On Tuesday, the government passed the "Pension+" programme. This is a one time yearly payout to pensioners in the amount of 888 zlotys after tax. Some economists, however, say that the budget cannot handle another social programme. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

A Lithuanian court found ex-Soviet military officials guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Wednesday for their roles in a 1991 crackdown again the Baltic state's pro-independence movement.

Adam Sz., one of the three Poles accused of causing an accident that resulted in the death of a Slovakian driver has been released on bail. He has to wear an electronic monitoring unit and can't leave the country. This was the man driving the yellow ferrari at the time of the accident.

International rights advocates criticised the European Union on Wednesday for abdicating its humanitarian responsibilities after the bloc agreed to withdraw ships patrolling the Mediterranean for migrants attempting the perilous voyage.

There is an active indictment regarding the march of the nationalists on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz camp. Piotr R. and Teodor K. have been charged with inciting hatred based on nationality.

Almost every former Eastern Bloc country has suffered growing pains at some point over the last few decades. Romania's just seem to keep coming back.

The General Affairs Council will convene in Luxembourg on the 9th of April to further discuss the issue of rule of law in Poland, Poland's state-run news agency PAP learned on Wednesday from sources in the EU.

A 2-year-old boy got burned with some sort of acid at a playground in Bielsko-Biała. His pants became saturated by the substance when he was playing on the slide. Firefighters determined that other elements in the playground also had the substance on their surface and believe that it was spread on them deliberately.

While having a stroke she waited a few hours for help in the emergency room. The 21-year-old woman who was in her second month of pregnancy is now in critical condition and can only communicate by blinking her eyes. Her family believes that doctors took too long to diagnose her condition and the prosecutor's office is investigating.

"The budget isn't an endless bag of money," the prime minister said to teachers, but their patience also isn't endless. Regions throughout Poland are counting the results of strike referendum and it looks like there will be strikes everywhere.

If you went off the slopes in Zakopane, you might have had a bearly surprise. A bear was wandering around on the ski slope in Zakopane. He was filmed by a skier on site, who then sent the video to Kontakt24.

European Union lawmakers voted on Tuesday to scrap from 2021 the practice of moving clocks forward by an hour in spring then back again in the autumn, two years later than the EU executive initially proposed.

He was on the run for six years. There was a warrant out for his arrest and they finally tracked him down in his own home in Wejherowo. The police conducted a search of his loft and found him in a hidden chamber, built into a wall. The wanted 38-year-old man was detained in connection with the sentence for his previous scams.

They may have smuggled 4 tonnes of narcotics. Poland's Central Bureau of Police Investigations with their European colleagues to crack a group of criminals. Thirteen people have been arrested.

The president of the District Court in Warsaw, judge Joanna Bitner has resigned from her function, said judge Piotr Gąciarek in a phone conversation with tvn24.pl portal. The decision is said to be a result of a negative opinion issued by a council of judges of the court regarding the yearly information presented by judge Bitner about the functioning of the courts in the district in 2018.

The prime minister has admitted that the government has absolutely no more money to spend. It has already earmarked funds for high-speed train lines for the Central Airport Project. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

Ukraine's Western backers fear the country's next president may prove unwilling or unable to accelerate reforms they have spent five years investing in, whoever it turns out to be.

"They're the heroes of the Second World War," said President Andrzej Duda about the Poles that helped to rescue Jews. The president underlined that thanks to them, Poles can with their heads held high. He presented them with Orders of Polonia Restituta to show how proud their nation is of them.

Polish scientists at the University of Gdańsk have patented a new method for quickly diagnosing urinary tract cancers, which they say could improve the accuracy rate of diagnosing cases.

Professor Andrzej Szostek, a major Polish catholic intellectual has stated that the Church's report on paedophilia is flawed. He also said that the institution should not be protected at the expense of children.

The Constitutional Tribunal led by Julia Przyłębska has ruled that the regulations allowing members of parliament, instead of judges, to appoint members to the National Council of the Judiciary are in line with the constitution. Judge Justyn Piskorski read out the ruling, his appointment has also been questioned by both the opposition and some lawyers.

EU lawmakers have endorsed an overhaul of the bloc's two-decade old copyright rules, which will force Google and Facebook Inc to pay publishers for use of news snippets and make them filter out protected content.

The Czech government will stop testing of all beef imported from Poland as of Wednesday, the Agriculture Ministry said on Tuesday.

Paweł Pawlikowski's movie "Cold War" has won the Polish Film Award - Orły 2019 for best picture. The jury comprised of the members of the Polish Film Academy was announced on Monday during the gala in Teatr Polski in Warsaw.

The Narew National Park welcomes everyone for springtime excursions into the countryside. Newly renovated boardwalks allow tourists to take a close look in what's happening in the Narew River Valley.

It took just a few second for a huge tower to lay in rubble. In Będzin, more than 1,800 cubic metres of reinforced concrete was demolished. A controlled explosion was used to demolish the cooling tower in the Łagisza power plant in Będzin.

Sixty nine medals at the Special Olympics in Abu-Dhabi. It's a historic result for team Poland who deserve a great appreciation. On Friday, the team along with their medals returned to Poland. As expected, they were greeted by fans and friends at Warsaw Chopin Airport.

A horrible accident took place in Borków near Inowrocław involving a motorcycle and a passenger car. The 70-year-old driver of the car forced the right of way when turning left, hitting the motorcycle and sending its rider airborne. Thankfully, the motorcyclist is in fair condition without life-threatening injuries.

The Russian-led Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline company expects to receive approval from Danish authorities for a 180-km stretch of the pipeline under the Baltic Sea in time to finish the pipeline by the end of 2019 as planned, a spokesman said on Monday.

EU leaders and the prime ministers of Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein celebrated the 25th anniversary of the European Economic Area (EEA) on Friday (March 22). On the margins of a wider summit in Brussels to discuss Brexit and relations with China, the leaders posed for a family photo whilst European Council President Donald Tusk praised the advantages of the agreement. Established in 1994, the EEA allows access to the EU's single market to non EU member states.