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Series of waste fires and government's reaction. Is there a Polish waste mafia?

It was not just any waste fire. It is another in a series of blazes to take place in a trash dump this year and it has led the government to speak out against what the minister of environment is calling a waste mafia. The interior minister has spoken of tonnes of illegal waste entering Poland. The prime minister has heralded changes in the law. The Internal Security Agency and the Prosecutor General will look into the recent series of fires.

"No broadcast from the voting stations"

There will be no broadcast from voting stations. The GDPR won't allow it so the Elections Committee (PKW) doesn't intend to record. The PKW did warn, but Law and Justice knew better. As a result, the law is now dead and the politicians better know what they're doing.

Two teenagers beat a man to death in Braniewo

In cold blood. A 13- and a 15-year-old beat an older man to death while a woman who came across them is now fighting for her life. On a sunny day, on a river bank in Braniewo, children did something so horrible. How do we judge such young and cruel perpetrators?

Polish clubs helpless in fight against hooliganism

Following a scandal at the Lech Poznań stadium a new fine of 120.000 zloty has been imposed on the club. Such fines can be imposed endlessly, however, and to no avail. Especially, given that hooligans with stadium bans are hired as stewards at the stadiums. Wojciech Bojanowski shows how the hooligans keep the clubs as their hostages.

Business news from Poland

Government's housing project, fewer customers in shopping malls and Poland's plans for energetic independence. Business news with Mateusz Walczak.

"Grenadier" Strategic Games Convention

The 13th edition of the "Grenadier" Strategic Games Convention may be over, but the memories of the event will definitely remain very vivid. This is due to the highlight of the convention which turned into a historical battle.

Kruzensztern moored in Świnoujście port

In a spectacular naval show a Russian giant sailed outside the port in Świnoujście. Kruzensztern is one of the world's largest tall ships. It was moored in the Polish port for a weekend, open for visitors as there is a lot to see. Four masts, one hundered and fifteen meters length and ninety two years of history. The sailing giant was created in Germany and after World War Two they surrendered it to the Soviets as part of the reparations.

International conference on medical marijuana in Wrocław

Medical marijuana was the topic of an international conference in the city of Wrocław. Parents of sick children and doctors met to discuss the issue. Although, medical marijuana is not a miracle cure, it can improve the quality of life. The access to it in Poland is still not easy.

Charity tournament for little Adaś

Over five hundred footballers took part in a charity tournament for little Adaś. The money collected during the event went towards an operation for the 6-year-old boy. The event took place in Wieliczka near Kraków.

Kajetan P. faces trial. He is accused of brutal killing of a woman

Experts say he was fascinated by Hannibal Lecter. He considered himself superhuman and able to kill another human being as calmly as one kills a mosquito. We return to the horryfing criminal case. Kajetan P., accused of brutally murdering a woman back in 2016, faces trial. It is confidential due to the gruesome details.

"In 2015 minister Rafalska whispered to our ears: vote for me"

"We feel deceived. Not only by minister Rafalska but also by the president," said Iwona Hartwich in "Fakty po Faktach". The leader of the Protesting Parents of Disabled People Committee, together with other protesters, had spent 40 days in the Sejm building fighting for their demands to be met. Her son, Jakub Hartwich said "unfortunately, the Polish government doesn't want to help the disabled".

"Chairman Kaczyński should leave hospital in a dozen days or so"

"Jarosław Kaczyński is just fine. He'll be back at work soon," reassured the Deputy Speaker of the Senate, Adam Bielan asked about the condition of the Law and Justice's chairman. The guest of "Kropka nad i" added that the leader of the ruling party is not politically retiring yet.

The disabled returned home. Politicians comment on the protest

After forty days and nights in a corridor in parliament, with restricted access to bathroom, outside world and other people the disabled protesters and their parents left the Sejm and returned home. Their main demand hasn't been met. The government claims it is the most socially aware cabinet in recent history of Poland.

Will the local elections be postponed until spring?

The local govenment elections. Will they be pushed back to spring, because the PiS reform is far behind. "I have frightened local government officials calling me," says the Chief of the Local Government Committee in the Sejm. He lists all that's missing: cameras, tenders, money, people.

Tomasz Komenda in court again but this time as a victim seeking justice

Tomasz Komenda testified in court but this time not as a suspect but as a fully acquitted victim of a crime. He had to spend 18 years in prison after he was wrongly accused of rape and murder he did not commit. Apart from compensation, he demands punishment for the investigators that put him behind bars and took away the best years of his life.

It's not a defeat. The protest is only suspended

They are leaving the Sejm with their heads up high. They do not refer to it as a defeat because the protest was only suspended, not ended. After 40 days the protesters and their caretakers take their manifest outside the Sejm building. The fight for a life in dignity will continue. The givernment announced consultations in June.

Protesters didn't get what they came for but achieved much more

They didn't get the additional 500 zloty allowance but they aren't leaving the Sejm empty-handed. They have gained an enormous capital. That of solidarity, understanding and support. Their world isn't a taboo anymore and as they say themselves, this is the biggest achievement.

Sailing boom in Poland

The sailing season begins. Apparently one even better than the last one because the sailing boom is on in Poland.