Poland's former prime minister, currently the President of the European Council, Donald Tusk has been called to Warsaw as a witness in the trial of Tomasz Arabski and four other administration officials. Many people are suggesting, including Mr Tusk himself, that the ruling Law and Justice party has other motives for calling him to testify.

There is hope for people with disabilities and their caretakers. In protest, they spent two nights in the Parliament building and finally got to speak with the President and Prime Minister. The President vowed to help them while the Prime Minister said there would be a new so-called solidarity levy. The tax would help those most in need through the creation of a special fund for people with disabilities.

The National Radical Camp, a nationalist organization, has met in the hallowed ground of the historic Gdańsk shipyard. Some are calling it a scandal. But the minister of justice is in no hurry to take action. And the chairman of the "Solidarity" trade union says that there's nothing to discuss.

Police officers may be given more leeway in making exceptions for those speeding by more than 50 kilometres per hour, if they feel that it's justified. Local mayors will verify the decisions made by the police. The proposal has been passed by the lower house of parliament, and is now waiting for approval from the Senate.

Trade between Poland and the US is on the rise. Unfortunately, so are the number of sick-leave days in Poland and also the price of gas. Business news from Mateusz Walczak.

"Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz and Ryszard Petru have been stripped of parliamentary immunities for their barbaric and unjust attacks on the Law and Justice politicians," said Ryszard Czarnecki in "Piaskiem po oczach". The Law and Justice MEP was asked in TVN24, why the Sejm voted for stripping the opposition MPs of their immunities, yet earlier on, it decided otherwise in case of the ruling coalition members.

"There is absolutely nothing in the so-called Morawiecki’s five. Now he’s up to something new. Clearly, he acts in total panic," said former finance minister Jacek Rostowski in "Fakty po Faktach". On Friday, prime minister Morawiecki proposed to tax the wealthiest in order to help those most in need. A week before that, he had announced launching five new projects.

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"We pay tribute to a small group of people who were doomed to die in a gas chamber, but they said: no, we will fight for our lives. And that's what they did", said historian and anthropologist, Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski in "Kropka nad i".

Parents of disabled children ask for more support from the state. They came to the Parliament and organized a sit-in, issuing appeal to MPs and demanding a meeting with Jarosław Kaczyński. Protesters say that they struggle to survive and make ends meet.

The Warsaw Ghetto was the biggest in Nazi-occupied Europe. In the spring of 1943, German troops entered the ghetto in order to kill the rest of its people and to liquidate it. The Jewish fighters were ready to fight. Outnumbered and poorly armed they entered their last battle for dignity.

The late Marek Edelman, one of the heroes and leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising laid yellow daffodils in memory of his fallen colleagues. The flowers became a powerful symbol of respect, remembrance and hope.

"They died fighting for dignity, for liberty and for Poland", said President Andrzej Duda during the commemorations of the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Exactly at noon on Thursday, the official ceremony in front of the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, commenced with the sound of sirens and church bells. The Ambassador of Israel Anna Azari said that her country "today celebrates independence and pays homage to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto".

"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".

Exactly at noon, blaring sirens in the city of Warsaw marked the 75th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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President Andrzej Duda laid wreaths at the Jewish Cemetary in Warsaw, paying respects to victims of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.

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.

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".

Car sales continue to rise. March 2018 was a record-breaking month.

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.

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.

"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".

"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.

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.

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"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.

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.

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.

President of the European Council Donald Tusk said that he will appear in court to testify as witness on Monday. Asked if he is afraid of a possible arrest, Mr Tusk said that it’s not his custom to complain on his fate.