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Shevach Weiss: vengeance was the ultimate goal of Ghetto Uprising

"Vengeance was one of the main goals of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising", said professor Shevach Weiss in "Fakty po Faktach". The former Israeli Ambassador to Poland also said that during the Second World War "the Germans created hell across Europe and inhumanity was a daily bread. It wasn't just war, it was something more profound".

75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. "Their goal was not survival"

Exactly at noon, blaring sirens in the city of Warsaw marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Polish President Andrzej Duda commenced the official commemorations in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes. Among other participants were the members of the Polish government and the Ambassador of Israel, Anna Azari.

"Tusk is caught in a dilemma"

18.04 | Amid the dispute regarding the rule of law in Poland, the deputy foreign minister Konrad Szymański said that "Donald Tusk is caught in a dilemma. He needs to choose between what's right for Poland and what's right for his party". The President of the European Council dismissed this opinion as "ridiculous".

Mysterious death explained

After two months of uncertainty there is an explanation to a puzzling death of three men in Kwiatkowice village. Toxicologists determined that they died after using synthetic drugs. Experts warn that their usage is on the rise and pose serious danger.

Life-saving help from a 7-year-old

A seven-year-old girl managed to save her father, when she found him unconscious. She kept calm and followed the instructions given her over the phone by emergency dispatch, administering first aid.

"I’m very sensitive about the fact that I’m governed by amateurs"

"To me, their actions are amateurish, in other words, they never push things forward", said actor Jerzy Stuhr, commenting on the decisions taken by the Law and Justice government. The guest of "Kropka nad i" labelled, both the dismantling of the legal system and tarnishing Poland’s international image, as "anti-Polish".

Timothy Garton Ash: Kaczynski’s ultimate goal is power itself

"I’m worried about the situation in Poland. I believe it’s dangerous", said professor Timothy Garton Ash, a historian from the University of Oxford. Guest of "Fakty po Faktach" stressed that, in his opinion, both Law and Justice in Poland and Viktor Orban’s Fidesz in Hungary pose a threat to European values. The other guest of the programme, professor Wojciech Sadurski, constitutionalist and philosopher of law from the University of Sydney, commented on the current political situation in Poland and the image of the country around the world.

Only the oppressor has a name. The story of the boy from the picture

Shorts, knee-length socks, leather ankle boots, a worn out overcoat and a shabby cloth cap. Dressed as he is, he might just as well be going out to play with his friends in the spring sunshine. Yet his face, instead of joy, reflects horror. He holds up his hands in the surrender gesture. The verdict has been already brought in.

"Solidarity" leader about the ONR anniversary: there's nothing to explain

"There's nothing to explain," said Piotr Duda, the leader of the "Solidarity". It was in their historic facility where the extremists from the National Radical Camp (ONR) celebrated the anniversary of the founding of their organisation. The Mayor of Gdańsk, where it all happened, wants the ONR to be banned.

Constitutional referendum: who should have more power?

18.04 | "The Polish people must be given a chance to voice their opinion", said President Andrzej Duda, however there is still no decision whether the constitutional referendum will take place. Andrzej Duda's aides wish to extend the competencies of the president, but the ruling Law and Justice party would like the prime minister to have more power.

Poll: almost 20 percent see Robert Biedroń as president

18.04 | The Mayor of Słupsk, Robert Biedroń is one of the very few openly gay politicans in Poland. Can he become a president of a conservative country? According to a recent poll, it appears that he certainly has chances. Almost 20 percent of those surveyed would want Mr Biedroń to become the head of state.

How to become an astronaut

Young students in Poznan are training like astronauts. That's possible thanks to the cooperation with NASA. Soon they will also get an opportunity to get in touch with the real astronauts.

Flowers against potholes

Drivers hate potholes. Here’s a thought: maybe we shouldn’t react with anger but with flowers. That’s what happened in Kamien Pomorski and the Opolskie region.

Changes to judiciary reforms approved

Poland's upper house of parliament approved changes to judiciary reforms in a bid to soothe European Union concerns that the rule of law in Poland would be weakened.

To the rescue

The lower house of parliament (Sejm) has passed a new law on emergency medical services.

Bialowieza. The final verdict

This battle is over. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has issued it’s final verdict regarding the logging in the Bialowieza forest. It states that Poland broke European law. Environment minister Jan Szyszko has said that Poland will comply with the verdict and there will be no more logging in this ecologically important World Heritage site and home to the rare European bison.

Neo-Nazi leader's case back in court

The Internet is a public space and indecent content can't be freely published there - ruled the Polish Supreme Court in the case involving the leader of neo-Nazi group called "Duma i Nowoczesność" (Pride and Modernity). Last year lower court decided that it wouldn't prosecute him because his vulgar and aggressive comments concerning minorities had been published only online. Now it will have to review the case.

The image problem

Polish National Foundation has hired a PR company. Usually such a move would be considered normal. But not in this case. The foundation is responsible for promoting positive image of Poland overseas. So why does it need help with its own image? - asks the opposition.

"I was showing rage when I saw guards at an empty grave of my father"

I will cremate the body of my wife to make sure that the prosecutor Ziobro does not come up with an idea next year that another exhumation should be performed - said in "Kropka nad i" Paweł Deresz whose wife died in Smolensk crash. - If I wanted to release my rage in public I would totally negate my upbringing which does not allow me to make such a performance in public. But I was actually showing the rage when I saw guards at an empty grave of my father - added Izabella Sariusz-Skąpska. Her father Andrzej Sariusz-Skąpski also died in the crash.

Zybertowicz: Senate Speaker Karczewski is teasing the President over the constitutional referendum

"Since we are talking about a consultation referendum, perhaps it's going to contain a number of questions regarding other issues than the constitution itself", said the advisor to President Andrzej Duda, professor Andrzej Zybertowicz in "Fakty po Faktach". President Andrzej Duda has proposed that the consultation referendum should be held on 11 November 2018, to mark the 100th anniversary of the restoration of Poland's sovereignty. In the first part of the programme, the Deputy Speaker of the Sejm, Stanisław Tyszka and the former health minister Bartosz Arłukowicz commented on ECJ ruling regarding the Białowieża Forest.

Top EU court says Poland broke law with forest logging

The European Union's highest court ruled on Tuesday that Poland broke EU environmental law with large-scale logging in the Bialowieza forest, an ecologically important World Heritage site and home to the rare European bison.