Wiedźmuchy is a support group of some 20 women. They organise events, create art together and help those in need. Recently, local authorities have received a complaint. Its authors accuse the women of promoting occultism and offending religious feelings.

The European Commission on Tuesday (July 20) gave Poland until August 16 to comply with a ruling by the top EU court last week, ignored by Warsaw, that Poland's system for disciplining judges broke EU law and should be suspended.

CJEU rulings should be respected by all Polish authorities, but first and foremost by the constitutional body, which the First President of the Supreme Court is - head of the Supreme Court's Criminal Chamber judge Michał Laskowski said on Tuesday. A group of Justices issued a joint statement in which they said that decision by Chief Justice Małgorzata Manowska regarding the contested Disciplinary Chamber was "contrary to the CJEU ruling and in violation of the law".

The president of Poland's swimming federation (PZP) has apologised after six athletes were sent home from the Tokyo Games due to an administrative error.

Many Polish organisations, public figures, artists, journalists and actors, including Agnieszka Holland, Danuta Stenka, Arkadiusz Jakubik, Andrzej Chyra, Anja Rubik, Andrzej Saramonowicz and Robert Makłowicz have joined Adam Bodnar's civic campaign supporting the Commissioner for Human Rights. They posted photos in social media, in which they declared support for particular human and civil rights.

"Today, when those in power use the word 'sovereignty', they think how to control people," acting chairman of Civic Platform Donald Tusk said at a rally on Monday in his hometown of Gdańsk. "They want to be sovereign over Polish courts, to get away with the evil and disgrace they do every day in Poland. This is the true reason for which they have defiled the word 'sovereignty'," he added.

After weeks of low infection rates, Poland faces growing numbers of new coronavirus cases as the Delta variant spreads, the health ministry said on Monday.

Torrential rain over the weekend caused lots of damage in Małopolska region. In many places the water washed garbage and mud, flooding houses and cars. "Together with my sister, we couldn't even walk outside, we had to jump out the window," said a resident of Głogoczów in Małopolska. A flood wave swept through her village.

The First President of Poland's Supreme Court rejected a request by a group of this court's justices in which they have called for an extraordinary Council meeting regarding a CJEU ruling regarding the Disciplinary Chamber. Chief Justice said in a statement she did not see any urgent issues at hand that would justify organise such session.

"We're dealing with PiS consistently straining relations between Poland and the European Union and its institutions" - acting chairman of Civic Platform Donald Tusk told TVN24 on Friday.

Fire service units have already been dispatched over 150 times after severe storms hit the Warmian-Masurian province in northeastern Poland. Luckily, no one was hurt. Scout summer camp in Ostróda country has been evacuated.

A little boy choked on a piece of cookie in a supermarket where his mother was buying groceries. The woman tried to help her baby, but to no effect. Luckily, a female police officer was in the store and saw the situation. "With no hesitation she took the boy in her arms and proceeded to administer help.

"I'm deeply convinced that the Disciplinary Chamber is fully independent in its jurisdiction" - the First President of the Supreme Court Małgorzata Manowska said in a statement. She also informed about revoking an ordinance issued by the previous Chief Justice on executing a CJEU ruling from April 8, 2020.

Evacuation of Polish children trapped in a summer camp, organised by the Polish Educational Society in Comblain-la-Tour in Belgium and flooded after heavy rainfall, has been completed. Polish Ambassador to the EU Andrzej Sadoś told Polish Press Agency that all children and caretakers were safe and sound.

The Court of Justice of the European Union on Thursday rejected an appeal by Germany against the top court's ruling regarding the OPAL pipeline, connected to the Nord Stream. The decision effectively limits Gazprom's access to the pipeline.

The European Union's executive stepped up its battle with Hungary and Poland over the rights of LGBTIQ people on Thursday, launching legal cases that could land the two eastern European member states in the bloc's highest court.

The European Union's executive on Thursday (July 15) expressed deep concern over a ruling by Poland's Constitutional Tribunal that Poland should not heed a decision by the bloc's top court.

"All proceedings launched on the orders of the chief of the Supreme Court's Disciplinary Chamber must be discontinued. Poland has been ordered to immediately halt applying regulations allowing the Disciplinary Chamber to repress Polish judges" - the head of the Polish Judges Association "Iustitia" Krystian Markiewicz told TVN24 on Thursday. He was commenting on the ruling by the EU Court of Justice regarding the contested Disciplinary Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court. Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki argued that Poland's justice system reform introduced solutions found in other EU member states.

The European Union's top court ruled on Thursday that Poland's system for disciplining judges undercut the bloc's laws, part of an escalating battle over democratic rules that Polish government critics warn could risk Warsaw's exit from the union.

Interim measures imposed on the Polish judicial system by the top European court are against the Polish constitution, Poland's Constitutional Tribunal said on Wednesday, deepening the political conflict between Warsaw and Brussels. Earlier that day, the Court of Justice of the EU told Poland to immediately suspend all activities of the Supreme Court's contested disciplinary chamber.

The European Commission is to launch procedures against Hungary and Poland over discrimination of LGBT people - TVN24 correspondent in Brussels Maciej Sokołowski unofficially confirmed reports by "Financial Times".

Poland will buy 250 Abrams M1A2 SEP V3 tanks. "We believe that who wants peace, must prepare for war. We want peace, but in case of misfortune our defence will be stronger" - Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Kaczyński announced on Tuesday

Nearly half of Poles think the quality of democracy in Poland has worsened during 6 years of PiS government, according to the latest poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. This opinion was shared by 45 percent of respondents, whereas 28 percent said the quality of democracy in Poland improved under Jarosław Kaczyński's party.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal is to issue a ruling on whether the EU treaties have primacy over the local constitution. The case was brought before the court by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in March. After nearly 5 hours of deliberations, the court decided the session would be resumed on Thursday, July 15.

Historian specialising in the history of Poland, Germany, as well as Central and Eastern Europe, professor Włodzimierz Borodziej passed away at the age of 64. He was associated with the University of Warsaw Faculty of History since his student times.

In response to the draft law on media proposed by a group of PiS lawmakers, Discovery, Inc. has issued a statement.

Support for the United Right ruling coalition has fallen down to 29 percent, according to the latest poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Since our previous voter sentiment survey, support for Civic Coalition has clearly increased up to 24 percent. Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 has recorded a significant drop in support, getting the third-highest result of 15 percent.

Fragments of the V-2 rocket, weapon that was meant to secure victory in the WWII for the Third Reich, have been found close to Zamość-Mokre airfield. The rocket hit the ground in the spring of 1944, when the Germans were testing the new weapon close to the frontline.

Most of respondents think that government officials targeted by hackers should face consequences. 80 percent of those asked by Kantar in a poll carried out for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24 answered "yes" to the question pertaining to this issue.

"The new draft Polish law on broadcasting concessions is yet another worrying signal for media freedom and pluralism in the country" - Vice President of the European Commission Vera Jourova said on Monday. She referred to a draft legislation put forward by a group of lawmakers from Poland's ruling PiS party, targeting the independence of TVN station.