"We have a government" - this is a message "Fakty" TVN reporter Arleta Zalewska received yesterday evening from a politician close to the negotiations held by leaders of the new ruling coalition. A meeting crucial for closing this stage of talks took place on Wednesday (Nov. 22). "Health and education for Civic Coalition, education plus something extra for New Left," another politician tells us. This "extra something" is an important plenipotentiary role in the government. The fight for this last post is still on. According to our unofficial information, on the table is the candidacy of the New Left MP Katarzyna Kotula.

Ukraine said on Thursday (Nov. 23) it wanted its export routes via Poland to be unblocked before it holds talks with Warsaw and the European Commission aimed at ending protests by Polish truckers which are reducing Ukrainian exports.

Poland will host Estonia in Warsaw in the Euro 2024 playoff semi-finals as they seek to salvage their unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the tournament directly from the group stage. The winners of that clash will travel for the final game either to Wales or Finland.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in favor of Lech Wałęsa in the lawsuit he has filed against Poland. "I'm glad that things are moving in line with the right procedures, that the truth is starting to prevail. But this is only the first step to victory," the former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner told TVN24 on Thursday (Nov. 23).

The procedure to appoint judges to a new chamber of Poland's Supreme Court is defective and Warsaw has to take appropriate legislative measures to correct the process, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday. The case was brought to the ECHR by former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa.

Secretary of State in President Andrzej Duda's office, Andrzej Dera, told TVN24 on Wednesday (Nov. 22) about most likely dates when Donald Tusk's new government could be appointed, should the current PM Mateusz Morawiecki's cabinet failed to win a confidence vote in the parliament. Minister Dera mentioned "the most realistic date" when that could happen.

Poland and the Czech Republic have extended temporary controls on their borders with Slovakia until Dec. 3 and Jan. 3 respectively, in response to continuing efforts by migrants to enter from Slovak territory.

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday (Nov. 22) voted in favor of a report compiled by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (AFCO) which recommends changes of the EU treaties. Contrary to the narrative purported by Poland's PiS party, it does not mean that the EP has actually decided to change the treaties. TVN24 Brussels correspondent Maciej Sokołowski explains that the whole process of changing EU treaties is much longer, more complicated, and requires a unanimous approval from all EU member states. The EU parliament, which plays only an advisory role in said process, has also adopted a resolution accompanying the AFCO report.

Polish lawmakers started a debate on Wednesday (Nov. 22) to reinstate public financing for in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), marking a shift after eight years of nationalist rule which brought severe restrictions on women's reproductive rights.

Polish opposition parties have all rebuffed overtures by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to help form a coalition government, following last month's election, lawmakers said on Wednesday, wrecking his already slim chances of staying in power.

The European Commission has approved Poland's modified recovery and resilience plan worth 59.8 billion euro, including a REPowerEU chapter - the EU executive announced in a statement released on Tuesday (Nov. 21). The final approval of this decision lies in the hands of the Council of the European Union. "The Council's endorsement will allow Poland to receive €5.1 billion in pre-financing of the REPowerEU funds," the Commission explained.

At Tuesday's session, Poland's lower house of parliament - the Sejm - has appointed two vice-presidents and 16 members of the Tribunal of State. According to the constitution, the First President of the Supreme Court by default serves also as the President of the Tribunal of State. Two deputy presidents of the Tribunal and 16 regular members are appointed by the Sejm in a vote. The candidates cannot serve as MPs or senators in a given parliamentary term.

Kyiv hopes to hold talks with Poland and the European Commission this week, as thousands of trucks queue at the border due to Polish blocks, in a protest that may affect country's energy security, a Ukrainian trade representative said on Monday.

Poland's President said on Monday (November 20) that Finland was facing a "hybrid attack" on its border with Russia, similar to what his country faced in 2021, with migrants attempting to cross illegally into the country.

The first batch of the EU recovery fund money for Poland is nearly certain - TVN24 correspondent in Brussels Maciej Sokołowski reported on Monday (Nov. 20). The point regarding approving Poland's Nationa Recovery Plan has been added to the agenda for Tuesday's session of the European Commission, while the chiefs of EU commissioners' offices have not voiced any reservations regarding said point nor have they planned any debate on the matter. It all suggests there should be no controversies tomorrow and the College of Commissioners will greenlight the payout of over 5 billion euro for Poland.

