The EU embargo on Ukrainian grain expires on Friday (Sept. 15). The Polish government has announced it would keep the ban in place even if the EU Commission decides to lift it. Asked about her standpoint, EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said: "We have agreed to clear rules we have now". "The expiration of the measures might be on Friday and we have agreed we look into the process and into the figures and facts on the ground," she added.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with his South Korean counterpart Han Duck-soo at the 23rd Tactical Air Base in Mińsk Mazowiecki. The head of the Polish government said the two countries have been involved in a growing number of economic and defence projects. "We have experiences of living in the shadow of a powerful neighbour," he added.

Prof. Jan Majchrowski, who used to sit in the illegal and no-longer-existing Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court, took part in an academic conference organized by the politicized National Council of the Judiciary (KRS). In his speech, he quoted words by Josef Stalin who had once said that "cadres decide everything". The KRS issued a statement saying that the speaker's quote "does not mean that members of the National Council of the Judiciary and participants of today's conference share views from the Communist era".

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed that Jarosław Lindenberg has been appointed new undersecretary of state. His responsibilities will include consular and parliamentary affairs, Polish community abroad, as well as public and cultural diplomacy.

The EU agriculture commissioner said on Tuesday said he believes the European Commission should extend a temporary ban on Ukraine imports into five neighouring EU states as the measure helped boost exports outside the bloc.

Kyiv warned on Tuesday it could seek international arbitration over restrictions on its grain exports after Poland said it would continue to block domestic imports of Ukrainian grain even if Brussels lifts a ban.

The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System to Poland for an estimated cost of $4 billion, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency said on Monday.

Poland stands with the victims of the tragic earthquake in the Kingdom of Morocco - the Polish MFA said on Monday, espressing condolences to families of victims and offering support.

61% of respondents think that the ruling Law and Justice party uses state resources to run their election campaign - according to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. 32% of those asked in the survey share the opposite opinion.

I have approved a framework agreement for the delivery of 486 HIMARS rocket launchers for the Polish Armed Forces. We are planning launch the deliveries in late 2025, as integration with Polish systems is needed first - Poland's Minister of National Defence Mariusz Błaszczak annouced on Monday (Sept. 11).

53% of respondents in the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24 were concerned that the ruling PiS party's foreign policy might lead Poland into isolation within the European Union. 41% of those asked expressed the opposite view.

36% of Poles think the quality of the Polish health care system has deteriorated during the 8 years of the PiS government in power - according to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Furthermore, 32% of respondents said the quality of health care has not changed in that period.

The Catholic Church beatified on Sunday a Polish family of nine, including a new-born baby, who died at the hands of Nazi Germans during World War Two for sheltering a Jewish family from the Holocaust.

49% of respondents think the situation of women has worsened during the 8 years with PiS government in power, according to the latest poll carried out by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. The view that the situation of women has improved in said period was shared by 27% of those asked.

"It is for Poland, for the member states, to investigate any wrongdoings in this regard," European Commission Spokeperson Anitta Hipper said when asked about the visa scandal in Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poland's National Public Prosecutor's Office has also issued a statement regarding this case.

"The Ukrainian government has requested our help, and we are helping Ukraine. And for that reason, we are also part of this war" - former Danish prime minister and former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen said in an interview with TVN24. He also stressed that in order to defeat Russia, "we have surprise and overwhelm our adversary". "And that’s why should deliver all the weapons the Ukrainians need and as fast as possible," he added.

Agnieszka Holland issued a statement regarding "Zbigniew Ziobro's insulting post". "Placing me in one line with the Third Reich propagandists is so despicable it leaves zero space for any polemic," we read in her response to Poland's justice minister's comment.

The leader of Poland's largest opposition party accused central bank governor Adam Glapiński of acting under political influence on Thursday (Sept. 7) , after a bigger-than-expected rate cut stunned markets weeks before a parliamentary election.

46% of respondents have a negative opinion on the far-right leader Robert Bąkiewicz running in the parliamentary election as a ruling PiS party's candidate - according to a recent poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Bąkiewicz is a former chairman of the Independence March Association. He is to run from the last place at PiS's election list for Radom constituency.

68% of Poles have limited their spending due to high prices - according to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. 31% of those asked said they did not cut their expenditure.

For over 200 years we have helped each other’s struggle for freedom, for democracy, for rule of law. And today, for the first time in history, we share that same freedom. Both America and Poland are free - the U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski said in an interview with TVN24 on Wednesday (Sept. 6). The ambassador also stressed the importance of shared values, which in his opinion are what "underpins our relationship with Poland today".

According to the latest Kantar poll for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, Law and Justice enjoyed the highest voter support with 37%. Civic Coalition was picked by 31% of respondents, while the far-right Confederation Liberty and Independence would secure 9% of votes. According to the poll, the Third Way and the New Left would also win seats in the new parliament.

Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbignew Rau held a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The two diplomats discussed European security and support for Ukraine. As Blinken visited Kyiv on Wednesday (Sept. 6), Russian forces attacked a crowded market in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kostiantynivka, killing 16 people.

Poland's Monetary Policy Council annouced on Wednesday (September 6) it has decided to decrease the NBP interest rates by 75 basis points. The main reference interest rate has therefore been set at 6.00% on annual basis.

After the media was denied access to migrants desperately trying to cross the Polish-Belarus border, director Agnieszka Holland decided to step in and make a wrenching movie about their plight. "I believe that migrant crisis, the refugee crisis, which started on the high level in 2014, is a crisis and challenge which will shape the future of Europe," Holland said.

The Catholic Church is to beatify a Polish family of nine including a new-born baby who died at the hands of the Nazis during World War Two, the Vatican's saint-making department said on Tuesday (September 5). The Ulmas’ beatification process was initiated in the Diocese of Przemyśl in 2003.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's younger daughter goes to a private Catholic school in Warsaw at which fees for one year begin at 13,000 zlotys (approx. 2,900 euros). "You're not giving the highest rate to Poland's public education system," the Left MP Anna-Maria Żukowska said.

A new angiography room has been opened at the Children's Memorial Health Institute (CZD) in Warsaw. It was made possible thanks to the money collected during the 30th Grand Finale of the Grand Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) in 2022. The brand new biplane angiography machine offers a highly effective retinoblastoma treatment method. Retinoblastoma is a malignant tumor of the developing retina that occurs in children, usually before age five years.

The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) on Monday (September 4) opened a limited election observation mission for the 15 October 2023 parliamentary elections in Poland, following an invitation from the national authorities. The mission chief Douglas Wake said at a press conference in Warsaw that in the case of Poland "some recommendations have been addressed, and others have not". He was referring to the recommendations the OSCE had issued after previous elections in Poland.

Defending champion Iga Świątek exited the U.S. Open in the fourth round on Sunday and saw her reign as world number one come to an end after she unravelled 3-6 6-3 6-1 against Latvia's Jelena Ostapenko at Arthur Ashe Stadium.