I just wanted to see minister Wąsik to ask him how he feels and to simply greet him as a colleague, but above all Mrs Wąsik, the wife, has asked me to pay this visit - chief of the PiS party Jarosław Kaczyński told reporters on Friday (Jan. 19) in front of the prison in Przytuły Stare. He went there to visit Maciej Wąsik, one of the former ministers sentenced by court to two years behind bars for abuse of power.

Visiting EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Friday (Jan. 19) he hopes there will be support from all sides in Poland, including the president, for restoring the rule of law, which could allow Poland access to billions of euros of frozen EU funds.

I hear speculation that there might be a snap election. I don't see such possibility at all - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday (Jan. 18) in Davos. "I hope I will be able to easily sign this budget. I would like for the government to be able to carry out the budget responsibly," he added.

Joanna Kulig has become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Polish actress announced the big news in an Instagram post with a photo of her taking part in a vote regarding this year's Oscar nominees.

A top Polish court rejected as illegal on Thursday (Jan. 18) plans to liquidate the country's state radio, television and news agency which the new pro-EU coalition government said had become propaganda outlets for the previous right-wing administration. Poland's culture ministry called the ruling invalid, arguing that the Tribunal in its current form was "not an independent and impartial" court.

World number one Iga Świątek battled back from two breaks down in the final set to beat Danielle Collins 6-4 3-6 6-4 on Thursday (Jan. 18) and reach the third round of the Australian Open for the fifth successive year.

A former Polish deputy foreign minister has been arrested on charges of speeding up visa applications in return for payment, the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) said on Wednesday (Jan. 17).

Poland's parliament has voted to remove the immunity from prosecution of a lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Jewish Hanukkah candles in the country's parliament in December, an incident that caused international outrage.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday (Jan. 17) called on the country's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar to release the two recently arrested former ministers of the no-longer-ruling Law and Justice government. Duda added he had received information that one of the imprisoned politicians - former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński - had to be force-fed due to deteriorating health condition.

Poland is considering making more ammunition and military equipment, and scouring its stores for supplies as it works on a new aid package for Ukraine, Poland's new Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Davos on Wednesday (January 17).

President Andrzej Duda spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday (Jan. 16). After the talks, Duda said that "Ukraine should be invited to join the NATO" and assured Zelenskiy that Poland's foreign policy would continue to be "a policy of support for Ukraine".

Poland needs NATO's support to secure airspace and strengthen security, the Polish president said on Tuesday (January 16) on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Duda said Poland was in the process of building a three-layered air defence and missile defence system, but underlined incidents like the recent violation of Polish airspace by Russian rocket shows the necessity to strengthen Poland's security.

World number one Iga Świątek overcame a strong early challenge from former champion Sofia Kenin to reach the second round of the Australian Open with a 7-6(2) 6-2 victory in a high quality contest on Tuesday (Jan. 16).

Poland's core inflation in December 2023 dropped to 6.9% year on year, compared to 7.3% y/y in November - the National Bank of Poland said in a statement released on Tuesday (Jan. 16). The core inflation measure is used to show inflation net of food and energy prices.

Polish truckers who have blockaded some border crossings with Ukraine since November will suspend their protest until March 1 after signing an agreement with the government, the infrastructure minister said on Tuesday (Jan. 16).

A top Polish court moved on Monday to block the dismissal of a senior prosecutor accused of involvement in the politicisation of the country's legal system, underlining the challenges the government faces delivering reforms needed to get EU funds.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that this year's local elections will be held on April 7 and 21. "I hope that April will be a good month for the Polish local governance," the PM said at a press conference on Monday (Jan. 15).

At the meeting with the president I said I could not imagine lack of cooperataion (with the president - edit.) in two obvious matters, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after Monday's talks with President Andrzej Duda. Tusk added that he and Duda stuck to their opinions regarding the rule of law understanding. He also stressed that what the president had called "rule of law terror" was "one of the most important rules" to him.

Poland's president condemned the dismissal of the state prosector on Monday (Jan. 15), escalating a conflict between the head of state and the new government as it moves to deliver on an election pledge to restore rule of law and unlock EU funds.

As this crisis related with President Duda's standpoint, who defends Mr Wąsik and Mr Kamiński, has already heated up to a very high temperature, I've turned to the president with an offer to meet as soon as possible, face to face - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in his first interview for Polish media since taking office in December. "It will take place on Monday at 11 a.m." - Tusk added.

Polish Justice Minister Adam Bodnar outlined on Friday (Jan. 12) a bill that aims to correct the way judges are appointed as a first step in rolling back the previous nationalist government's judicial reforms with a view to unfreezing EU funds.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a man working in a strategic enterprise who is believed to have been passing secret information to Polish security services, Interfax informed on Friday (Jan. 12), quoting a statement by the FSB. "Our facility in Moscow is currently gathering information regarding this matter," the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an email reply to tvn24.pl's request for comment.

Andrzej Poczobut and dozens of other political prisoners are kept incommunicado, a leader of Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, told TVN24 BiS journalist Michał Sznajder. Asked about her husband Siarhei Tsikhanousky, sentenced by the Lukashenko regime to 18 years in prison, Tsikhanouskaya said: "I don’t know if my husband is alive." "That’s hell. And we are living in this hell," she added.

We must win this great battle for sovereign and independent Poland, leader of Law and Justice (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński said during a march organized by his party supporters. Tens of housands gathered in Warsaw on Thursday (Jan. 11) to protest against the new ruling coalition, the ongoing overhaul of state-owned media, and the recent imprisonment of two former PiS ministers.

A Polish priest was arrested and charged with sex and drug crimes as well as failure to assist a person at medical risk after media reports that a man collapsed at a sex party at his home, state news agency PAP said on Thursday (Jan. 11).

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday (Jan. 11) he will seek to pardon two imprisoned former ministers - Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - and has applied to the prosecutor general for them to be released. "I plead the Gentlemen be released from prison immediately. I trust this will also ease the tensions that exist within our state," he added.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday (Jan. 11) that bringing the central bank governor Adam Glapiński before the State Tribunal requires a qualified majority of votes in parliament.

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Wednesday (Jan. 10) spoke on a phone with his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz. "Key topics of the ministerial consultations included bilateral issues, the situation in the Middle East, and Russia’s assault on Ukraine," the Polish MFA said in a statement published at its website.

Citizens of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain enjoy having the strongest passports in the world - according to the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index. The Polish passport has maintained its high position in the ranking.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday (January 10) that he was deeply shaken by the arrests of former members of government Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik and vowed he would not rest until they were freed. "This case has been very controversial from the very beginning, and for most of the public there is no doubt that it is, in fact, a political case," the president added.