More people moved to Portugal last year than left for the first time since 2010, as the economy posted its strongest growth in nearly two decades, a report by the government's migration agency showed on Tuesday.

All of the crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including eight Polish nationals, are safe and will be reunited with their families, Poland's Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.

Poland's government has cast its defeat to the European Union over judicial appointments as only a tactical retreat on the way to cementing its nationalist, eurosceptic agenda.

The shortlist for this year's Oscar nominees for Best Foreign Language Film has been revealed. Paweł Pawlikowski's award-winning movie "Cold War" has made it to the list. The Polish director's film "Ida" won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 2015, becoming the first Polish film to do so.

Nearly 200 nations overcame political divisions on Saturday (December 15) to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal, but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming.

Polish movie, theatre and TV director, Kazimierz Kutz died on Tuesday. His wife informed about his passing. The renowned director was 89 years old. Kutz was originally from Upper Silesia and on many occasions emphasised that "he would go anywhere, as long as he could do some good for Silesia". This region of southern Poland, as well as its residents often played a central part in his movies. He directed the so-called Silesian Trilogy which included "Salt of the Black Earth," "Pearl in the Crown" and "Beads of a Rosary". Kazimierz Kutz was a keen politician. In 1997 he was elected senator in the ranks of Liberty Union. He won the ticket on four other occasions as well: in 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2011, as Civic Platform's candidate or non-affiliated candidate.

On Wednesday, at this year's last session, the European Commission will examine recent developments in Poland regarding the rule of law. The Commission's spokeswoman said on Tuesday that although changes to the Supreme Court law are going in the right direction, the amendment still haven't entered into force.

I will call on Warsaw City Council to schedule a session for Wednesday; I shall recommend a return to the initial idea of a 98-percent discount for those who want switch from perpetual usufruct to full ownership, said the Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski. It was me who encouraged the councilors to vote for lowering of the discount, he added.

It is thanks to the sacrifice of victims of December '70 that we, the contemporary Poles, may live in yet again independent and sovereign homeland, wrote President Andrzej Duda in a letter to the participants of the 48th anniversary of December 1970 events commemorations in Gdynia.

The United States found itself isolated in the 193-member United Nations General Assembly on Monday over Washington's concerns about the promotion of abortion and a voluntary plan to address the global refugee crisis.

The European Union agreed on Monday to a goal of cutting carbon emissions from cars by 37.5 percent in a decade, finally settling differences between vehicle-producing countries and environmentally-conscious lawmakers.

Ukrainian activists gathered on Monday in central Kiev to protest against the detention of Ukrainian navy officers by Russia after an incident in the Kerch Strait.

President Andrzej Duda has signed the amendment to the Supreme Court law that allows the judges who were sent to retirement after reaching 65 years of age to return to the court duties, informed the Deputy Chief of the President's Chancellery Paweł Mucha on Monday evening.

Polish State Fire Service has intervened nearly 2,700 times over the weekend. Twelve people lost their lives in fires. There were 73 interventions in connection to carbon monoxide release. On Saturday, one person died due carbon monoxide poisoning.

Negotiators from nearly 200 countries on Saturday agreed on a package of the implementation guidelines, or a common rulebook of the landmark 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.

Security guards ejected two independent lawmakers from Hungary's state television building on Monday after they tried to read out a petition, a day after police used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters in Budapest.

Volunteers have been eagerly joining Poland's volunteer militia at a rapid rate, but the country's defence ministry seems to be reining in ambitions for the formation, conceived to help defend the eastern European state from a possible invasion.

The Court of Justice of the European Union in the final ruling has reaffirmed its decision to order Poland to suspend the laws on the Supreme Court regarding the retirement of the judges.

Pensions in Poland aren't very high and it looks like it won't get any better, largely due to the demographic problem. Inflation in Poland is holding back. Most Poles will spend between 400 and 500 zlotys for Christmas dinner. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.

A group of protesting farmers were blocking the S8 road towards Wrocław. As the leader of AGROunia organisation Michał Kołodziejczak said: "the farmers blocking the road were lied to yet again". The protesters were mostly pig and poultry producers who say they struggle to stay in business due to too low wholesale prices.

Ukraine chose the leader of a new national church on Saturday, marking an historic split from Russia its leaders see as vital to the country's security and independence.

The Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday that a fifth person had died from their wounds following Tuesday's Strasbourg Christmas market shooting.

Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro and National Public Prosecutor Bogdan Święczkowski are withholding "three years of operation of an organised crime group inside SKOK Wołomin" as this credit union was at that time under the supervision of Law and Justice senator Grzegorz Bierecki, claim Civic Platform MPs. Throughout the week appeared a controversy regarding Mr Bierecki's testimony in regard to SKOK, as neither the National Public Prosecutor, nor the senator himself were able to ascertain when the hearing took place. For a moment the senator claimed that he did not testify at all, but shortly after, he changed his mind.

A heavy punishment for a man and a woman who were behind the house of tortures. The way in which the mother of two boys and together with her boyfriend is hard to describe in words. The 7- and 9-year-old boys were beaten, burned with cigarettes, fed raw meat and raped. All this happened in the centre for victim of violence. The court in Koszalin sentenced the couple - the woman for 15 years and the man for 25 years in prison.

"Cold War" by Paweł Pawlikowski has been named the best picture of the year at the European Film Awards ceremony that took place on Saturday in Seville. The movie also scooped awards for the best director, screenwriter, actress and editing.

Nearly 200 nations overcame political divisions on Saturday to agree on rules for implementing a landmark global climate deal but critics say it is not ambitious enough to prevent the dangerous effects of global warming.

United Nations' climate talks to agree on the rules of the 2015 Paris Agreement became deadlocked late on Saturday over the monitoring of carbon credits to reduce emissions, in marathon negotiations which have already overrun.

European Union (EU) leaders Thursday made it clear to British Prime Minister Theresa May that renegotiations on the Brexit agreement is a non-starter.

European Union leaders on Friday backed a plan to tackle fake news on the internet and the bloc's chief executive rounded on one of the EU chiefs, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, as one of the main culprits in spreading disinformation.

Another day of farmers' protest, another day of traffic problems. Although the minister of energy reassured yet again that prices of energy in Poland won't go up, many people are still uncertain and prepare for an increase. Great success achieved by a Polish games producing company. Business news from Poland with Mateusz Walczak.