Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's ruling Fidesz party will not join a eurosceptic alliance spearheaded by Italy in the run-up to European Parliament elections despite their common hard line on immigration, a government official said on Wednesday.

The United Nations' refugee agency warned on Wednesday of a likely rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of European Parliament elections in May despite a fall in the number of migrant arrivals to Europe in 2018 to a four-year low.

Poland's sport minister Witold Bańka has been chosen as Europe's candidate to become the next head of the World Anti-Doping Agency, which has continued to face criticism over its handling of its Russian affiliate.

After the murder of the mayor of Gdańsk, minister of justice Zbigniew Ziobro is vowing to tackle hate speech. Białystok is a test of intentions and efficiency. It's full of swastikas and for years the neo-Nazis have terrorised the city. An investigation was opened during the time of Civic Platform's government and after the shift of power, it was abruptly slowed. The police speak frankly that today these neo-Nazis are being called patriots and are growing in power.

Rescue teams on Wednesday saved the last miner missing after an earth tremor struck a copper mine near the Polish town of Rudna, 70 miles east of the German border, the mine's owner said.

Rescue teams saved five people buried in an avalanche in the Tatra Mountains of southern Poland, mountain safety services said on Wednesday.

Krzysztof Piątek scored twice on his first start for AC Milan as they beat Napoli 2-0 to reach the Coppa Italia semi-finals on Tuesday.

European Council President Donald Tusk said the EU-UK divorce deal was not up for renegotiation after Britain's parliament on Tuesday voted to replace the Irish "backstop" border arrangement contained in it with unspecified "alternative arrangements".

Poland is one the world leaders in developing new techniques to repair, for example, jaws, cheeks and noses. It's even possible to reconstruct a functioning throat. Here's more about life-changing operations.

Polish farmers have said they've had enough and are taking to the streets to block roads in 30 locations throughout the country. They are protesting against the government's policy which, as they say, is unfavourable for them and unsuccessful in the battle against the swine flu.

They were supposed to work as hostesses, but they ended up in a job in a erotic chat room. After a 6-month-long investigation, the prosecutor's office pressed charges against the 35-year-old woman and a 28-year-old man, who recruited young women. The charges are serious, as they include human trafficking, for which they may face up to 3 years in prison.

Poland's Chief Veterinarian has ordered controls in slaughterhouses after secret filming, by "Superwizjer" TVN journalists, broadcast at the weekend showed a company butchering sick cows and selling their meat for human consumption.

The minister of defense has signed a contract for four Black Hawk helicopters. We know how much they cost, but we don't know what systems they will include. Poland recently bought Black Hawks for the police and now it's time for the military.

Commemorations for the International Holocaust Remembrance Day which took place on Sunday. However, instead of focusing on the victims and survivors, we turn our attention to the nationalist and anti-Semitic slogans that were chanted. Out of all places, in front the gates of Auschwitz. Leading the demonstration was an individual well-known to the police and the prosecutor's office. On the anniversary of the camp's liberation, he shouted about "Jewish invaders", about Poland regaining its dignity and finally, "Poland for Poles". With a megaphone in hand, not confronted by anybody, he sowed hatered as he's done many times before. Is this really the image that Poland wants to project around the world, on a day when the eyes of the world were watching?

Lawyers for Austrian businessman Gerald Birgfellner accused Poland's ruling party chief Jarosław Kaczyński of fraud related to an office tower project in downtown Warsaw, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported on Tuesday.

In Davos, Mateusz Morawiecki defended the actions taken by the Polish government in an interview with CNN's Richard Quest. The head of Law and Justice government stood up especially for the judicial reforms introduced in recent years. According to Morawiecki, the reforms were not fully understood by Poland's Western-European friends.

In a disturbing story from Elbląg, a 3-month-old child has been to a hospital with multiple broken bones and other injuries. His father has been detained by police for child abuse. In Szczecin, a drunk man attacked a paramedic in an ambulance.

Former ministry of defense employee Bartłomiej M., former board member of PGZ S.A. Radosław O., former Law and Justice MP Mariusz Antoni K., as well as three other employees of the ministry and the PGZ company have been detained in connection to the case regarding adverse disposal of assests of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ), the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau informed.

Poland’s Chief Veterinarian Officer issued a statement on Monday in regard to "Superwizjer" TVN’s report entitled "I’ll buy sick meat", aired on Saturday. In his statement, he underscored that "the revealed operations bore signs of an illegal conduct". "We may be talking about putting people’s health and lives at risk," said the spokesperson for the Chief of Police, Mariusz Ciarka.

The prosecutor ordered the police to investigate Sunday’s march of nationalists on the 74th anniversary of Auschwitz camp’s liberation. The march was led by one of the well-recognised nationalist leaders, Piotr Rybak, who had been sentenced by the court for burning an effigy of a Jew on the Market Square in Wrocław.

Winter continues to take its toll. The snowfall has caused headache for drivers and caused dangerous conditions on the roads. There was a 12-car pile-up on the A1 highway which killed on driver and a 6-year-old boy had to be airlifted to the hospital. In Gdańsk, about a 100,000 residents were without heat and hot water.

The prime minister has invited parliamentary clubs for a meeting and it was the most important meeting in the Sejm on Friday. At his side, Mateusz Morawiecki had the ministers of justice, internal affairs and health. After the murder of mayor Paweł Adamowicz, new ideas for changes in the legislation are on the table.

Winter is in full swing. -23 degrees Celsius is cold, even in the Tatra Mountains and that means staying warm is key. It's also important to stay safe and to use common sense. But such weather can also be breathtaking.

The uneployment in Poland is on the rise for the first time in the last 12 months. Europe is holding back as the slowdown is a fact. There's hope for Poles who have mortgages in Swiss franc. Business news from Poland.

The Warsaw police have detained the fifth man suspected of attacking a citizen of Warsaw of Turkish origin. The 40-year-old has been the last missing suspect in relation to the attack that took place in December in a line 521 bus.

The cold weather brings with it even more difficult times for the homeless. Sometimes, even deadly. That's why authorities remind citizens not to be indifferent to the plight of the homeless when it's freezing outside. You can even save a life by reporting such incidents to the city guard or the police. On Wednesday, one person died from exposure and since November, a total of 63 deaths were reported.

According to "Gazeta Wyborcza", Marek Chrzanowski, the former chief of Poland's financial regulator (KNF) told the investigators that it was the head of NBP Adam Glapiński who inspired the meeting between Chrzanowski and bank owner Leszek Czarnecki. The opposition is convinced that an investigative commission needs to be set up as soon as possible, in order to explore the details of the so-called KNF scandal.

Note from the prison service and in it, the words of Stefan W. "I would like for Jarosław Kaczyński to be a dictator" and "I don't want to be in Pomerania because it's a home of Civic Platform". The would be murdered said in a conversation that would be noted and one day before his release, sent to police. There were lots of red flags and warnings but did anyone pay attention?

Polish budget deficit is much smaller than anticipated, however, economists warn not to get too excited and that a slowdown could be ahead. Business news from Poland.

Law and Justice has submitted a draft legislation and the opposition is coming down hard. The Sejm has received a package of amendments on making the salaries at the NBP (National Bank of Poland) transparent.