President Andrzej Duda has appointed former finance minister Teresa Czerwińska a board member of the National Bank of Poland - president's spokesperson Błażej Spychalski told Polish Press Agency on Tuesday.

European Council President Donald Tusk, three former presidents of Poland, city mayors, local governors signed on Tuesday in Gdańsk the Declaration of Freedom and Solidarity.

Poland marks 30 years on Tuesday since its first postwar democratic election, an anniversary that has become a battleground between the ruling nationalists and the liberal opposition over the legacy of communism.

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday appointed the new ministers in Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet. Jacek Sasin was appointed deputy prime pinister, Elżbieta Witek - the interior minister, Marian Banaś - the minister of finance, Bożena Borys-Szopa - the family, labour and social affairs minister and Dariusz Piontkowski - the minister of education.

Georgian national Mamuka K., suspected of murdering a Polish woman Paulina D. in the city of Łódź last year, will be handed over to the Polish authorities," informed the prosecutor's office in Kiev, Ukraine. Earlier on, the court of appeals overruled the decision by a lower court that had blocked the man's extradition.

The mayor of Gdańsk tried to personally invite Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to the Round Table talks but the PM's security detail wouldn't let her through. The head of the government also didn't respond to the invitation letter sent by mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz. The observances of the 30th anniversary of the July 4 elections organised by the local authorities will not be attended by the Law and Justice government.

Dawid K. has been sentenced for 25 years in prison for the murder of Jacek Hryć. His shoe trace was left on the victim's face. He was the only one to admit to the beating, although his attorney attempted to prove that Hryć's death did not result from the sustained blows. Four friends of Dawid K. have been sentenced for 8 years each. Jacek Hryć was 28 years old when he was killed on the street because of "some sort of misinterpreted behaviour, glance, word".

Pope Francis made an impassioned plea for Europe to stick together and revive the ideals of its founders on Sunday, saying ideologies and fear-mongering politicians were threatening its very existence as a bloc.

The motion regarding the the cabinet reshuffle has been sent to President Andrzej Duda. The ceremony of appointing new ministers will be held on Tuesday, 10.30 am in the Presidential Palace - the spokesperson for the government Joanna Kopcińska told Polish Press Agency (PAP) on Monday.

A shocking video has been posted in the internet, showing a van driver deliberately running over a living dog which was laying on the road. The perpetrator has been already detained by the police. The young man was charged with killing a dog with extreme cruelty.

It was a tall, muscular man on a bike. He was approximately 180 centimetres high and about 45-50 years old. The victim didn't know him. When she approached him, he splashed her with corrosive liquid - that's how much the investigators know about the perpetrator of the attack on a 45-year-old woman from Gdańsk. The woman sustained numerous burns. The search after the attacker is on.

Sławomir Neumann, the head of the Civic Platform-Civic Coalition club, on Friday declared himself a supporter of closer cooperation between PO and Modern Party and of further intergration of the two parties in the future. "Integration allows to create a big project that can win the parliamentary elections in the fall," said the PO politician. Secretary General of the Modern Party, Adam Szłapka talked on Friday about the return to the idea of the Civic Coalition which "proved very effective".

Newly elected MEP Andrzej Halicki was chosen on Friday as the head of Civic Platform - Polish People's Party (PO-PSL) delegation to the European Parliament. The 22 MEPs will join the whole European People's Party which is to choose its leadership soon. The current leader, Manfred Weber, is likely to remain at the helm of the party.

So far, Ryszard Legutko was at the helm of Law and Justice's (PiS) delegation to the European Parliament and we may expect that he will continue in his role, however formal decisions will be taken next week - PiS MEP Ryszard Czarnecki told Polish Press Agency (PAP).

We've warned that introducing regulations that in fact liquidate night and holiday health care and directing patients to hospital emergency wards could lead to a tragedy. And tragedies happen, said former health minister from Civic Platform, Bartosz Arłukowicz. The current minister of health, Łukasz Szumowski informed about "new solutions" by his ministry which assume that patients at emergency wards would be monitored every hour by the personnel.

The United Right coalition's leaders met on Thursday at Law and Justice's (PiS) headquarters in Warsaw. The summit called in order to discuss the cabinet reshuffle, apart from PiS leadership, was attented by the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Agreement party, Jarosław Gowin, as well as United Poland's leader and Minister of Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro.

Warsaw's monument to General Zygmunt Berling, located in Saska Kępa neighbourhood, will be moved by the end of the year to the Polish History Museum - announced the spokesperson of Praga Południe district Andrzej Opala. He added that moving of the monument will cost about 50,000 zlotys. In its place, a garden square will be established.

During Thursday's meeting of Civic Platform's leaders and heads of regional structures of the party, the last electoral campaign and the results of EU elections have been discussed - the deputy chairman of the party Tomasz Siemoniak told Polish Press Agency (PAP).

President Andrzej Duda, on his way with official visit to Azerbeijan, has flown for the first in Boeing 737-800 NG Józef Piłsudski. The aircraft is fitted to perform flights with Poland's most important figures on board. "Nice, neat, cool. We shall see what the flight feels like," said Andrzej Duda on board of the plane.

In August 2016 in London, in a condo occupied by Polish immigrants a violent murder was committed. After circumstantial prosecution, the British Court sentenced two Poles for life imprisonment. They were put behind bars for a brutal murder they, most likely, did not commit. One of the men is being represented pro bono by a renowned London law firm. Watch the full report by "Superwizjer" TVN's journalists Jakub Stachowiak and Patryk Szczepaniak.

The cabinet reshuffle will take place next week; President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki discussed potential candidates for new ministers; the president has put forward his own candidates - said president Duda's spokesperson Błażej Spychalski.




Marek Lisiński, the chairman of the "Have No Fear" foundation that helps victims of paedophile priests has resigned from his function. "Gazeta Wyborcza" wrote that he is believed to have extorted money from a victim of a paedophile priest and demanded payment from Tomasz and Marek Sekielski, the authors of "Tell No One" movie.

The level of water on Vistula river is getting lower. Therefore, the Warsaw city hall have decided to reopen the embankments.

Dangerous accident involving two cars in Gdańsk. The vehicles at first collided and then one of them flipped over. The female driver who sustained numerous injuries was taken to a hospital. The driver of the second car was detained by the police because, as it later turned out, he was under the influence of alcohol.

The meeting of Law and Justice party's top politicians has come to end on Wednesday evening. After leaving the party's headquarters, deputy chairman Adam Lipiński refused to reveal any details of the talks. "I'm not allowed to say anything," he said. Asked when we could expect the names of new ministers who would replace those who won seats in the European Parliament, he replied: "I've no idea, but probably sooner than later".

A herd of free-roaming cows in Poland, whose intended slaughter upset animal-lovers and created a national outcry, have secured a last-minute reprieve.

Bottle of vodka in one hand and the steering wheel in the other - that's how a drunk driver was cruising through traffic in the centre of Gdynia. Luckily, he was spotted by a city bus driver. The woman blocked his way, the passengers went out and apprehended the man, who now is in the hands of the police.

Presidential minister Krzysztof Szczerski expressed hope on Tuesday after talks in the White House that the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Polish President Andrzej Duda on June 12 will have a "breakthrough character" for Poland's efforts to increase US military presence in Poland.

Child molesting under professional secrecy. The curia in Poznań denies the prosecutor's office access to documents. This is the case of Szymon who was sexually abused by his tormentor who, although isn't a priest anymore, has never faced justice in court.

Poland's third-largest political group, the new leftist Wiosna (Spring) party, said on Tuesday it would stand alone in national elections, dismissing calls to join an opposition alliance to take on the ruling nationalists.