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Central Polish Airport in Baranów? Local community raises concerns

The new Central Polish Airport. It hasn't been built yet, but it's already causing a great commotion. It is planned to be built in the small community of Baranów. The locals have doubts and raise questions. They want to know whether or not their homes will be demolished to make place for the new airport and will they really be taken care of? Will they be provided enough help to start a new life? A meeting with a representative of the government did not seem to ease their minds.

Space dreams of kids from Poznań are coming true

Primary school pupils from Poznań will have their first encounter with space. They reached the finals of the "Train Like an Astronaut" programme. Long preparations, hard work and, eventually, the final in which they could connect with the space station. Something they have been dreaming about.

"Guilty but no punishment". Court's decision in the case of interrupting exhibition devoted to General Anders

They are guilty but will not be punished. A judge in Suwałki decided that the protesters who interrupted the opening of an art exhibition, did in fact break the law. The exhibition was devoted to General Władysław Anders and his daughter was also present. She was campaigning to become a Law and Justice senator at the time and so the protesters accused her of disgracefully mixing politics and history. They were taken to court. This verdict is not legally binding.

New information on the shooting near police station in Opole

New information regarding the shooting that took place near the police station in Opole. The investigators have announced the kind of weapon thet was in the hands of the alleged perpetrator. It's still to be confirmed whether or not he fired it. The police claim that he did and that they returned fire. It resulted in the man's death.

Struggle in the Sejm building. Day 37 of protest

Struggle in the parliament building. The Speaker's Guard intervened when the mothers of disabled people tried to hang an English-language banner out of the window. They want their protest to be noticed by those attending the NATO Parliamentary Assembly that starts o Friday. Several hundred foreign guests will be in attendance.

"Nobody is forcing the protesters out of the Sejm"

"I think it would be a bad idea for Janina Ochojska to mediate the talks, as she's the one saying "you have to persist to the very end". Clearly, she represents only one side of the dialogue," said the chief of the prime minister's office, Michał Dworczyk in "Kropka nad i".

Gdańsk Arena will host 2020 Europa League final

The 2020 Europa League final will be held at the Gdańsk Arena in Poland, UEFA's president Aleksander Ceferin announced on Thursday after an executive committee meeting. The 43.000 capacity stadium, which hosted four games at Euro 2012, pipped FC Porto's Estadio do Dragao, which was named as the venue for the 2020 UEFA Super Cup final, played between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League.

Tough fight for a ticket to Russia

World Cup will begin in three weeks and the Polish team is not wasting time. The players train hard and fight for a place in the final squad that will go to Russia. It's the Russian capital city, Moscow where Poland will play against its first group opponent, Senegal.

Man shot dead by the police in Opole

The police shot dead a 43-year-old man in Opole. This dramatic situation took place in front of a police headquarters. The man first broke a window in one of the cars parked nearby. When the officers went out of the station, the man pointed and fired a gun at them. Officers fired back and shot the attacker.

Farmers' protest in Warsaw

"We have become a dumpster of Europe", say the Polish farmers who have organised a protest in Warsaw. Their main demand is simple: resignation of agriculture minister, Krzysztof Jurgiel.

"The world will now pay more attention to Polish literature"

"Now the world will watch closer to what is being written in Poland. I'm glad that I'm clearing the way", says one happy Olga Tokarczuk after being awarded the Man Booker International Prize. That's the most important recognition in the United Kingdom for authors of foreign literature translated into English. The book "Flights" will soon land on bookshelves in the United States and Australia.

Eighty penalty points in less than four minutes

Eighty points against his driver's license in just under 4 minutes. The motorcyclist was doing over 130 kilometers per hour on the road from Tarnów To Tuchów. He was finally stopped when a police car blocked the road.

Janina Ochojska wants mediate talks between protesters and government

Another day and the protest continues. "I could help mediate," says the president of the "Polish Humanitarian Action" pertaining to the talks between the protesting disabled and the government. However, before this can happen, Janina Ochojska would like to be allowed to speak with the protesters.

Interior minister takes the Free Citizens of Poland foundation to court

His predecessor filed an application, the current minister of the interior won't withdraw it and the court has set a date for the hearing in September. The goal is to break up the Free Citizens of Poland (Wolni Obywatele RP) foundation. On the "Jeden na Jeden" programme, Joachim Brudziński spoke about how the foundation broke the law and gave examples. The foundation claims that some of it's activists weren't speaking in the foundation's name and that the whole thing is a politically motivated attempt to bring the organisation down.

Will the government finally find a solution to the hooliganism problem?

What will the government do? And what ideas does the interior minister have in order to stop the nasty incidents of hooligans ravaging the stadiums? Last sunday in Poznań and in early May at the National Stadium. Flares, clashes and unrest everyone can see for a long time now. Still, no one knows how to hand over the stadiums to the true fans and get rid of the hooligans.

Kaczyński's knee injury sparked gossip about his possible successor as party leader

Law and Justice's chairman, Jarosław Kaczyński is in the hospital. He's been admitted for knee treatment, according to his party's spokesperson. Although the rumors about his retiring have been grossly exaggerated, still there has been much talk about the great pretenders. About crown princes and heirs apparent. In fact in Poland, they use the French word "dauphin" and there's been talk of dolphins swimming. As things stand, though, there is just one party leader, limping.

"Without Kaczyński, United Right won't stand a chance to be a ruling formation"

Jarosław Kaczyński is "an undisputed leader of the right wing of the political scene," said Professor Waldemar Paruch, politologist and social advisor to the Speaker of the Sejm. The guest of "Fakty po Faktach" added that without Jarosław Kaczyński, the United Right has no chance to remain in power. "Law and Justice is a single leader party," stressed Professor Tomasz Nałęcz, historian, former deputy Speaker of the Sejm and advisor to former president Bronisław Komorowski. Bartosz Arłukowicz and Łukasz Schreiber were guests of the first part of the programme.