A Polish charity helping victims of child abuse committed by Catholic priests condemned the church's unapologetic response to its allegations as "offensive" on Monday.

Alcohol spiked with drugs, loss of consciousness and large sums of money withdrawn from accounts. Many men claim that strip clubs are "thieving factories" and that mainly foreign tourists fall victim of its illegal practice. They often notify the police, but the investigations are usually discontinued. Watch the full report by "Superwizjer" TVN journalists Robert Socha and Maciej Dopierała entitled: "Strip Club Scam".

Polish Minister of Entrepreneurship and Technology Jadwiga Emilewicz and German Minister of Economy Peter Altmaier signed, on Monday in Berlin, a joint declaration on adapting a long-term industrial strategy adjusted to the challenges of global competition.

For now, the prosecutor's office will not begin an investigation into Gerald Birgfellner's claim that Jarosław Kaczyński defrauded him. On Thursday, the Austrian businessman was questioned for the 6th time and will be questioned once again in April.

The head of Polish diplomacy Jacek Czaputowicz made his annual speech before the Sejm. He promised to be active in the discussion on the future of the European Union. He added, however, that he resents the EU's attempt to tie the disbursement of funds to the rule of law.

A man wielding a knife attacked two women, including one teenager, in front of a police station in Białystok. The 40-year-old suspect was arrested. It is believed that a badly parked car was the cause of the incident.

He sowed rhubarb and reaped millions. A cunning investor from Kraków received a valuable land due to a law known as "squatter's rights" or "adverse possession". The owner of the land, the Cracow University of Technology lost its years-long battle in court and the successful investor has already flipped the property for 10 millon zlotys to the city of Kraków.

A battalion of S-400 missile defence systems on Friday stepped into combat duty in Russia's Kaliningrad region, the westernmost part of country sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania.

A government programme called "Local connections" has been declared by the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and the Minister of Infrastructure Andrzej Adamczyk. Eight hundred million zlotys has been earmarked for the project annually and the trips are to cost 1 zloty per kilometre. The bill is expected to come into force at the end of May.

Tragedy in a hospital in Kutno, central Poland. Due to his aggressive behaviour, a 37-year-old patient was strapped to his bed. At night, his mattress caught fire leading to burns on 70 percent of his body and ultimately, in spite of all the doctors could do, to his death. The prosecutor's office is investigating the incident.

The government is playing a high-stakes game with teachers. There are no talks and no new offers on the table, but the Polish Teachers' Union is preparing for a countrywide strike. Although the Solidarity Teachers' Union is occupying the Lesser Poland Board of Education, it aims to avoid a larger strike. The question is: At what price?

European Union leaders will consider pressing Britain to delay Brexit by at least a year to find a way through its domestic deadlock, the chair of next week's EU summit said on Thursday.

Poland's ruling nationalist party aims to stem a decline in its popularity ahead of two key elections this year with warnings that opposition support for LGBT education is a threat to Polish culture and should be blocked wherever possible.

A news kiosk inside Poland's parliament was found to be selling a newspaper with an article instructing readers on "How to recognise a Jew", drawing accusations that lawmakers were happy to tolerate anti-Semitism.

More European allies in NATO increased defence spending in 2018, with sharp rises in the Baltics, Poland and the Netherlands, but only six governments met a target sought by the United States - while Germany lagged and Canadian outlays fell.

Between the 1st of January 1990 and 30th June 2018, 382 cases of sex abuse of minors were reported, of which 198 victims were younger than 15 years old and 184 over 15 - according to the data revealed by the Polish Episcopal Conference on Thursday.

Pensioners are receiving a raise while the Polish budget saw a surplus of 6,6 billion zlotys at the beginning of this year. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

The chief of Podlasie police has been reprimanded for calling on people to write anonymous letters about a Civic Platform MP.

British lawmakers on Wednesday rejected leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario, paving the way for a vote to seek to delay Brexit until at least the end of June.

Hungary's pro-government media continued to publish anti-EU messages on Wednesday despite a promise by a government official to halt the campaign during talks with a centre-right European grouping on Tuesday.

Pope Francis on Friday branded anti-Semitism part of a wave of "depraved hatred" sweeping some countries and urged everyone to be vigilant against it.

The Catholic Church in Poland is set to release data concerning paedophilia on Thursday. It is expected to cover all cases of child sex abuse by priests since 1990. One victim who has received compensation has spoken out. She won a one million zloty payment from the Society of Christ Fathers and will also receive 800 zlotys per month for life. The society, though, is appealing to the Supreme Court.

The government has a contingency plan for the looming prospect of a teachers' strike during the exam period. It would involve teachers from other schools substituting for those on strike. Of course, they would have to find teachers willing to do so and tensions are rising.

Scores of Polish farmers, many wearing fluorescent jackets similar to those worn by protestors in France's "yellow vest" movement blocked rush hour traffic in central Warsaw on Wednesday with piles of burning straw, apples and a pig carcass strewn across the road.

The Commissioner for Children's Rights vs the Mayor of Warsaw. This is in connection with the LGBT Declaration signed by Rafał Trzaskowski. Though the Warsaw's mayor signed the document less than a month ago, it has only now entered the realm of public debate. All of this due to Jarosław Kaczyński's words during the Law and Justice's party convention that took place last weekend.

It was the confirmation of Poland's sovereignity and independence, as it was was leaving the Russian sphere of influence and entering the West - this how President Andrzej Duda described Poland's accession to NATO. Monday marked the 20th anniversary of signing the treaty.

The European Union's aviation safety regulator on Tuesday suspended all flights in the bloc by Boeing 737 MAX planes in the biggest setback yet for the U.S. planemaker following a crash in Ethiopia that killed 157 people.

I have decided to close Polish airspace for Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircrafts, the President of Poland's Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) Piotr Samson informed on Tuesday. He also expressed his hope that the whole European airspace would be closed for the said aircrafts as soon as possible.

The founders of a statue in Gdańsk of a priest active in Poland's Solidary movement, who has also been accused of paedophilia, voluntarily took down the statue after local councillors voted to remove it.

The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity telethon raised a record 175,9 million zlotys. It's almost 50 million more than last year. The charity's president, Jerzy Owsiak made the announcement in the European Solidarity Centre in Gdańsk. He made reference to Gdańsk mayor Paweł Adamowicz who was murdered during this year's fundraiser.