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Donald Tusk at Poznań rally: no one will intimidate us, no one will ever silence us again

"We've had enough of this dirt spewed out everyday by their institutions, by their media," Civic Platform leader Donald Tusk said on Friday (June 16) at an opposition rally in Poznań. "But just like I said in Warsaw (on June 4), I want to say it here again even louder thanks to your voices: no one will intimidate us, no one will ever silence us again, no one can stop this force, this wave now," Tusk added.

Climate minister: majority of EU states support extension for coal subsidies after 2025

A majority of European Union countries back a proposal which would allow Poland to prolong its support scheme for coal-fired power plants, the country's Climate Minister Anna Moskwa told Reuters on Thursday (June 15). The minister also said Poland has done all it can to mitigate the risk of repeat of a mass fish die-off in the Oder river, dismissing what she described as "crazy green" calls for more radical action.

"I don't regret". Kaczyński on his comment on situation of women in Poland

PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński was asked Thursday about his comment from the day before regarding the situation of women in Poland, in which he had spoken about "distorted reality" among other things. He replied by saying he did not regret those words because they were "100% true". Reporters also asked the ruling party leader if he was considering to return to the government.

Sejm against EU migrant deal. Kaczyński: this issue must be the subject of a referendum

A European Union deal on how to share out the responsibility for looking after migrants and refugees should be put to a referendum in Poland, the ruling PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński said during a parliamentary debate on Thursday (June 15). The lower house of parliament, the Sejm, has adopted a resolution which stresses Warsaw's opposition to the EU agreement.

"The law violates the principle of democracy". Debate on "Lex Tusk" in EU parliament

European Parliament debated a controversial Polish law on undue Russian influence on Wednesday (June 14), after the European Commission opened an infringement procedure against Poland last week over it. European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders said "the new law violates the principle of democracy, as well as the principles of legality and the non-retroactivity of sanctions". Poland has 21 days to reply to the letter of formal notice.

TOK FM still without licence extension. International organizations urge KRRiT to act

TOK FM radio's broadcasting licence is due to expire on November 3, and yet Poland's National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) still has not issued its decision to extend the licence by another decade. The International Press Institute and five other organizations uniting media outlets issued a statement in which they called on KRRiT "to take an impartial decision as soon as possible regarding the renewal of the broadcasting licence of TOK FM".

Poland and Sweden jointly support Ukraine's and Moldova's EU aspirations, MFA chiefs say

Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said on Monday during his visit to Warsaw that his government ruled nothing out when it came to supporting Ukraine to win a "decisive victory" on the battlefield against Russia's invasion. "We jointly support the aspirations of Ukraine and Moldova to begin accession negotiations to the European Union before the end of this year," Poland's Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said at joint a press conference with Billstrom.

Iga Świątek kisses French Open trophy in front of Eiffel Tower

Poland's Iga Świątek could be forgiven for a feeling of deja vu on Sunday (June 11) as she posed for pictures with the French Open women's singles trophy near the Eiffel Tower for the third time in the last four years. Świątek continued her dominance on Parisian clay by defeating unseeded Czech Karolina Muchova 6-2 5-7 6-4 in a thrilling final to capture her fourth Grand Slam title on Saturday (June 10).

Poland unconditionally condems blowing up of Nova Kakhovka dam by Russia

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the destruction of the dam on Dnipro River in Nova Kakhovka, calling it "yet another outrageous act of Russian barbarity on Ukraine’s occupied territories". Poland's Ambassador the UN Krzysztof Szczerski called Russia's act "a grave violation of basic norms of humanitarian and environmental protection law as well as an apparent war crime".