Nearly three quarters of respondents said they had to curb their spending due to the recent spike in prices, according to the latest Kantar poll conducted for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24.

According to the latest political party support poll conducted by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24, the ruling United Right coalition would receive most of the election votes, with 31% of respondents declaring their support. Civic Coalition would secure 26% of votes, whereas Poland 2050 - 10%.

Poland's lower house of parliament on Thursday rejected a bill liberalising Poland's very strict abortion rules. The draft legislation was put forward as a civil initiative and assumed, among other things, introducing a right to abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.

Member of the Ukrainian parliment and leader of the Voice party, Kira Rudyk, said in an interview for TVN24 BiS that what her country needed the most in its fight against the Russian aggression were weapons, sanctions and funds. She also urged leaders of the Western states not to take money to help Ukraine from the pockets of the citizens of countries. "We need to make sure that we just take Russian money from all over the world where we can find it and send it to Ukraine, to make Putin pay for his actions," Rudyk said.

Deputy PM and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak said at a press briefing on Wednesday that the Suwałki Gap was sufficiently protected by allied and Polish forces. "Our basic task is enemy deterrence, not letting the aggressor to cross the border and invade the territory of the Polish state," he added.

Businessman and founder of a hotel chain and confectionery factory Tadeusz Gołębiewski died on Tuesday (June 21). Tago company and Gołębiewski Hotels chain have issued an obituary.

President Andrzej Duda has appointed new members of PM Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet. Yesterday (June 21), chief of the ruling PiS party Jarosław Kaczyński announced his resignation as deputy prime minister. Today, he was officially replaced in that position by Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak.

Adam Glapiński took an official oath of office ahead of starting his second term as President of the National Bank of Poland. The ceremony sparked protests of opposition MPs. Civic Coalition deputy Klaudia Jachira threw "banknote confetti" out of the Sejm balcony, triggering an intervention by Marshal Guard officers. Left-wing MPs displayed banner saying "Glapiński must go" and "Monthly mortage payment +2350 zlotys".

Beth Van Schaack, U.S. State Department's Ambassador-at-Large for Global Criminal Justice, said in an interview for TVN24 how Russian war crimes perpetrators could be prosecuted. In her opinion, "the scale of what we saw in WWII is very similar to what we’re seeing now across the country of Ukraine".

Firefighters from Włocławek (Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship) rescued a little deer which fell into an unsecured manhole. Luckily, the animal did not sustain any injuries. It has been placed under the care of animal shelter crew.

During renovation works at Old Market Square in Poznań, wooden logs with holes drilled inside along their length have been unearthed. Another interesting find is a huge underground room with surface size 8 by 14 metres and 5 metres high.

Warsaw City Hall has summed up efforts to help refugees from Ukraine and has once again urged the government to come up with a support strategy. According to city mayor Rafał Trzaskowski, Warsaw has been still sheltering some 200,000 war refugees.

President Andrzej Duda and Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak visited Latvia on Tuesday and met with Polish soldiers stationed there as part of NATO forces. Both leaders stressed the crucial importance of NATO troops protecting the eastern flank of the Alliance. "Anyone who has seen Irpin, Borodyanka, Bucha, Mariupol and other places in Ukraine, understands why the allied forces are stationed along NATO eastern flank," the president said. "So that no one attacks us," he added.

Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party leader and deputy prime minister Jarosław Kaczyński has resigned from his position in government, PAP news agency said on Tuesday.

The European Commission has approved Poland's state-controlled oil giant PKN Orlen's takeover of its local competitor Grupa Lotos. Orlen CEO Daniel Obajtek said the deal would be finalised at the turn of July and August.

Poland's Maciej Rybus will not be considered for selection at this year's World Cup after the defender signed for another Russian club, the Polish FA (PZPN) said on Monday.

TVN Group, including TVN24, has been ranked the most popular media outlets when it comes to traditional media, whereas the tvn24.pl news portal has been ranked third most popular choice in Poland in terms of online outlets, according to the latest report published by Reuters Institute.

