitation on Friday.

Severe storms and high winds have downed trees, damaged cars and firefighters responded to over 900 incidents. Residents were most affected in Masovia, Silesia and Western Pomerania. As a result, two people were injured.

Two young American pilots were honoured with the monument in Nasielsk. They shot down and perished while flying in a B-17 to help insurgents in the Warsaw Uprising by dropping food and medicine, far away from their home in sunny California.

A scandal is erupting at the Film Festival in Gdynia over the film produced by Jacek Bromski, which was inspired by the Amber Gold affair. The movie was suddenly withdrawn by the co-producer - the state-owned Polish Television. The director is protesting and others are supporting him. He claims it's political. The Polish Television, on the other hand, claims the director has censored his own film due to pressure from people associated with the affair.

Questions are being raised over grants to the Justice Fund and the Supreme Audit Office is disputing the disbursment of 33 million zlotys. The opposition is accusing the ministry of justice of using these funds for the election campaign, and claim the money was to be used for the Justice Fund, and not funding Law and Justice.

The former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Adam Strzembosz, is appealing to the prime minister to dismiss justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro. In a statement released in the internet, Professor Strzembosz said that the minister of justice is responsible for nominating judges to high positions, who are prepared to all the necessary moral concessions to get the job.

Employers are nervous and trade unions' representating employees are too. When it comes to the changes to the social insurance contributions announced by Law and Justice. There's been contradiciting information coming from the government regarding these changes, which are to be formally clarified over the weekend.

The minister of justice is a great liability, he appoints incompetent people, who are either frustrated, or ready to satisfy their big ambitions no matter the price - former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Professor Adam Strzembosz, said on Wednesday in TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach". He added that the hate campaign in the ministry "showed what sort of people the minister appoints".

A 19-year-old woman drove her straight in front of a speeding express train going from Warsaw to Wrocław. The accident took place at an unguarded railway crossing in Ociąż, Ostrów Wielkopolski county (Greater Poland voivodeship). "The woman sustained very serious injuries and was taken to a hospital," said the spokesperson of the hospital in Ostrów, Adam Stangret.

Rainfall has caused sewage and rainwater volume increase in seven districts of the left-bank Warsaw. The excess is being released into the Vistula - the spokesman for the Polish Waters, Sergiusz Kieruzel, informed on Wednesday.

The story of the 99-year-old Ewa from Bielsko-Biała, who was robbed of her life savings, moved the hearts of Poles. And moved them real good as the money from donations was much bigger than anticipated. Some of the proceeds could go to help other seniors citiznes in need.

That wild night out in the town could cost you more than you bargained for. The U.S. Embassy in Poland is warning U.S. citizens when it comes to gentlemen's clubs in Poland. People are getting their drinks spiked, then they pay a few hundred zlotys for a drink. A bottle of champaign could cost thousands of dollars.

Newborn children are being sold on a mass scale in Poland. There can even be thousands of women who are delivering babies to order. A few thousand children per year valued at 130.000 zlotys each. Reporters from TVN's "Czarno na Białym" exposed this dark market. The Polish law allows people who had nothing to do with the child in the first place to obtain the legal guardianship of the baby easier than the adoption rights.

Polish judges are refusing to stand before the disciplinary spokespersons in the new National Council of the Judiciary. They claim that the spokespersons exceeded their authority or were involved in the smear campaign against judges.

A 33-year-old woman had two surgeries. During the first one, she was left with a surgical retractor in her body. As a result of the second operation, after the object had been removed, the woman died. Not immediately, but shortly after the operation - said Leszek Sobieski, the director of the voivodeship hospital in Konin (Greater Poland voivodeship). The prosecutor’s office is investigating the circumstances of the woman’s death.

A man suspected of brutal attack using a machete on teenagers in a bus in Kraków may face eight years in prison. The indictment in this case, regarding eight adult participants of the incident, has been filed in court - Polish Press Agency learned from district court's press office.

Polish government sent on Tuesday its response to the European Commission within the EU law infringement procedure regarding the new disciplinary measures for judges - an EU source told Polish Press Agency (PAP).

Ceremonies took place across Poland on Tuesday (September 17) to mark the 80th anniversary of the country's invasion by Soviet troops, who occupied Poland and divided it with Nazi Germany at the beginning of World War Two.

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday that Poland and Lithuania consider the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project a threat to energy security in central and eastern Europe.

Crude oil prices have gone up sharply after attacks on Saudi oil facilities. The EU is looking to implement a digital. Mateusz Walczak has this and other business news.

He had been stopped by the police for traffic violations 36 times and his driver's license was suspended 12 years ago. Despite showing blatant disregard for the law, the prosecutor in the case tried to have his proceedings discontinued. The man in question is Arkadiusz Sz., a now former Law and Justice politician and and advisor to the Opole voivode. Finally, he may face the justice he deserves. After media reports, the National Public Prosecutor's Office will take over the case.

The opposition is demanding clarification from the Prosecutor General after a "Superwizjer" TVN report uncovering the so-called medicine mafia. The scheme takes advantage of low prices for prescription drugs in Poland, which are purchased from pharmacies and exported to markets where they fetch higher prices. Sometimes even 15 times more expensive.

He was aggressive so the staff of the hospital in Kutno tied him to the bed, which an hour later burst into flames. Today, the prosecutors know that cigarette flame had caused the fire. Who is responsible for the tragedy? This mystery may never be solved as the patient who shared the room with the 37-year-old that fateful night, has died.

An expert witness has said the medical rescuers had correctly performed the resuscitation of Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz after he got stabbed in January - a prosecutor's office in Gdańsk informed on Monday. Potential mistakes in the said resuscitation had been raised by another expert witness.

Those who think that the new European Commission under Ursula von der Leyen will take a different approach to the rule of law, will be surprised of disappointed - Vice President of the EU Commission, Frans Timmermans, said at the General Affairs Council session on Monday in Brussels.

The presidium of the National Council of the Judiciary (KRS) has ordered the ethics committee to carry out an internal investigation regarding anti-Semitic internet comments allegedly posted by judge Jarosław Dudzicz - the spokesman for the KRS, judge Maciej Mitera, said on Monday.

With deepest sadness, concern and outrage have we read press information about anti-Semitic comment by judge Jarosław Dudzicz. We trust that appropriate legal action will be taken - the Israeli Embassy in Poland wrote in a statement on Friday.

Two State Protection Service (SOP) cars have collided in late-August in Kraków. The SOP limousine, in which President Andrzej Duda was supposed to ride, was hit by another car from this agency - according to tvn24.pl portal. Asked if the head of state was in the car, the Ministry of the Interior and Administration replied that "the situation did not affect the safety of the protected persons".

"Corpus Christi" directed by Jan Komasa is Poland's candidate for Oscar in the category of Best International Feature Film - Polish Oscar Committee led by Ewa Puszczyńska announced on Friday in Warsaw.

Number 1 for Polish People's Party (PSL), 2 for Law and Justice (PiS), 3 for Democratic Left Alliance (SLD), 4 for Confederation and 5 for Civic Coalition (KO) - the National Electoral Commission (PKW) drew election list numbers on Friday, assigned to nationwide committees that will put forward their candidates in all 41 constituencies.