Polish striker Robert Lewandowski received his second consecutive European Golden Shoe in Barcelona on Wednesday (November 9). Barca striker won the trophy after scoring 35 goals in the German Bundesliga last season for his previous club Bayern Munich.

Polish uniformed services trade unions staged a protest on Wednesday in front of the prime minister's office in Warsaw. Police officers, firefighters, customs officers, and border guards demanding an increase in wages blocked traffic through Aleje Ujazdowskie - one of the city's major thoroughfares.

"We had a constructive discussion with Polish Minister of EU Affairs Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk about the independence of judiciary in Poland, especially in the context of the judicial milestones in the Recovery Plan," Vice President of the European Commission for Values and Transparency Vera Jourova wrote on Twitter on Wednesday (November 9). She stressed that "the milestones, agreed with the Polish government, have to be met in full". Minister Szynkowski vel Sęk said it was "a productive, intensive day during which I wanted to take a closer look at the concerns still held by the EC". "I think I have alleviated some of these concerns," he added.

Poland's Border Guard rescued 10 people from a swamp on the border with Belarus on Tuesday, it said, as Warsaw warns that a new migrant crisis could erupt on its borders.

Polish president said on Tuesday (November 8 ) the consequence of Russia's aggression put at risk the implementation of climate transition.

Polish President Andrzej Duda was among delegates from nearly 200 countries who arrived at the U.N. climate summit in Egypt on Monday (November 7). Duda said that "the most important problem, apart from achieving climate protection goals, is also ensuring energy safety". He added that the transformation should be done in a rational and fair way, so that it is advantageous for humans, "rather than making a human life harder".

The Left party is to ask the Deputies' Ethics Committee to reprimand the ruling PiS party leader Jarosław Kaczyński for his "disgraceful comment" on women, alcohol, and Poland's low birth rate. "You could say this is a comment worth an old patriarchal man who utters such nonsense past midnight at a traditional Polish wedding," said MP Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, who also listed a number of reasons for which women in Poland either can't or won't have children.

"Powidz is a military complex prepared to support Polish and NATO forces on the eastern flank of the North-Atlantic Alliance" - Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Monday (November 7). He also announced the launch of investments under a Polish-American agreement. U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski, who came to Powidz together with Błaszczak, said Poland and the United States "celebrate another milestone in our ever-closer, bilateral relationship - one that adds an increased level of security and stability to Poland and the entire region".

The European Commission has received Poland's official request to suspend the penalties for not adhering to the interim measures imposed by the Court of Justice of the European Union, in relation to the country's disciplinary rules for judges - EU executive spokesperson Christian Wigand informed on Friday (November 4). He added the Commission would "carefully analyse" the request. "Until this is done, Poland will continue to pay the fines imposed by the court," Wigand stressed.

World number one Iga Świątek qualified for the semi-finals at the WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas on Thursday after Daria Kasatkina beat American Coco Gauff 7-6(6) 6-3 in a round-robin stage match at the eight-player, season-ending tournament.

"We can already see the effects of this tighter monetary policy on the credit market, and they will soon affect the whole economy," National Bank of Poland First Deputy Governor Marta Kightley said during Thursday's session of the parliamentary Public Finance Committee. She added that "prices increase options will become limited along with decreased demand, and this will translate into slower prices dynamics".

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki on Thursday took part in a meeting of Berlin Process - an initiative aimed at the integration of Western Balkan countries with the European Union. "Western Balkans ... being a very important part of Europe, are Europe's soft underbelly," he said, adding that integration of the region with the EU was beneficial for Polish businesses.

"This is a win for the special friendship between America and Poland at this very important time in terms of the security of our people," U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski said about Poland's decision to build its first nuclear power plant with the use of American technology. Brzezinski told TVN24 on Wednesday evening that it was "a win for the special friendship between America and Poland at this very important time in terms of the security of our people".

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Wednesday (November 2) the government has approved a resolution regarding construction of large-scale nuclear power plants in Poland. The first one will be built by the American company Westinghouse Nuclear. Morawiecki revealed that the approximate cost of the first nuclear plant would be 20 billion dollars, which is 90-100 billion zlotys. "This agreement will ensure a decades-long strategic energy partnership between the United States and Poland and is a watershed moment in advancing European energy security," U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said in a statement later on Wednesday.

Poland will build a razor-wire fence on its border with Russia's Kaliningrad, its defence minister said on Wednesday, amid concerns that the enclave might become a conduit for illegal migration.

Iga Świątek showed why she is world number one and the hot favorite to win this year's WTA Finals in Forth Worth with a 6-2 6-3 dismantling of Daria Kasatkina before Caroline Garcia beat Coco Gauff in straight sets on Tuesday.

U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co will build Poland's first nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday, confirming a long-awaited decision aiming to reduce the country's carbon emissions and phase out coal.

The first batch of Bayraktar TB2 drones was handed over to the Polish army on Friday (October 28), the first EU and NATO country to acquire the Turkish-made aircraft.

The European Commission has deducted another tranche of penalties - this time 30 million euros - from funds earmarked for Poland - TVN24 reporter Michał Tracz said on Friday (October 28). He added it was the seventh time the EU executive had done that. The total sum of deducted funds is nearly 270 million euros, which is 1.3 billion zlotys. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki commented on the issue of penalties for Poland. "Sometimes you have to face injustice, and this is exactly the case," he said.

Polish General Piotr Trytek has been appointed to lead a European Union mission to train Ukrainian troops, the Polish defence minister said late on Thursday, as western countries seek to step up support for Kyiv following Russia's invasion.

The website of the upper house of the Polish parliament, the Senate, was down on Thursday due to an attack by hackers, the speaker of the chamber Tomasz Grodzki said.

A rare book gifted by French President Emmanuel Macron to Pope Francis was never plundered by the Nazis, its seller and authorities in Warsaw said on Wednesday, after Polish media speculated that it might have been stolen during World War Two.

Poland is likely to choose U.S. firm Westinghouse Electric Co to build its first nuclear power plant, while Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (KHNP) may be involved in a project planned by private companies, the Polish deputy prime minister said on Wednesday.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and the European hosts of a conference on his country's reconstruction laid out a vision of a future Ukraine as a European Union member and major exporter of green energy to the continent on Tuesday. "It is Ukraine that can guarantee that Russian revanchism cannot break our European home," Zelenskiy said. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the goal of the meeting was to create "a new Marshall Plan for the 21st century". "We have no time to waste: the scale of the destruction is staggering," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also gave a speech.

Secretary of State and Head of the International Policy Bureau Jakub Kumoch was asked by TVN24's Konrad Piasecki about the recent phone call between presidents of Poland and Iran - Andrzej Duda and Ebrahim Raisi. "The president was asked by president Zelenskiy for something president Zelenskiy couldn't do himself," Kumoch said and added that "the conversation pertained to one very concrete situation".

Poland's unemployment rate in September this year was at 5.1% against 5.2% in August after adjustment - the country's Central Statistical Office (Statistics Poland) announced on Tuesday (October 25). The number of people registered in labour offices in September was 801,700 against 806,900 in August.

Professor Marian Fuks died at the age of 108 - Warsaw Jewish Theatre informed on Facebook on Sunday (October 23). He was a historian and musicologist. He also was one of the 150 oldest people in the world.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence Mariusz Błaszczak, and U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski on Monday (October 24) met with soldiers at the 32nd Tactical Air Base in Łask. "We want most of the weapons used by our military to be produced also in Poland in the future," said the head of the Polish government.