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City of Rzeszów will finance in vitro fertilisation

Poland's southeastern city of Rzeszów will earmark 650,000 zlotys to finance in vitro fertilisation (IVF) programme for residents. This should be enough to support at least 40 couples struggling with infertility, but who are eager to have a baby.

Poland's top cop injured by exploding present

Poland's most senior police officer was injured and hospitalised when a present he received during a visit to Ukraine exploded at police headquarters in Warsaw, Poland's interior ministry said on Thursday.

Priest forces school pupil to "apologise to the Lord" by twisting his arms

Płock Diocese Curia apologised on Tuesday for the incident in which a priest had pressed an educational care facility pupil against the desk and twisted his arms during religion class. "Apologise to the Lord," the priest ordered the student. The curia informed the Bishop of Płock would immediately speak to the priest and the school board. The Masovian Board of Education announced it would carry out an inspection at the educational care facility. Poland's Children's Rights Ombudsman said he would "demand consequences be drawn".

Poland closer to recovery funds. EU commissioners give positive opinion to judicial changes proposed by Poland

A group of EU commissioners responsible for recovery funds negotiations with Poland have expressed a positive opinion regarding a plan of changes in Poland's judicial system proposed by the Polish government - TVN24 correspondent in Brussels Maciej Sokołowski reported on Tuesday (December 13). If Warsaw implements said changes in the form they were discussed on Tuesday, the European Commission will be ready to greenlight cash payout for Poland.

"Thanks to Poland's leadership we're standing strong in support of Ukraine". Blinken and Rau spoke in Washington

"Thanks to Poland's leadership we're standing strong in support of Ukraine - faced with the Russian aggression - supporting it terms of security assistance, economic assistance, humanitarian assistance," U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said after meeting with Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau. "I can't think of a time when the United States and Poland, and our partnership has been more important and more effective," Blinken added. Minister Rau later told reporters that the talks pertained, among other things, to ensuring "safe skies" over Ukraine.

Prof. Anna Landau-Czajka receives 2022 Jan Karski and Pola Nireńska Award

Professor Anna Landau-Czajka of the Tadeusz Manteuffel Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences has won this year's Jan Karski and Poland Nireńska Award, which is granted to authors of works of Jewish role and contribution to Polish culture. "This is a special award endowded by the courier of the Polish government-in-exile during World War II to honor his wife, Pola Nireńska" - said Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute director Monika Krawczyk.

Another tranche of EU money for Poland deducted. This time 33 mln euro

The European Commission has deducted another tranche of penalty cash from funds earmarked for Poland, TVN24 Brussels correspondent Maciej Sokołowski learned on Thursday (December 8). The Court of Justice of the European Union has imposed the penalties on Poland for not complying with the ruling of said court ordering the country to dismantle the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court. So far, Poland has already lost 300 million euro, which is 1.4 billion zlotys.

Warsaw and Berlin agree to deploy German Patriot systems in Poland

Poland and Germany have come to the agreement that the German Patriot air defence system will be stationed in Poland, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday, after Warsaw had initially suggested sending the systems on to Ukraine. On Tuesday evening, Poland's Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said on Twitter that Poland was preparing to deploy the German Patriot air defense system on its territory.

A PhD holder with nonverbal autism named 2022 "Person Without Barriers"

Maciej Oksztulski, the only nonverbal autistic person in Poland holding a PhD degree, has been named this year's "Person Without Barriers". The title of "Person Without Barriers of Two Decades" has been awarded to Piotr Pawłowski, a journalist and social activist, creator of an integration platform for people with disabilities "Integracja". The final gala of contest was held on Tuesday (December 6) at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

PM Morawiecki: no state cash for bonuses for national football team

"The question of financing has been a problem of Polish football for years," Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wrote on social media on Tuesday (December 6). He added, however, that "there will be no government funds for bonuses for football players". Earlier that day, Morawiecki argued that "our players deserve some kind of bonus". Furthermore, in his view, a success like reaching World Cup last 16 "is worth every penny". Government spokesperson Piotr Muller also commented on the question of bonuses for national team players.

First tanks and howitzers from South Korea arrived in Gdynia

The first 10 K2 tanks and 24 K9 howitzers from South Korea were officially handed over to Polish soldiers on Tuesday (December 6) in Gdynia, Poland. "To prevent aggression, to halt the enemy, the possession of this equipment by the army is necessary," president Andrzej Duda said at an official ceremony.