Four people have been arrested for defrauding the Polish Football Association (PZPN) out of at least 1 million zlotys ($217,732.10), Poland's Central Anti-Corruption Bureau said on Tuesday.

In the latest "Economic Outlook" report, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts that Polish gross domestic product in 2023 will increase by 0.9%, while inflation will be at 10.8%. OECD analysts expect Poland to face high inflation, growing unemployment, and further increases of interest rates next year.

The Polish president spoke to a hoax caller pretending to be France's Emmanuel Macron on the night that a missile hit a village near the Ukrainian border, his office said on Tuesday, an admission likely to raise questions about its operations.

NATO allies Poland and Germany have agreed to deploy additional Patriot missile launchers near the Polish border with Ukraine following an offer from Berlin, Poland's defence minister said on Monday.

A CCTV operator in Inowrocław (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) spotted a man lying down on a bench after dark. It was getting colder, so the operator called a City Guard duty officer. Before the city guards arrived at the scene, however, the man stood up, undressed, and started to exercise in a rather bizarre fashion.

Poland talisman Robert Lewandowski said he is preparing for the upcoming World Cup in Qatar as if it could be his last, but the 34-year-old added that he would still be physically fit to play at the next edition in 2026.

Among the esteemed artists guests at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Film Festival 2022 in Toruń is Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann, who directed "The Great Gatsby", "Moulin Rouge!", or "Elvis". He came to Poland along with Australian cinematographer Mandy Walker, who was director of photography in his movie "Australia" and recently also in "Elvis". The two spoke with TVN24 reporter Ewelina Witenberg.

Ukrainian experts were granted access on Friday (November 18) to the deadly missile blast site in the Polish village of Przewodów. They were escorted to the scene by the police. "I am grateful to the Polish side for granting them access. We will continue our cooperation in an open and constructive manner, as closest friends do," Ukraine's Minister of Foreign Affairs Dmytro Kuleba said in a tweet.

Two F-16 fighter jets escorted the Polish soccer team on Thursday (November 17) as the group headed to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.

President Andrzej Duda visited the village of Przewodów on Thursday (November 17), where a stray missile had killed two men on Tuesday. At a press briefing he said that no one wanted to do any harm to Poland, and that he spoke with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. "This is an extremely difficult situation for them, emotions run high and there's also huge stress," Duda said, adding that "in recent days, Ukraine has been under a mass missile attack carried out by Russia".

Two men were killed on Tuesday in the village of Przewodów (Lubelskie Voivodeship) in an explosion caused by a stray missile. Who were the victims? "They were good, warm-hearted, and very helpful people," says the local parish priest, Father Bogdan Ważny. The two men worked at a local grain-dryin plant, where the blast took place. The police and prosecutor's office have not yet confirmed the identity of the victims.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a press briefing on Wednesday (November 16) that most likely Poland would not attempt to launch NATO Article 4 procedure, as there was no evidence justifying such move. He added, however, that "this instrument is still within our hands".

Tuesday's explosion in the village of Przewodów, which killed two people, was not an attack on Poland. We have no evidence the missile was fired by Russia - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday (November 16) before a National Security Council meeting. He stressed, however, that Russia was responsible for the tragedy as it had launched a mass missile attack on Ukraine, and thus sparked the Ukrainian anti-ballistic missile that landed on the Polish territory.

Poland has no concrete evidence showing who fired the missile that caused an explosion in a village near the Ukrainian border, President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday. He added that it was very likely that Poland would activate NATO Article 4 at the Alliance meeting later that day. U.S. President Joe Biden offered his Polish counterpart full U.S. support with the country's probe into a blast that killed two people near the border with Ukraine, the White House said. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that Poland would increase surveillance of its airspace following the incident.

Poland is verifying if it needs to request consultations under Article 4 of the NATO military alliance treaty, a government spokesman said on Tuesday, after a report that a blast that killed two people near the Ukrainian border was caused by stray Russian missiles.

The United States and Western allies said they were investigating but could not confirm a report on Tuesday that a blast in NATO member Poland resulted from stray Russian missiles, while Russia's defence ministry denied it.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday, without producing evidence, that Russian missiles had hit Poland, a NATO country, in what he called a "significant escalation" of the conflict.

Consumer prices in October of 2022 increased by 17.9% compared to the corresponding month of the previous year - Poland Central Statistical Office said on Tuesday (November 15). The last time when prices spiked higher was in December, 1996, and stood at 18.5%. Compared to September 2022, inflation in October increased by 1.8% - Statistics Poland added.

Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau said after the meeting of EU foreign minister in Brussels that the bloc's training mission Ukrainian soldiers would be based in Poland and Germany, as well as in any other country ready to take this responsibility upon itself. "A number of countries, including some bigger ones, would trade their armed forces with those of Ukraine," Rau added.

Poland will take over Gazprom's Polish assets, a minister said on Monday, adding the move concerned the Russian company's 48% stake in EuRoPol Gaz, which owns the Polish section of the Yamal gas pipeline.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy sent Poland his best wishes on the country's Independence Day. "Ukrainians will remember the way you have welcomed and helped us. Your country is our sister," he said in a video in Polish.

United States Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski and Israeli Ambassador Yacov Livne send their best wishes to Poland on Independence Day. "Poles paid the highest price for homeland freedom, and that's why today understand and support Ukraine in its fight for sovereignty" - Brzezinski said on Twitter. "Congratulations on Independence Day!" - Livne said in a special video made to mark the occasion.

Poland manager Czesław Michniewicz left out Torino midfielder Karol Linetty from his 26-man squad for the World Cup in Qatar, which he named on Thursday. The list of those who didn't make it to the squad also includes FC Copenhagen goalkeeper Kamil Grabara, Leeds United midfielder Mateusz Klich, and Fortuna Duesseldorf forward Dawid Kownacki.

"It's really hard to imagine someone being so unaware of how serious these issues are," esteemed addiction therapist Dr Ewa Woydyłło-Osiatyńska said in TVN24 on Thursday (November 10). She commented on Poland's ruling party chairman Jarosław Kaczyński's words on the problem of alcoholism among women in Poland. "Mr Chairman, it's great you've become concerned with these issues, you've finally seen there is a problem. Pitch in some cash and let's launch a campaign," the psychotherapist appealed.

Poland's Monetary Policy Council announced on Wednesday (November 9) it decided to leave interest rates at the same level as in October and September.

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.