Speaking at ceremonies in Warsaw commemorating the 1920 Battle of Warsaw and celebrating Polish Armed Forces Day on Wednesday, Polish President Andrzej Duda said that "we, the Poles, are extremely proud of our soldiers."

Michał Dworczyk, who heads Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's office, said on Thursday that the PM's visit in Latvia on Wednesday underscores Poland's activity in NATO, especially its efforts to strengthen the alliance's eastern flank.

President Andrzej Duda thanked Poland's soldiers for their service as the country celebrated Armed Forces Day on Wednesday. President's speech was followed by a military parade that was held for the first time on the Wisłostrada, a street running along the river Vistula.

President Andrzej Duda handed over on Wednesday in Warsaw ten promotions to the rank of general and one to the rank of admiral; the Chief of Polish General Staff, General Rajmund Andrzejczak was nominated Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces during wartime.

Poland will hold local elections on October 21 with a second round on November 4, according to a document published on Tuesday on the website of the Journal of Laws.

President's decision regarding the amendment to the Electoral Code that changes European election rules will be announced on Thursday," said the Deputy Chief of the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, Paweł Mucha on Tuesday.

Today, we take next step in infringement procedure to protect the independence of the Polish Supreme Court. The Polish law is incompatible with EU law as it undermines the principle of judicial independence, including the irremovability of judges - the European Commission wrote on Twitter on Tuesday.

The four time European champion in hammer throw Anita Włodarzyk has returned from Berlin in a flashy bus painted in gold, full of her fans and relatives. Residents of her hometown of Rawicz awaited Włodarczyk's arrival on the market square and sang songs to greet her.

I'm glad to see Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz understand that it's impossible to hold official commemorations at Westerplatte without the presence of the Polish Army; the obsevances should be held with full military ceremonial - the Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak said on Tuesday.

We've been worrying that the new commission members who lack judges' experience may not be able to fulfil their duties, but all the problems seem to be gone; it looks that the elections will go as planned - said the Chairman of the National Electoral Committee (PKW) Wojciech Hermeliński.

"We've expected that our arguments regarding changes in the Polish judiciary may not convince the European Commission, not because they are weak, but because the Commission is acting politically," said the Deputy Minister of Justice Łukasz Piebiak.

Mayor of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz has invited the Minister of Defense Mariusz Błaszczak to the observances of the anniversary of WWII outbreak at Westerplatte. "We find it important to include the Polish Army representatives in the commemorations," Mr Adamowicz wrote in a letter to the the minister.

The President met on Monday with the signatories of the letter in which they appeal to him to veto the amendment changing the Electoral Code provisions regarding the European election rules.

Polish football champions Legia Warszawa appointed Portuguese former star Ricardo Sa Pinto as manager. Chairman Dariusz Mioduski hopes the decision will lead end the crisis and put the club back on the winning track.

It still remains unclear whether the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will respect the expected ECJ's ruling regarding the Polish Supreme Court law.

"We will meet at an exceptional parade," says defense minister Błaszczak. The opposition raises concerns over the state of the Polish Army, and Warsaw drivers are taking a big forced detour.

A Polish ceramics company has revealed they were commissioned by the United States Central Intelligence Agency to produce an exclusive set of crockery bearing the agency's logo.

A fifth body was found on Friday in the wreckage of an Alaska sightseeing plane that crashed near North America's tallest peak, leaving no doubt the pilot perished with his four Polish passengers on the steep mountainside, authorities said.

Another two candidates have withdrawn their applications for Supreme Court judge position, according to the information issued by the National Council of the Judiciary. One of the candidates who decided not to apply is a solicitor and the other's a junior specialist in the Supreme Court Research and Analyses Office.

Nobel prize-winning scientist Marie Curie was the most influential woman in history, Britain's BBC found in a poll on Thursday, highlighting her role in curing cancer.

A total of six Arabian horses were sold at the prestigious Pride of Poland auction in the country’s celebrated stud farm of Janów Podlaski in eastern Poland on Sunday, netting their owners a combined EUR 501,000.

With seven gold medals, four silver and one bronze, Poland led the overall medal table until the last event when Great Britain won its seventh gold medal, in men's 4x100m relay at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin.

The Minister of Maritime Economy and Inland Waterways Marek Gróbarczyk has criticized Poland's Defence Ministry's plan to buy from Australia used frigates for the Polish Navy.

Over 111,000 Poles murdered during the so-called Polish operation conducted by the Soviet NKVD in the years 1937-1938 were commemorated at the Monument to the Fallen and Murdered in the East in Warsaw on Saturday.

Justyna Święty-Ersetic (AZS AWF Katowice) was the first to reach the finish line in the 400 metre dash with 50,41 and won the gold medal in European Athlethic Championships in Berlin. Shortly after, Adam Kszczot won his gold in 800 metres after getting his best result this year - 1.44,59. Finally, Polish runners won woman's 4x400 metres relay race to grab third gold in a row on Saturday.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Friday visited the centenary rally of the Polish Scouting and Guiding Association (ZHP) in Gdańsk, northern Poland, and said that the country's scouting movement is firmly etched in Polish independence.

Michał Kwiatkowski has won road bicycle race Tour de Pologne. Britain's Simon Yates came first in the last stage around Bukowina Tatrzańska.

Funeral ceremonies of the late Tomasz Stańko were held on Friday at the Powązki Military Cemetary. The last farewell to the legend of Polish jazz was attented by his family, friends and various artists.

"Cold War", by Oscar-winning Polish director Paweł Pawlikowski, will open the 24th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) on Friday, the largest film competition and industry platform in a region stretching from Vienna to Istanbul.

Urn with ashes of General Zbigniew Ścibor-Rylski was buried on Friday at the Powązki Cemetary in Warsaw. General Ścibor-Rylski (nom de guerre "Motyl" - The Butterfly) has died aged 101. He was a participant of the Warsaw Uprising, Chairman of the Association of Warsaw Insurgents and a member of the initiative group of the Warsaw Rising Museum.