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Chief of State Protection Service: road accidents simply happen

Accidents do happen, says the chief of the State Protection Service. Still however, according to General Tomasz Miłkowski, the state official in Poland are well-protected. This is how the general commented on a latest streak of car accidents, involving the deputy prime minister and other high-ranking officials.

United States Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher in an exclusive interview for TVN24

"It's quite remarkable what Poland has accomplished in 30 years. I'm excited and proud to be here because I feel I'm at a moment when history is being made," said the United States Ambassador to Poland Georgette Mosbacher in an exclusive interview for TVN24. American diplomat has just recently begun her mission in Poland. U.S. In February 2018, U.S. President Donald Trump nominated Georgette Mosbacher to be the successor to Paul W. Jones. After her nomination was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in July, the new Ambassador assumed office on the 6th of September. Now, after nearly two months of diplomatic duties, Georgette Mosbacher shares her views on the latest and most important issues, such as energy, military and economic cooperation between Poland and the United States.

Council of the EU will discuss rule of law in Poland on 12 November

Ministers of European Affairs from the EU member-states will discuss the situation in Poland again on 12 November, Polish Press Agency learned from sources in the EU. There will be no hearing, however, only a briefing on recent developments. This decision was taken at the EU ambassadors' meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.

Foreign ministry says justice minister's questioning of EU Treaty was baseless

Foreign ministry's statement on Prosecutor General Zbigniew Ziobro's motion to the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) regarding Polish judges' preliminary questions to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), is informing and expert-like in nature; it does not question the admissability of such motion, nor does it argue with its contents, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson's office underscored.

Business news. Nov. 12 to be work-free day. Poles abroad send millions back home

Monday November 12 in Poland will be a work-free day. President Andrzej Duda will ratify the law, Andrzej Duda's spokesperson confirmed on Twitter. Billions of zlotys are coming to Poland from emigrants. According to the National Central Bank, in the second quarter of 2018 alone, almost 4 billions zlotys were sent back to Poland in remissions. There's a huge opportunity for Ukrainians and a big threat for Polish business, as Germany will soon open its market to Ukrainians.

Citizen's arrest. Drunk driver forced to pull over by another driver

Citizen's arrest of a drunk driver in Warmian-Masurian voivodeship caught on tape. A man decided to take action when he noticed suspicious behaviour on the road. The author of the clip was driving to the cinema with his family when he noticed a suspiciously behaving driver. He overtook him and forced him to pull over on a hard shoulder. When he approached the car he could smell alcohol, so he took the driver's keys and called the police, which showed up after fifteen minutes.

Pirates who abducted eight Polish sailors near Nigeria demanded a ransom

Pirates who abducted 11 people, including 8 Poles from the Pomerania Sky ship near the coast of Nigeria demanded a ransom for their release. Who did they contact and the status of the negotiations remain unclear, but the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Warsaw assures that they will everything they can to set the sailors free. According to experts, it's in the best interest of the kidnappers not to torture the hostages or harm them in any other way, as they are the only guarantee of ransom.

Donald Tusk's hearing before Amber Gold commission set for 5 November

The Amber Gold Affair Investigative Commission has scheduled the hearing of former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk for the 5th of November. Mr Tusk has declared that as long as he would be available on that day, he should come to Warsaw. The former PM, currently the President of the European Council, is supposed to be the last witness to testify before the Amber Gold parliamentary commission.

Court orders Polish PM to rectify words about Kraków authorities' smog policy

Kraków Court of Appeals has sustained the appeal by the Mayor of Kraków Jacek Majchrowski against the ruling of the lower instance District Court. It means that the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki will have to rectify in the next 48 hours, his words regarding Kraków authorities' actions aimed at tackling the problem of smog. The decision has been made under the faster, electoral mode.

Two dangerous convicts accused of sharing child pornography

The investigation has been completed in the case of child pornography in computers in the centre for the most dangerous criminals. The forbidden content was found in the possession of two men convicted of sexual crimes against minors. One of them is the serial murderer, Mariusz T. Both men were sent to the centre on the basis of the so-called "law on beasts". Both men have been formally accused by the prosecutor.

Police in Łódź is looking for a man suspected of killing 28-year-old Paulina

The police in Łódź are holding three people in connection with the murder of 28-year-old Paulina who disappeared one week ago. Her body was found after five days. The woman was last seen at night. Security cameras recorded her in the company of an unknown man. It is unknown where he is and why he killed. Paulina's murderer is still on the loose. Those being held knew about what had happened to the woman, but didn't inform the law enforcement agencies. One of them, a 38-year-old citizen of Georgia is thought to have impeded the discovery of the crime and its perpetrator.

EU wants new regulations that would make people drink tap water instead of bottled

The European Union is looking to introduce regulations that would make us drink tap water, instead of buying plastic bottles. Experts are trying to convince the public that not only it is safe, it's good for you and its quality will soon get even better. The European Commission has estimated that if bottled water was replaced by tap water, then household budgets across the EU would save over 600 million euros a year.

New mayor of Warsaw visited Radom to express support for incumbent mayor

"We've come to Radom first because Warsaw and Radom must continue close cooperation. Tomorrow and the day after I will visit further dozen cities, as we're all working very hard to encourage Poles to take part in the election run-offs," said the new Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski on Monday. Trzaskowski visited Radom to express support for the current mayor of the second-largest city in Masovian voivodeship, Radosław Witkowski who will face Law and Justice's candidate Wojciech Skurkiewicz in the second round of local elections. Another person who supports Witkowski is the Mayor of Lublin, Krzysztof Żuk.

Polish President won't participate in November's Independence March organised by nationalists

President Andrzej Duda will not participate in the Independence March organised by nationalist circles, even though he himself invited former presidents and representatives of all political circles to it. The participation of the head of state in a march where racist and xenophobic slogans appear sparked controversy in the first place. The president's spokesman said that Mr Duda wanted to be sure that during the march, there would only be red-and-white Polish flags, but the organisers weren't able to ensure that no other banners or symbols would be carried.

Poland's ruling party divided over controversial spot about immigrants

It was one of the most constroversial political ads in Polish history. At first, it divided the public, now it's dividing the government. Some of the members say that the ad published by Law and Justice and depicting Poland overrun by Muslim immigrants allowed in by the opposition, was wrong and morally unjustified. The opposition says that this outrage is fake and cynical like the ad itself.

Deputy justice minister: Poland will comply with the ECJ ruling on Supreme Court law

The Polish government will implement the decision by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the Deputy Minister of Justice, Michał Wójcik has announced. According to that decision, Poland will return to the situation before the amedment to the extremely controversial law on the Supreme Court. The opposition says, although this is not a final verdict, but a temporary measure, it's a clear sign and signal that Law and Justice is breaching judicial independence.