Electricity in Poland is set to be a lot more expensive which means price hikes overall. Poland imports massive amount of poisonous diesel cars that don't adhere to current emissions requirements. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Ryanair will press ahead with plans to move Polish staff on to self-employed contracts, Ryanair's Chief Marketing Officer Kenny Jacobs said in an interview with Reuters.

Forty years ago, on the 16th of October, the Archbishop of Kraków Karol Wojtyła became Pope John Paul II. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI, who served from 1522 to 1523. He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. John Paul II has been credited with being instrumental in bringing down Communism in Central and Eastern Europe.

Mateusz Waligóra has become the first-ever person to cross the Gobi desert alone. The Polish traveller began in the town of Bulgan in Western Mongolia, nearly two months ago.

Poznań Game Arena 2018. A three-day festival for game players and fans of multimedia fun. Prereleased game showing, presentation of the hottest equipment and e-sports tournaments were just some of the attractions for both old and young alike. It's the largest event of this kind in Cenrtral-Eastern Europe.

The European Court of Justice - the highest court of the European Union - issued on Friday an injunction against the implementation of Poland's new law on the Supreme Court, freezing any changes to the existing system.

The President of the European Council in the French capital with a cutting-edge gadget. Mr Donald Tusk visited Paris and rolled around the city on a power scooter. He posted the video of his eco-tour online.

The head of the European Parliament said on Thursday EU countries who refuse to host refugees could instead pay more for EU migration and development projects in Africa, signalling possible compromise to end a bruising dispute in the bloc.

The United States suspended imports of pork from Poland on Thursday over an outbreak of the highly contagious hog disease African swine fever in that country.

Ukraine has set up a group to stop any attempt by Russia to influence next year's elections, a state security body said on Thursday.

Another person has been charged in connection with the unrest which took place on Saturday during the Equality March in Lublin. If found guilty, the man could spend 10 years in prison for assaulting a police officer.

Hackers have infected three energy and transport companies in Ukraine and Poland with sophisticated new malware and may be planning destructive cyber attacks, a software security firm said on Wednesday.

A Poznań court ruled that the Society of Christ Fathers had to pay the victim of a paedophile priest one million zlotys in damages. The society confirms that they have made the payment, however, they will take the case to the Supreme Court.

A Ukrainian Su-27 air force fighter crashed during a training exercise on Tuesday, killing both the pilot and co-pilot, a statement from the general staff said.

The EU's top official, Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister, joked on Wednesday about the removal by Polish authorities of a plaque bearing his name, saying it was more important they did not "unscrew" Poland from the European Union.

A single father, eight-year-old child and cancer. Łukasz is fighting for the life of his beloved Oliwia because she is his whole world. In order to stop the cancer from coming back, immunotherapy is needed, but the medicine isn't covered by the public health care and so the family must raise a seemingly unbearable sum all by themselves. The good news is they're halfway there.

Despite efforts to ban it, the Equality March finally did take place in Lublin on Saturday. However, the security concerns which had been raised do seem to have had some justification. The counterprotesters turned their anger against the police and eight officers were injured. Twenty one arrest have been made.

Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis suggested using European Union funds earmarked for security and defence for making agreements with North African countries to reduce the number of migrants coming to Europe while on a visit to Warsaw on Monday.

Bydgoszcz is on the brink of a natural disaster. The city is lying on a barrel of ammunition, almost literally. The local production of TNT generates hundreds of millions zlotys, as well as masses of toxic waste, which leaks into the ground waters. TVN "Superwizjer" revealed that the strong poison is circulating just under the homes of local residents.

The Polish petro-chemicals giant PGNiG has signed two contracts with American companies. They provide for long-term import of liquefied natural gas. The company's CEO has stated that this gas will be over 20 percent cheaper than Russian gas. During PGNiG's morning conference, the Polish Prime Minister and the American Ambassador to Poland also made an appearance.

Election campaign is nearly over as the electoral silence begins midnight on Friday. Rafał Trzaskowski has declared a 24-hour fight right up until the last second of campaign time. Patryk Jaki has gone even further, and has vowed not to rest for 36 hours. The polls show that Warsaw will not do without a second round of elections.

The campaign is also tense in Łódź - the third largest city in Poland. The row regarding the incumbent mayor continues. Fighting for reelection is Hanna Zdanowska who has recently been found guilty of making untrue statements in banking documents. She has been sentenced to fine and for this reason, according to the Voivode of Łódź, she should not run for office again.

The race for Warsaw mayor is in the home straight. It's the most important battle in the local elections campaign in Poland due to the economic and prestigious significance of the capital. The favourite to win is Rafał Trzaskowski who represents the opposition, but his main rival Patryk Jaki who has the support of the ruling party is not that far behind. The opposition is accusing the government of dirty tricks, for example of blackmail that if their candidate does not win, they will not support big investments in the city.

What Zbigniew Ziobro has done is interpreted by his critics as much more than just asking questions. The opposition says the government is apparently preparing to take Poland out of the European Union. Although the absolute majority of Poles claim that membership in the union is beneficial to the country, Law and Justice has been in permanent conflict with Brussels since coming to power. Now, the party's critics say that most likely Poland will either leave the block or finally become a troublemaker that no one treats seriously.

Rafał Trzaskowski received the highest support from voters in a candidates for mayor of Warsaw survey by KANTAR Millward Brown for TVN24 and "Fakty" TVN. According to the poll, the Civic Coalition's candidate would get 42 percent of votes in the first round, whereas his main rival, United Right's candidate Patryk Jaki would get 30 percent of votes. The poll also predicts that Trzaskowski would win by a large margin also in the second round.

The Polish Public Prosecutor General who is also the Minister of Justice wants to know how compatible is the Treaty of the European Union with the Polish Constitution. Zbigniew Ziobro's question is connected to one article of the treaty and he wants the Polish Constitutional Tribunal to respond. He claims that his motion concerns preliminary questions but it is also being interpreted as calling into question the validity of the European law.

The Polish President has nominated justices to the Supreme Court in spite of an injunction halting the process. President Duda claims he knew nothing of the document when he acted. A representative of Polish Judges' Association "Iustitia" has shown a document proving that it actually had been delivered to the president's office.

"Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met Mr Robert Kubica and they cleared the matter off," said the Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Adam Bielan. He was referring to another act of the tape scandal involving Mr Morawiecki. The prime minister, who had been a bank CEO at the time when he got recorded, has found himself under the wave of criticism yet again. He was caught saying that the serious injury sustained by a world-famous Polish rally driver Robert Kubica was actually a positive information from the bank's perspective, as it didn't have to sponsor Mr Kubica anymore. A group of famous Polish sports figures spoke out publicly against what they called double standards that the PM holds in regard to sportspeople.

European Union ministers discussed for the sixth time on Tuesday concerns that Poland's ruling nationalists are undercutting democratic institutions in their country, although ultimately there may be little the bloc can do about the problem.

It's the final countdown before the local elections in Poland next Sunday. All sides of the political spectrum are in a fervour. The ruling party dreams of winning in the big cities, which are the opposition's strongholds. The opposition, on the other hand, yearns for a glimmer of hope before the next year's parliamentary elections. Here's how the battlefield looks before the showdown begins.