The lower chamber of Polish parliament - the Sejm - adopted a resolution on Wednesday in which it urges the Federal Republic of Germany "to explicitly take political, historical, legal and financial responsibility for all the consequences caused in the Republic of Poland and to the citizens of the Republic of Poland as a result of starting World War II by the Third German Reich".

"As soon as Russian troops crossed the border into Ukraine, our response was united, determined and immediate. And we should be proud of that. We have brought Europe's inner strength back to the surface," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in this year's State of the Union Address. She added that, as regards Putin, the EU Commission "should have listened to the voices inside our Union – in Poland, in the Baltics, and all across Central and Eastern Europe". "I stand here with the conviction that with courage and solidarity, Putin will fail and Europe will prevail," chief of EU executive underscored.

Poland plans to freeze in 2023 electricity prices at current levels for households consuming less energy, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) leader said on Tuesday, as the government looks for ways to shield consumers from soaring prices.

Iga Świątek is already back in Poland. Her scheduled flight arrived at Warsaw Chopin Airport before 1 p.m.

Independent media in Belarus informed on Monday that a grave of Polish soldiers in Plebanishki, some 20 kilometres from Grodno, has been demolished. Polish Foreign Ministry said it was looking into the matter.

Two days after winning the U.S. Open for the first time in her career, world's number one tennis racket Iga Świątek was a guest of Anita Werner in TVN24's "Fakty po Faktach". "I wasn't sure I would be able to play such good tennis," Polish tennis champion said. Iga also said she would like to draw more attention to mental side of tennis career. " I wish more people could find balance between what we do at the court and outside," she said.

It took local residents a week to prepare for one the most important days in the history of Kruszyniany, a small Muslim village in eastern Poland, home to the Polish Tatars community. "Security measures were taken, we would cook traditional dishes under the watchful eye of sanepid (Poland's state sanitary authority - edit.)," says head of Muslim Religious Community Bronisław Talkowski. "It was announced as a very formal and distanced meeting, but in the end it turned out quite different," recalls Maksymilian Witczak, who opened his home to a son of Queen Elizabeth II, the new King of the United Kingdom Charles III.

Poland's Ambassador to Ukraine Bartosz Cichocki told TVN24 on Saturday (September 10) that "around Kharkiv and in southern Donbass, the situation is very difficult". In his view, information regarding recent successes of the Ukrainian army has been recepted by the soldiers as "a very positive signal which lifts their spirits and gives them hope that Russians can be defeated".

World number one Iga Świątek swept to a 6-2 7-6(5) victory over Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in the U.S. Open final on Saturday to clinch her maiden trophy at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam crown.

On March 26, 1996, Queen Elizabeth II gave a speech in the lower chamber of Polish parliament - the Sejm. She said "Poland and Britain were far ahead of their time in creating free and effective parliamentary institutions". To commemorate the late British monarch, we bring back the Queen's address in full.

"Poland and its allies call upon the European Commission to give Ukraine as soon as possible what the European Union had promised in June, that is 9 billion euro," Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on his visit to Kyiv on Friday (September 9). He added that Poland was also interested in buying power from Ukraine's Khmelnytskyi nuclear plant.

Poles have been laying flowers and lighting candles outside the British embassy in Warsaw paying tribute to Queen Elizabeth, who died Thursday (September 8) aged 96. Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski passed his condolences to the British nation.

Iga Świątek threw caution to the wind after tentative play left her down a set against Aryna Sabalenka in their U.S. Open semi-final on Thursday.

"My deepest condolences to the Royal Family and all the British people on passing of Her Majesty The Queen," Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Twitter. Queen Elizabeth, Britain's longest-reigning monarch and the nation's figurehead for seven decades, has died aged 96, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday.

Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak informed on Thursday (September 8) that Poland was seeking to purchase 96 AH-64E Apache helicopters from Boeing, to strengthen its defence capabilities. Poland is interested in the latest Guardian version of the helicopter. "We look forward to partnering with the Polish Armed Forces and the Polish defense industry to deliver and sustain the #AH64" - Boeing Defense said on Twitter.

Poland joined the Baltic states on Thursday in limiting the admission of Russian nationals on its territory, the government said, the latest move aiming to penalise Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

"I've lived 76 years, but it's never been like this before," says Zofia, a 76-year-old from Ryglice near Tarnów. The woman lives on a survivor's pension of less than 2,000 zlotys a month and she has not bought any coal or firewood to heat her house during winter.

Estonia on Wednesday signed a deal with Poland to purchase Piorun anti-aircraft missile systems, designed to target low-flying aircraft such as helicopters and drones.

Poland's Monetary Policy Council has increased the NBP interest rates eleventh time in a row - this time by another 0.25 percentage points.

The first loaf of bread baked in Ryszard's bakery came out of the oven in 1973. The owner says that although he has been running his business for so many years, he does not remember such difficult and uncertain times. "Everything changes day to day, delivery to delivery. You just don't know what to build on these days," he admits.

A nine-people-strong family living in the village of Rzążew near Siedlce (Masovian Voivodeship) have found themselves in a very difficult situation. Head of the family - Adam - is worried that even if they manage to save money to buy coal for winter, there will be a shortage at coal depots. Adam resorts to heat their home by burning wood from his parents' forest.

Poland's KGHM signed a memorandum of understanding with Romanian SN Nuclearelectrica for cooperation in the development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR), the Polish copper producer said on Tuesday.

Sappers have secured an unexploded artillery shell found by a group of children in Bełżec (Lublin Voivodeship). Unaware of the danger, the kids carried it in front of the block where they live. Most likely, the unexploded ordnance comes from the WWII era.

Fourteen perioperative nurses from the National Oncology Institute (NIO) remain on sick leaves. Eleven of their colleagues who still come to work have been assigned to emergency surgeries and those most urgent planned ones. "We are forced to call off 20 surgeries a day and the patients will have to wait at least until next week," says NIO spokesperson Mariusz Gierej. Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said on Tuesday said the ministry was monitoring the situation and the NIO director was working on new rules of renumeration for employees.

Iga Świątek was given a mighty scare by little-known Jule Niemeier on Monday before the Polish top seed finally handed the 108th-ranked German a 2-6 6-4 6-0 reality check in the fourth round of the U.S. Open.

Poland's National Media Council on Monday dismissed Jacek Kurski as head of Polish public television TVP and replaced him with Mateusz Matyszkowicz. "I confirm that due to a decision of my political environment, in agreement with me, I have ceased to TVP Chairman," Kurski said on Twitter.