Exactly 30 years ago - on June 17, 1992 - the first McDonald's restaurant in Poland was opened in Warsaw. The opening day attracted tens of thousands Poles eager to get "a taste of the West". Thirty years have passed and the fast-food chain now hires approx 25,000 employees in 500 restaurants across Poland.

Poland's National Recovery Plan has been approved by member states at a meeting of finance ministers of EU countries in Luxembourg, TVN24 European correspondent Maciej Sokołowski learned on Friday. The plan had also been backed earlier this month by the European Commission.

In late-May, dozens of Limousin bulls escaped from a farm in Stary Las (Opole Voivodeship). The herd then settled in the nearby Niemysłowicki Forest. Many attempts were made to capture or chase the animals back to the farm. Finally, the last two bulls that were still at large have been captured.

Inflation in Poland in May stood at 12.8% year on year - statistical office of the European Union Eurostat announced on Friday (June 17). Compared to May 2021, consumer prices in the eurozone increased by 8.1%, whereas on the scale of the whole EU, inflation increased by 8.8%.

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone on Friday with his Polish counterpart Andrzej Duda to discuss Thursday's visit of four EU leaders to Kiev, chief of the presidential International Policy Bureau Jakub Kumoch infomed. The preidential aide assured that Poland and France would join efforts to make sure Ukraine is granted EU membership candidate status. The European Commission gave its blessing on Friday to Ukraine to become an official candidate to join the bloc, along with its neighbour Moldova, an historic eastward shift in Europe's outlook brought about by Russia's invasion.

A Steinway & Sons piano has been damaged after it was accidentally overturned by a stage technical lift in Aula Nova at Poznań Music Academy. The unfortunate incident was captured on camera inside the hall. Experts called by the academy have estimated the cost of the instrument's repair at around 10,000 zlotys.

Deputy prime minister and chief of agriculture ministry Henryk Kowalczyk released a statement regarding U.S. President Joe Biden's plan to build temporary silos along the border with Ukraine, including in Poland, that would help to export grain from the war-torn country. "President Biden's proposal is an interesting idea but it requires working out several details," Polish minister said on Facebook on Wednesday.

Inflation in May stood at 13.9% compared to May 2021, governmental agency Statistics Poland announced on Wednesday (June 15), adding that consumer prices in Poland in May increased by 1.7% compared to the previous month. Therefore, the official data has confirmed the number released in the flash estimate in late-May.

European Commission spokesperson Veerle Nuyts commented on Tuesday on Polish president's ratification of the amended bill on the Supreme Court, which is to dismantle the contested Disciplinary Chamber of said court. "We take note of the fact that the draft has been signed into law by the president of Poland. In the context of the Polish Recovery and Resilience Plan we will be carefully assessing the law against the milestones," Nuyts said.

Protesting farmers set up a cross of potted flowers in the middle of Piłsudski Square in Warsaw on Tuesday morning. "Flower producers are in a tragic situation, they can't sell their products," said Agrounia movement which organised the symbolic protest.

A tram driver from Wrocław saw a duck mom and her ducklings on the tracks and stopped the vehicle to help the waterbirds. "In a joint effort, the MPK (City Transport Company) crew managed to deal with the waddling crowd. The little ones had to be carried off the tracks, as the ducklings have too short legs to make it on their own," the company said.

Ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party members have been sending signals regarding potential postponement of local elections in Poland. Commenting on said rumours, president Andrzej Duda said he treated the news purely as "a media topic" and that no one had contacted him in that regard. He added, however, that the concurrent dates of local and parliamentary elections was "a rather difficult situation". PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński called the issue "a technical problem".

"On the occasion of Pride Month, we express our support for the efforts to raise public awareness of issues affecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) community and other communities in Poland facing similar challenges," reads an open letter signed by 46 ambassadors and diplomats accredited in Poland.