Hungary and Poland said on Thursday they have gone to the European Court of Justice to challenge tighter European Union rules on the employment of workers from low-pay EU states.

The Polish government said on Thursday that a new decree will banish the worst-quality coal from the market, improving air quality, but environmentalists said a two-year delay means the government is favouring the mining industry over public health.

Lawmakers took up a citizens'-initiative bill which calls for a liquidation of the requirement to vaccinate, except for certain cases. Getting rid of the compulsory vaccination is being criticised by experts. The National Sanitary Inspectorate is sounding the alarm that in Poland there is noticeable rise in cases of measles compared to the same period of last year.

Charges have been brought against the Polish drivers who made a race track out of Slovakian public roads, killing one man. Three reckless men were driving luxury cars. Among them was a yound journalist who had the vehicle on a test drive. The joyride ended in tragedy. In addition to killing one person, they also injured two others.

The District Court in Warsaw rejected an appeal by Marek Falenta's barristers to postpone his punishment of 2,5 years in prison, regarding the so-called "tape scandal". At the same time the court suspended on Tuesday the execution of the punishment until a "possible complaint is examined".

The "tape scandal" is coming back like a boomerang. New recordings published by Onet.pl feature the current prime minister when he was a banker five years ago. Mateusz Morawiecki admits to liberal views, speaks warmly about Angela Merkel and uses a bit of foul language, contrasting the image he presents today. At the time of their release Law and Justice called the recordings "tapes of truth". Now they say they are just a "reheated meal".

The European Commission has officially filed a lawsuit against Poland in the European Court of Justice. The reason is the judicial reform by Law and Justice. In accordance with the earlier annoucement, the Commission will also demand an expedited procedure.

Thanks to it's reliability and their innovation they came in first. Students from the University of Technology in Łódź beat their rivals with their solar-powered car. They won the 24-hour race at the European Solar Challenge in Belgium.

A little boy swallowed a little safety-pin and obviously had a very big problem. The parents of the 6-month-old took the the boy to a local hospital where doctors transferred him to a larger hospital. Not by ambulance, however. The parents had to drive him there themselves. While on route, began to choke, so the parents flagged down a police car for an escort and averted greater danger. Once there, however, the child was transferred yet again to another hospital, in Wrocław. Only there, the long story had its happy ending.

It's the end of an era. The end of the telegram in Poland. The Polish Post Office gave people until the end of September to send their last ones. From October on, it's all just history.

Large protest of policemen, firemen and border guards who are all demanding increase in wages. Wearing their uniforms and blowing whistles and horns, protesters marched through the centre of Warsaw to the prime minister's office in what they described as the biggest protest in the history of the Polish security services.

Higher oil prices mean higher prices for consumers. Poland is on a par with Germany as far as unemployment is concerned, with 3,4 percent in August. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

Nearly eighty years after they first arrived, a group of Poles returned on Sunday to the western Indian city of Jamnagar where they found sanctuary after fleeing the Soviet occupation of Poland during World War Two.

The Supreme Court sent on Wednesday four questions with request for preliminary ruling to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The questions are identical to those sent by seven Supreme Court judges on 2nd of August, 2018, the Supreme Court's press office told Polish Press Agency (PAP).

An arm of the Catholic Church in Poland plans to ask the Supreme Court to annul a ruling requiring it to pay one million zloty ($269,300) to a victim of a paedophile priest who belonged to the congregation, it said on Wednesday.

Poland is following in the footsteps of the United States, with the help of innovative medical professionals. A new E-Kiosk lets you take your blood pressure, check percent saturation or do an EKG with immidiate results. All you have to do is put your hand in the machine and wait. And it's all for free.

Racist behaviour was met with a courageous reaction. On a tram in Katowice, a man verbally attacked another because of his ethnicity. Only one person stood up in his defense - a female journalist from TVN24. Shortly after the incident was made public, the aggressor turned himself in and has been charged with a hate crime.

The Polish Court of Appeals upheld on Tuesday a landmark ruling granting a million zloty ($268,000) in compensation to a victim of sexual abuse by a Catholic priest, accepting that the Church in Poland was responsible for its priest's crimes.

First, it was an Irish court that asked, now it's a Spanish one. European court question whether people extradited to Poland will receive a fair trial as there are doubts on the indepedence of the Polish judiciary. The Regional Court in Rzeszów is being asked four crucial questions to which they have 10 days to reply. Depending on the answers, the court in Spain may extradite one of its citizens to Poland, after a warrant was issued for his arrest.

The so-called tape scandal has returned. This time with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in its crosshairs. The scandal largely affected members of Civic Platform, when they were in the ruling coalition several years ago. Secretly recorded conversations of the politicians and the business elite, were made by waiters at two upscale restaurants in Warsaw. It sparked outrage and accusations of corruption among those politicians and could be seen as a catalist to the shift in ruling party's after the elections. Now the Onet.pl website is reporting that Mateusz Morawiecki was allegedly recorded discussing questionable real estate deals. The prime minister is denying the accusations and there is no proof if such a recording still exists.

More than 20,000 policemen, firemen, border and prison guards gathered on Tuesday in Warsaw to call for better working conditions and pay increases.

The ban on Sunday trade is not enough, according to "Solidarność" trade union, which demands further changes. Poland is increasing its gold reserves. Members of the Polish volley ball team which just won their second world championship in a row, will share 200,000 dollars between themselves.

Reckless race between luxurious cars ended in tragedy. A deadly accident took place in Northern Slovakia. A very risky, high-speed overtaking attempt resulted in a head-on collision. A 57-year-old Slovakian citizen, who was driving from the opposite direction with his family, died in an ambulance. All three Polish drivers who were racing heard charges on Monday.

It's loud in the Sejm right now about an investigative report by TVN "Superwizjer" programme. The report uncovered the activities of politicians of Law and Justice, regarding the so-called Radom Pact. The opposition is demanding that during the current parliamentary session, the minister of infrastructure presents information on how and why the planned course of the S12 express way changed, as well as who influenced that decision.

There was a complaint, but not anymore. The Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) withdrew its appeal from the Supreme Court. In result of the appeal, the Supreme Court sending questions for preliminary ruling to the European Court of Justice, regarding recent reforms to the judicial system. ZUS was concerned that the state budget was losing money, now the opposition is asking what happened that the institution changed its mind, and could this be a political decision.

A priest from Gorzów Wielkopolski has been caught red-handed growing marijuana. He not only smoked the substance, but also made edibles out of it. Although he claimed it was all for personal use, he did share it with others. The priest has expressed remorse, but he won't avoid punishment.

The poorest pensioners will get extra 50 zlotys. Expectations of Ukrainians working in Poland are incresing. Good news for small-scale food producers.

It was a double anniversary for Lech Wałęsa. In the Baltic Opera House in Gdańsk, the former president celebrated his birthday and the 35th anniversary of being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. For the occasion about 500 guests showed up. Among them was the President of the European Council Donald Tusk, who presented Mr Wałęsa with birthday wishes

March for Equality took place in Toruń on Saturday. The manifestation of LGBT community supporters happened under the slogan "Let's be visible". According to organisers some 1500 people took part in the event.

An ideological crusade is not the job of the local government, Law and Justice's Chairman Jarosław Kaczyński shouted from the podium during a convention in Poznań. He referring to the candidate for the Mayor of Poznań, who is running on the list of the Civic Coalition.