Denmark's King Frederik X visited a NATO base in the port city of Szczecin on Friday (February 2) at the end of a visit to Poland.

Polish farmers from the Solidarity trade union plan a general strike starting Feb. 9 with a blockade of border crossings between Poland and Ukraine, it said on Friday (Feb. 2), joining similar protests all over Europe.

Poland has extended border controls with Slovakia until March 2 to try to stop illegal migrants entering from Slovak territory, the interior ministry said on Friday (Feb. 2).

Polish Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz met with his Danish counterpart Troels Lund Poulsen in Warsaw on Thursday (Feb. 1), where they signed an agreement on stronger defence and security cooperation between the two countries. "I can say with full responsibility that our alliance with Denmark has never been stronger than today," Polish defence minister stressed.

"A good Thursday. Viktor Orban has been 'convinced', Daniel Obajtek has been dismissed," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on X on Thursday (Feb. 1). This way he commented on EU's unanimous decision to extend 50 billion euros ($54 billion) in new aid to Ukraine as well as on Polish oil giant Orlen board's decision dismiss its CEO.

Polish president Andrzej Duda signed the budget but will send it to the Constitutional Tribunal, Duda's office said on Wednesday, a move that could lead to an escalation of a row with the new pro-European government led by Donald Tusk. "The budget is approved and that was the goal. The rest doesn't matter. People will get the money, nothing will stop it now," the prime minister said on X.

Denmark's King Frederik X arrived in Warsaw on his first visit abroad as monarch. The Danish monarch at first visited was greeted by President Andrzej Duda. He later visited the Polish parliament where he met with the speaker of the lower chamber Szymon Hołownia.

Germany and Poland want to enforce their cooperation through the Weimar Triangle, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Tuesday (Jan. 30) at a joint news conference with her Polish counterpart Radoslaw Sikorski in Berlin. Both ministers stressed their intention to cooperate for the support of Ukraine. "The plan to rebuild the last European empire must not succeed," Sikorski warned, referring to Putin's Russia.

Germany, the Netherlands, and Poland signed a deal on Tuesday (Jan. 30) aimed at cutting red tape hampering swift cross-border movement of troops and weapons along one of the main corridors leading from the North Sea to NATO's eastern flank. "This letter of intent increases the efficacy of our actions," Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said during the signing ceremony in Brussels.

President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday (Jan. 30) appointed new members of the Social Dialogue Council. The ceremony was held at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. The president was supposed to hand in the nominations for the Council last Thursday, but ministers from Donald Tusk's cabinet said at the time they could not have taken part due to a parliament session held that day.

Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday (Jan. 30) he would cancel a request made by his predecessor for a top court to rule on whether an international treaty combating violence against women complied with the country's constitution.

More than 175 million zlotys - that's how much has been collected during this year's Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. The counting goes on and the final sum should be revealed soon. The gathered funds will be spent on medical equipment for pulmonology wards in Polish hospitals. Will the fundraiser break another record? Let's take a look at previous Grand Finales.

Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar met on Monday (Jan. 29) in Warsaw with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi. At a joint press conference, Bodnar stressed Warsaw was waiting for the European Commission to approve Poland's bid to join the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO). He called it "an important process for the Polish prosecution service, revolutionary in itself".

For the 19th time in a row, Warsaw celebrated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Friday's commemorations, organized by the Shalom Foundation at the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto in Warsaw, were attended Polish state officials and as well as Warsaw authorities.

"I have a simple message to former MPs Mr Kamiński and Mr Wąsik: by all means, they can show up in the Sejm, but they will do so on my terms," speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia told TVN24 on Thursday (Jan. 25). Hołownia once more underscored that the two former ministers "are not MPs" any more.

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday (Jan. 25) it was "deeply concerned over the reports from Belarus regarding another wave of massive searches and arrests among former prisoners of conscience and relatives of persons currently incarcerated by the regime on political grounds".

"It's obvious, and not only to me, that chairman Kaczyński wants to entangle president Duda in all possible ways and does so because he has political interest in it, but also because he truly detests the president," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the parliament on Thursday (Jan. 25).

Poland's cabinet on Wednesday (Jan. 24) approved a draft law to restore prescription-free emergency contraception, reversing a restriction introduced by the previous nationalist government in 2017 and delivering on a pledge of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Poland's new representative at the World Bank will be Mariusz Krukowski, currently chief adviser at the European Investment Bank, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday (Jan. 24).

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday (Jan. 23) pardoned two members of the former government, who were then released from prison at his urging, in line with demands from the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party that lost power last month.

I decided to launch pardon proceedings under the procedure outlined in the Criminal Code. It has been carried out in full. A pardon order has been issued. I call for the immediate release of both Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday (Jan. 23).

Poland's justice ministry said on Tuesday (Jan. 23) that the pardon procedure case files regarding imprisoned former ministers Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik have been sent to President Andrzej Duda. In the opinion attached to the files, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar recommended the president not use the right of pardon. The decision is now in the hands of President Duda, who is to hold a press conference at 5:30 p.m.

We welcome our Polish allies taking steps to continue to support our Ukrainian partners - U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday (Jan. 22), commenting on Prime Minister Donald Tusk's visit to Kyiv. Tusk reassured President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Poland would support Ukraine's bid to join the EU and NATO.

Social media company X's platform has less antisemitic content compared with other applications, according to audits it has commissioned, X owner Elon Musk said on Monday (Jan. 22) at a conference on combating antisemitism.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday (Jan. 22) in Kyiv that the situation at the border with Ukraine had become "clearly better." Tusk's Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal said at a joint press briefing that he counts on Poland's support in negotiations regarding Ukraine's EU and NATO accession.

Elon Musk privately visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau site of a former Nazi German concentration camp on Monday (Jan. 22) before speaking later at a conference on rising antisemitism, after his social media platform X came under fire for some content.

The leaders of Poland and Ukraine pledged on Monday (Jan. 22) to tackle a thorny political dispute that had hampered their critical wartime alliance and boost defence cooperation as Russia's invasion grinds towards its third year. "Poland will do everything to increase Ukraine's chances of victory in this war," Tusk said at a joint media briefing.

Poland has met the final conditions needed to gain access to 76 billion euros ($83 billion) in funds from the European Union's 2021-2027 budget, a minister said on Friday (Jan. 19), but Brussels said it was still assessing the situation.