About 3,000 mostly Ukrainian trucks, including those carrying fuel and humanitarian aid, were stuck on the Polish side of the border on Sunday due to a more than 10-day blockade by Polish truckers, Ukrainian authorities said.

Czech Republic midfielder Tomas Soucek cancelled out a first-half opener by Poland's Jakub Piotrowski to earn an 1-1 away draw in their Euro 2024 Group E qualifier on Friday, with both the Czechs and Moldova still able to seal qualification.

I can assure you that the side that is in favor of seeing Ukraine beat Russia, maintain its independence, join the European Union, join NATO, is the vast majority of opinion here in the United States - U.S. Senator Jim Risch told "Fakty" TVN U.S. correspondent Marcin Wrona. The senator also commented on the ongoing war between Hamas and Israel.

Poland's new parliament speaker Szymon Hołownia met on Friday (Nov. 17) with President Andrzej Duda. "We discussed plenty of topics, we mentioned many issues," Hołownia said at a press conference. He added he would not expect "any obstruction" on the president's part once the democratic opposition has taken over power.

In 7-8 days, I will present members of the new Council of Minister and it will be up to the Sejm to decide if the new government is formed or not - Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday (Nov. 16) after an informal meeting of EU states' leaders in Croatia's capital city of Zagreb.

My aim is simple: I want the quality of debate and the quality of law established by the Sejm to radically improve. So that in two years you could see the Sejm as an example of culture in mutual relations, and not as its contradiction. So that you don't lose nerves over politics, so that it could finally start giving us all hope that it can be normal - Poland's new speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia said on Thursday (Nov. 16) in his first televised address to the nation.

Poland aims to buy 25 mine-clearing tanks from the United States, the country's Armament Agency said on Thursday, as Warsaw seeks to beef up its armed forces following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

The European Commission on Thursday (Nov. 16) said it is suing Poland over measures imposing additional costs in cross-border trade of natural gas as well as its failure to implement EU rules on minors' procedural rights. Poland's climate ministry dismissed the Commission's position as "incomprehensible and mistaken".

The United States is Poland's absolutely key ally - President Andrzej Duda said in a speech marking Poland's Foreign Service Day. "I will not cease developing this cooperation and, in the coming year, I will keep on acting in order to strengthen this bond," he said.

NATO will replace its ageing fleet of AWACS surveillance planes, in service since the Cold War in the 1980s, with a militarised version of the Boeing 737 commercial jet, the alliance said on Wednesday, in a deal likely worth billions of euros.

Zabrze city council has decided to name the local Primary School No. 41 after the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (GOCC) - one of Poland's largest charity organizations. The request was filed jointly by the teachers and the parents. Wednesday's (Nov. 15) naming ceremony, also marking the 40th anniversary of the school's foundation, was attended by the charity's co-founder Jerzy Owsiak.

Physical drives were discarded, but all documents, all information they included, have been stored and archived in line with the regulations - Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński said on Wednesday (Nov. 15). In response to an opposition MP's request, the ministry has recently revealed it discarded 400 kg of hard drives and other memory storage devices.

The Sejm has voted in four new members of the National Chamber of the Judiciary representing the parliament. All four were candidates of the democratic opposition groupings: Kamila Gasiuk-Pihowicz, Robert Kropiwnicki, Tomasz Zimoch and Anna Maria Żukowska. Candidates put forward by the still-ruling PiS party - Marek Ast, Bartosz Kownacki, Arkadiusz Mularczyk and Kazimierz Smoliński - have all been rejected in Tuesday's (Nov. 14) vote.

The new speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia on Tuesday (Nov. 14) announced he would deliver an address to the nation in the coming days. "I think sometime this week," he said, assuring that new "democratic standards" would be observed in the parliament. "The freezer is going out of the speaker's office. If there's a bill that meets requirements, it should be proceeded by the Sejm," Hołownia said. The speaker also promised that efforts aimed at "sanation" of the Constitutional Tribunal and the National Council of the Judiciary would soon be launched. The speaker also outlined key plans the lower house has scheduled for next week.

After many years, it is once again possible to freely move along two important venues in Warsaw - the parliament building and the seat of the Constitutional Tribunal. Metal barriers - considered a symbol of the Law and Justice government - have been removed from the front of both institutions.