"Real unification of Europe within the European Union structure is still ahead of us" - President Duda thinks. The President expressed his doubts whether the shadow of the "cold war division" has passed and whether the awareness and sensitivity of the European nations are no longer clouded by it. The President also spoke about the transatlantic ties and the Polish eastern policy.

The alliance is committed to the collective security of all its members - reiterated Ben Hodges, the Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe. - The Russian Federation can see the strength of the alliance, they see the strength of Polish army. We need to demonstrate that we can move faster than them to make sure they don't make the miscalculation of thinking that they could attack - he emphasized.

Poland has every right to enact judicial reform, but reforms should be in line with Poland’s constitution and the highest standards of international law. It should also respect judicial independence and the separation of powers - State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert stated in a Sept. 28 press briefing.

“No court should ever be dragged into any political game,” stressed First President of the Supreme Court, Prof. Małgorzata Gersdorf during the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court celebrations held on Thursday at the Royal Castle in Warsaw. President Duda’s letter was also read out during the ceremony.

The President conducts his own policy and in many or in most situations it is in harmony with what the government is doing, because there is a convergence, most of all about the programs,” Krzysztof Łapiński, spokesman for President Andrzej Duda, sais in “Jeden na jeden”.

Sometimes one must suffer in order to save what can be saved: your vocation, independence and integrity,” said Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz in a homily delivered during Mass at the Archcathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Warsaw celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Supreme Court.

This video seems to be funny at first. But behind funny "karma situation," there is a deeper and a darker history.

You have seen his "Sunflowers" in a museum, sung along with Don McLean to "Vincent (Starry Starry Night)" and gawped at the tens of million of dollars his works have fetched at auction. But you have never seen Vincent Van Gogh's art quite like it is shown in the film "Loving Vincent," created by Polish artist Dorota Kobiela.

Poland's president unexpectedly dropped his demands for a greater say in nominating judges on Monday, in an effort to secure broader political support for an overhaul of the judiciary that the European Union fears will harm democracy.

Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo said on Friday that for Poland the key issue in Brexit negotiations is to focus on the rights of Polish citizens in Britain and issues related to the EU budget.

Poland's planned hub airport and accompanying road and railway improvements are likely to cost up to 34.9 billion zlotys ($9.8 billion), a draft document published by the government's office on Friday showed.

Polish climbers hope to pull off one of the last big feats of mountaineering in coming months by scaling K2, the world's second highest peak and the only of the 14 exceeding 8,000 meters (26,246 ft) yet to be conquered in wintertime.

The negotiations lasted until the early hours and, as planned, the contract was signed in front of live TV cameras in the presence of Minister Antoni Macierewicz. A great success was announced. Without a doubt, this is a historic moment as, for the very first time, the Polish soldier will be equipped with an all Polish assault rifle that is really good. The problem is that this success is based on trust, as the final tests are still in progress. In addition, the contract bypasses the traditional Army procurement procedures.

The Government has accepted the concept of the Central Communication Port - PM Beata Szydło announced this Tuesday. The Agent for the Central Communication Port, Mr. Mikołaj Wild, said that the new port will be based in Stanisławów located in the municipality of Baranów.

The one who uses a knife when defending themselves against a burglar shall not be punished - the Minister for Justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, has announced. The Government has passed and will soon forward to the Parliament the draft legislation of amendments to the Polish Penal Code. This happened despite the heavy criticism of the Office of the Attorney General that is of the opinion that the Ministry presented no evidence supporting the opinion that current laws are not correctly applied.

“We came here to honour courage – simple, plain, pure courage,” the deputy speaker of the Knesset, Yehiel Hilik Bar said on Monday in Warsaw. During the official ceremony at the Warsaw zoo, Antonina and Jan Żabiński awards were bestowed on Poles who saved Jews during World War II. This time, the recipients were the Franciscan nuns from the Convent of St. Mary, Natalia Jakoniuk with her family and – posthumously – members of the Kawczyński family.

“We do not have the tools necessary to investigate the «Fairness in Courts» campaign of the Polish National Foundation,” said Wojciech Hermeliński, head of the National Electoral Commission on Monday. The motion to carry out such an investigation was submitted by Nowoczesna.

Justyn Piskorski was elected by the Sejm to the position of Judge of the Constitutional Tribunal, filling the vacancy left by the death of Lech Morawski. The candidate was proposed by the Law and Justice party. “This person should not perform any state function,” argued the opposition.

The inside story of the court revolution symbolized not only by the predecessors’ photos and exhibition about the history of the constitution disappearing from the Constitutional Tribunal’s halls. Even more telltale is the institution’s door – closed for the media, and open for the governing party’s politicians. The story is told to Tomasz Marzec by clerks and lawyers working, until recently, at the Constitutional Tribunal. Material of the TVN24 "Czarno na białym" show.

The issue of general Jarosław Kraszewski has been dragging on for three months now, while Antoni Macierewicz keeps silent. The advisor to the President Andrzej Duda still has no access to confidential information, which prevents him from exercising his official duties. Material by “Polska i Świat”.

The opposition announces it will require explanations from the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of National Defence as regards the draft agreement between the police and the Territorial Defence Force. The document obliges the police to share information with the “territorials” nearly without any limits.

Rolf Nikel, the ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in Poland, emphasized in "Fakty z Zagranicy" that the German position on war reparations is clear and has been expressed by a number of government members

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker told the EU's eastern states on Wednesday he would fight for equal rights for their consumers, but their workers would not be allowed to unfairly undercut those in western members.

The European Union's executive gave Poland on Tuesday one month to address concerns over a judiciary overhaul or face a court challenge, stepping up pressure over Warsaw's reforms which critics say undermine the independence of the courts.

The European Union executive asked the bloc's top court on Monday to fine Poland for violating a ban on logging in an ancient forest, but Warsaw said it was only trying to preserve unique woods.

Polish parliamentary legal experts ruled on Monday that Warsaw has the right to demand reparations from Germany for its actions in the country during World War Two, although Poland's foreign minister indicated that no immediate claim would be made.

“I would like you to have the feeling that not only you remember one another, that not only the Polish church remembers you and sends priests here, but also that the Republic of Poland remembers your,” president Andrzej Duda said on Thursday to the Poles living in Kazakhstan.

European Union states will this month debate increasing pressure on Poland to uphold the rule of law, sources said, as the next stage in a process that could see its government formally denounced as anti-democratic.

It is in our American interest that Poland be a strong country - said Daniel Fried, former US Ambassador to Poland. - A strong state is important. And a strong state means strong independent institutions - he added.

The EU executive said on Wednesday it was ready to institute court proceedings within weeks that could lead to fines for Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic if they refuse to take in asylum-seekers from Italy and Greece.