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Morawiecki to meet with Juncker tomorrow

The meeting between the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki and the president of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker will take place on Wednesday at the EU summit in Sofia, informed the spokesperson for the Commission, Margaritis Schinas.

Stray bullets from shooting competition nearly reached local residents

They first heard them whizzing through the air and then saw them cutting into walls and fences. Residents of Opatówko were literally dodging bullets. One and a half kilometers away a shooting competition was being held and the stray bullets from the guns of its 40 participants could have cost someone their life. The local prosecutor in Września is now investigating whether the shooting range was properly secured and if there were other violations.

Two policemen left a drunk man in a forest where he died - inquiry after tragic incident

Two police officers have just been finishing their shift when they were called to attend to a drunk man lying in the street. Instead of brining him into the station, they left him in a forest, where the 36-year-old man died. The officers were fired from the force while the prosecutor is investigating the events. Now the family of the deceased is asking how could this have happened?

The police raid during conference on Karl Marx

A conference on Karl Marx became a scene straight out of a movie when police officers arrived unannounced to investigate the materials and take down personal information of those present. The officers wanted to determine whether or not the participants were propagating a totalitarian regime. While they say they were just responding to a tip-off, the Dean of the University of Szczecin claims they had no right to barge in to the event.

Law and Justice supporters ask questions about the protesters

It has almost been one month and there is still no compromise. The disabled and their caretakers spent their 27th day protesting in the Sejm. While they wait for a move from the government, Law and Justice politicians are travelling around the country trying to generate support from their electorate. However, as their potential supporters are more interested in the demands of the protesters from Warsaw, they are asking more and more difficult questions.

Article 7 still in motion despite improvements

Relations between Warsaw and Brussels continue to be shaky despite some improvements. The vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans has clearly stated that article 7 will not be retracted at this moment in time. The procedure against Poland is set in motion but both sides say a dialogue is also underway.

Deadline for ministers to return bonuses approaches fast

While Law and Justice tours the country to try and increase it's electorate, it's the final call for ministers of Beata Szydło's government to hand over their bonuses. Despite the former prime minister saying they deserved the money, Tuesday is the deadline that the chairman of Law and Justice set for them to donate to the "Caritas" charity. However, for some, this is easier said than done.

Komorowski: I hope that Article 7 won't be used in its full scope

"The government should backtrack from their faulty decisions, especially now that they have entered negociations with the European Commission," said the former President of Poland, Bronisław Komorowski. He added that such action would be beneficial "for Poland, for Polish judiciary and democracy".

"I'll go to the Sejm again. I'll bring a chair and some water"

"I've never seen anything like this before. I understand that I had no entry pass but I've waited there for more than an hour. I'll go to the Sejm again and bring a chair and some water," said Wanda Traczyk-Stawska, an insurgent who fought in the Warsaw Uprising in 1944. The guest of "Fakty po Faktach" was not allowed entry to the parliament building on Friday. The guests of the second part of the programme were Professor Antoni Dudek and Doctor Paweł Kowal.

Anna Dymna: the protest in the Sejm is cry for dignity

"Whenever I speak with people with disabilities, very often it turns out that it's not the disablity itself that hurts them the most. What actually does hurt them is that they're being treated like aliens in our country," said in "Fakty po Faktach" Anna Dymna, actress and the head of the charity foundation "Against the Odds" which brings help to people with intellectual disabilities. The guests of the second part of the programme were Agnieszka Ścigaj from Kukiz '15 and Robert Kwiatkowski from Democratic Left Alliance.

"It's a disgrace that the state can't take care of the disabled"

"I feel that it's not only pride and arrogance of the government that we're dealing with, but also lack of humanity," said the leader of Modern Party, Katarzyna Lubnauer in "Fakty po Faktach". She referred to the reactions of some politicans of the ruling coalition, both from Law and Justice and the Alliace, to the protest of the disabled and their caretakers in the Sejm building. The guests of the second part of the programme were Doctor Tomasz Płudowski and Professor Ireneusz Krzemiński.

Petru: instead of remaining idle, I'd rather work as a non-partisan MP

"In my view, the situation is very clear. I'm leaving the Modern Party and I'm not establishing any new political party now. Possibility do so will come only after the local elections and until then I will work as a non-partisan MP. Simultaneously I will focus on the new project so that it's ready after the elections," said Ryszard Petru in "Fakty po Faktach". Andrzej Olechowski was the guest of the second part of the programme.

Ryszard Petru leaves Modern Party

The founder and former leader of Modern Party announced on Friday that he’s leaving the formation. "Modern Party is like a child to me, but today it’s walking its own path", he added.

Stalemate after another talks in the Sejm

No agreement has been reached during another meeting between government representatives and protesting disabled people and their caretakers. "We’ve made many concessions," said family and social issues minister, Elżbieta Rafalska.

Hofman: another "corridor war" with journalists can't be won

"The second corridor war with the journalist will end exactly like the first one. The parliamentary authorities will have to step back," said Adam Hofman, former Law and Justice spokesperson in "Kropka nad i". He commented on the decision made by the Sejm speaker, Marek Kuchciński regarding denying access to parliament building to journalists without permanent pass.

Jacek Majchrowski will run for another tenure as mayor of Kraków

"Civic Platform leader, Mr Schetyna had visited me once and we had a very nice conversation. He told me that if run for another tenure as mayor, the whole opposition would support me," said Jacek Majchrowski, mayor of Kraków since 2002. The guest of "Fakty po Faktach" announced on Thursday that he's going to run for a fifth tenure in a row. The guest of the first part of the programme was Professor Grzegorz Kołodko, former deputy prime minister and finance minister.

Polish drivers may soon be able not to carry IDs on them

Some good news for drivers. Currently in Poland, if you drove a car and forgot your license and registration, you'd pay a ticket if you got stopped by the police. This may change in the near future. The police will have access to all necessary information thanks to a special system. It is unclear, though, when those changes will come into effect.

Business news. Fuel prices will go up

Bad news for car owners in Poland. The fuel prices will go up. Luckily, there is a consolation as the extra money spent on gas will finance environment protection initiatives. Mateusz Walczak has more on that and other business news.

VAT fraud charges for president's legal advisor

The former deputy minister of justice Michał Królikowski has been detained. Investigators intend to announce charges against him regarding VAT fraud, as tvn24.pl has learned unofficially. The charges are related to money laundering "on a very large scale". Recently, Mr Królikowski worked as president's legal advisor during the work on the judiciary reform, after Andrzej Duda vetoed Law and Justice's bill.

Navy soldiers join the search for the miners

Rescue operations have stepped up at the Zofiówka coal mine in order to find three miners who have been trapped underground since Saturday. Apart from the rescue divers present on the scene, Navy soldiers offered their help in the search in upper Silesia. Mountain search-and-rescue has also brought in a cadaver dog. Water is being removed because it makes it impossible to get to an area where signal is being recieved from a mining head lamp.

Completely drunk woman drove her daughter to school

She was so drunk that she was off the scale on the breathalyzer. In this condition a 42-year-old resident of Łódź drove her child to school. As she dropped her daughter off, witnesses took her keys and called the police. After the woman was taken to the police station, the breathalyzer showed a 0.41% blood alcohol concentration in the exhaled air, and only because that was the highest the device could go.