The European Union is preparing 100 million euros ($109.32 million) of compensation for farmers in countries bordering Ukraine and plans to introduce restrictions on imports of Ukrainian cereals, a European Commission spokesperson said on Wednesday.

To those who spread hate, "J'accuse" - Auschwitz survivor and historian Marian Turski said during the official commemorations on the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. "We must stand against anti-Semitism, human rights violations, attacks on neighboring countries, falsification of history, and lack of respect for the interest and will of minorities," Turski stressed.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Polish President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday (April 19) commemorated 80 years since several hundred Jewish fighters fought back against the liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto by German occupiers during World War Two. The three presidents took part in the central part of the remembrance day by laying wreaths at the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes in Warsaw.

Thousands of people from all over the world took part in the 35th International March of the Living to commemorate the victims of the Holocaust on Tuesday (April 18), walking down a 3-kilometre path linking the former Nazi concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau.

Poland has reached an agreement on restarting transit of Ukrainian grains through its territory as of Friday, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Tuesday, adding transits would be monitored and sealed. Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said in Warsaw that Ukrainian exporters would respect terms of deal with Poland.

According to the Polish Press Agency (PAP) and Reuters, Poland has presented a draft of new round of sanctions against Russia for its aggression against Ukraine. If all 27 EU member states agree on the proposal, it will be the 11th package of sanctions against Moscow.

A time capsule has been buried next to the seat of the emerging Warsaw Ghetto Museum. The ceremony took place on Tuesday (April 18) in the gardens of the former Bersohn and Bauman Children's Hospital. "The best way to institutionalize memory is to create wise and friendly institutions that educate and establish dialogue. Thanks to them, we can look towards the future with hope," Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage Prof. Piotr Gliński said during the ceremony.

"In many ways this hall is full circle. Take the Warner brothers – they were from a little town in south-central Poland, they came to America with nothing, they build a global- stature movie house and film house. And now, their country of origin, here at POLIN Museum, is celebrating them," U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski told "Fakty" TVN correspondent Marcin Wrona on Monday (April 17). A new section of the Legacy Gallery has been opened at POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews. It tells the story of the famous Warner brothers who, after emigrating from Poland to the United States, established the legendary film studios. Warner Bros. is celebrating the 100th anniversary of its founding.

Core inflation in March 2023 in Poland was at 12.3% year on year - according to a statement released by the National Bank of Poland on Monday (April 17). This is the highest-ever core inflation recorded in Poland. In February this year, this indicator stood at 12%.

Kyiv aims to re-open food and grain transit via Poland as "a first step" to ending import bans at talks in Warsaw on Monday as countries halted grain from Ukraine to protect their local agriculture markets from an influx of supply.

A symbolic grave, which is also a monument to the members of Oneg Shabbat group, was unveiled on Friday (April 14) at the Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw. "This glass commemoration we are unveiling today refers in its form to the walls of the Warsaw Ghetto. But at the same time, it is a wall through which one can see the world. It is a wall that separates, but does not obscure this day and the future, life and death, the world and the netherworld," Poland's Deputy Minister of Culture and National Heritage Jarosław Sellin said during the unveiling ceremony.

Inflation in Poland remains in double digits, way above the central bank's target. According to the country's Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland), the highest year-on-year spike was recorded in the price of sugar, heating, milk, and eggs. There are, however, some products which became less expensive.

China on Friday hit back at comments by the Polish prime minister that linked the war in Ukraine to a possible Chinese attack on Taiwan, accusing him of interfering in its internal affairs.

Poland's once close relationship with Hungary has "changed a lot" over Budapest's position on Ukraine, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday, adding his country was now cooperating closer with Romania and the Baltic States.

Germany has approved Poland's request to export five old MiG-29 fighter jets to bolster Ukraine's air power against the Russian invasion, the German defence ministry said on Thursday.

In his address to the lower house of parliament, Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau presented the principles and objectives of Poland’s foreign policy for 2023. "We know better than others that the future of Europe cannot be built on a compromise between freedom and enslavement, but only after rejecting imperial traditions," he said. Minister Rau added that "since 2007, when Russian President Vladimir Putin took the floor at the Munich Security Conference, policies pursued by Russia posed the greatest threat to peace in Europe".

The European Commission will continue to issue calls for payment of the 1-million-euro-per-day penalty it has imposed on Poland for not complying with a Court of Justice of the EU ruling. Poland's EU Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk asked the EU executive last year to suspend the imposition of the fines. In 2021, the EU high court ordered Poland to suspend the application of disciplinary rules for judges.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, currently on a visit to the United States, said in a tweet that "the Evil Empire has been reborn in the East". "Russian barbarians threaten not only Ukraine. They threaten all of Europe and the whole free world," he added. After meeting with U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris yesterday in Washington on Wednesday (April 12) the prime minister visited Lockheed Martin Aeronautics site in Marietta, Georgia, as well as U.S. Army Depot in Anniston, Alabama.

Poland's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence, Mariusz Błaszczak, on Wednesday (April 12) watched military drills, including soldiers practicing in Abrams tanks. "These forces will be tasked with closing the so-called Brest Gate, that is establishing of an impenetrable bulwark," he said during the event. Inspector of Land Forces of the Armed Forces General Command, General Maciej Jabłoński, announced that the first batch of M1A1 Abrams tanks ordered by Poland would be at the military's disposal in mid-2023.

Poland will introduce a temporary 200 metre exclusion zone around its Świnoujście Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on Thursday, the interior minister said on Wednesday, citing concerns about Russian espionage.

The United States' commitment to its NATO allies is ironclad said U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris during a meeting with Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Tuesday (April 11) in Washington. Morawiecki said the two countries stand together in the defense of the freedom of the Ukrainian people.

Lionel Messi belongs at Barcelona, striker Robert Lewandowski said as he held out hope on Tuesday that Argentina's World Cup winning captain would return to the LaLiga club.

The International Monetary Fund on Tuesday trimmed its 2023 global growth outlook slightly as higher interest rates cool activity but warned that a severe flare-up of financial system turmoil could slash output to near recessionary levels. According to the latest World Economic Outlook, the IMF also said that Poland's projected average annual CPI inflation will be at 11.9%, while global GDP growth is to decelerate down to 2.8% in 2023.

Warsaw City Hall has launched a campaign raising awareness of the problem of patients missing doctor appointments. In 2022, the city recorded nearly 300,000 of such cases. Furthermore, the solution to this problem is very simple - one phone call is enough to cancel or reschedule.

Polish police reported 21 deaths and 203 people injured in road accidents during Easter holidays. Furthermore, Robert Opas of Polish Traffic Police informed that nearly 1,200 drunk drivers had been detained in that period. This year's overall statistics resemble those from the 2022 Easter break.

The annual Good Friday celebrations were held at Kalwaria Zebrzydowska Monastery in southern Poland. According to the organizers of the event, approximately 65,000 faithful took part in this year's Way of the Cross, which is a form commemorating the passion and death of Jesus Christ.

Imports of Ukrainian grain to Poland will be temporarily halted to mitigate impact on prices, but transit will still be allowed, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Friday.

In a video published on Thursday evening (April 6), Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked Poland for welcoming him in Warsaw the previous day. "It is very important that the content of the visit to Poland, the work of our delegation in Warsaw and in constant communication with Polish partners should be tangible for our front. Defense and protection of our people, maintenance of our resilience, primarily the resilience of warriors, is the number one issue at all negotiations and meetings," president Zelenskiy said.