The Secretary General of the Council of Europe Marija Pejčinović Burić has written a letter to Poland's Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro in which she criticises Polish authorities for questioning the ruling by the European Court of Human Rights and undermining the high court itself. The ECHR ruled on Tuesday that Poland violated Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights, by removing two vice-presidents of a regional court and not allowing them to appeal against the decision.

"Today's biggest challenge is to convince Poles to get vaccinated, as less people are registering. This week nearly 1 million doses were not sent to vaccination points, as there was no interest in getting inoculated" - chief of PM's office Michał Dworczyk said on Thursday.

Polish paramedics trade union staged protest in many major cities demanding increase in salaries and changes to the law on medical rescue. Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska promised the wages of paramedics would not be decreased.

Seven people were accused in a trial relating to a nationalists' march from 2016. Jarosław R. has been sentenced for 1 year in prison for initiating chanting a slogan: "From trees, instead of leaves, zionists will be hanging". Krzysztof S. also has been found guilty and sentenced to 6 months in prison suspended for for two years. The remaining five defendants, including the chief of the Independence March association Robert Bąkiewicz, have been acquitted.

44 percent of respondents think that policies of the Law and Justice government could lead to Poland leaving the European Union - according to a survey by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Opposite opinion was shared by 43 percent of those asked.

Fire service have been trying to fix damage caused by heavy rainfall in Zielona Góra. "Dozens of flooded places" - city mayor Janusz Kubicki said on Wednesday. The water flooded a local medical centre and airport, as well as other towns in the Lubuskie province.

Poland violated Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights - said the European Court of Human Rights. The case concerned a complaint made by two vice-presidents of the Kielce Regional Court whose term of office was prematurely ended by the Minister of Justice Zbigniew Ziobro. The ECHR ordered Poland to pay the judges 20,000 euro each.

"We want to avoid risk and propose solutions that will prevent high increase in infections" - Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said at a conference on Tuesday. In his view, not enough people have been vaccinated yet to stop infection spread before autumn". Health Minister Adam Niedzielski said "the danger of coronavirus infections spike is still real".

On Monday, the Polish foreign ministry summoned Israel's charge d'affaires in Warsaw, Tal Ben-Ari Yaalon, in relation to a property restitution draft bill passed last week by Poland's lower house of parliament.

EU Parliament resolution approving pro-abortion report by Predrag Matic is not legally binding and oversteps all ethical boundaries - the head of the Polish Bishops Conference Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki said on Sunday.

Majority of Poles think Donald Tusk should not stand at the helm of Civic Platform again - according to a poll conducted by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. 60 percent of respondents said Tusk should not return to Polish politics, nor should he become Civic Platform leader. Opposite view was expressed by 26 percent. The members of the party, co-founded by the former prime minister Donald Tusk, are not sure whether he should become its leader, but they agree his return to politics as such would be welcome. Especially younger members of the party would rather see Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski as chief. Decision regarding Tusk's return to Polish politics, and in what role, is likely to be made on July 3.

Between July 1, 2018 and December 31, 2020, male dioceses received 368 reports regarding sex abuse of minors - the Institute for Catholic Church Statistics informed on Monday. 10 percent of those cases were dismissed as unreliable, 51 percent were being examined, whereas 39 percent were confirmed or marked as credible. Primate of Poland Archbishop Wojciech Polak asked "all persons harmed and outraged by evil in the Church" for forgiveness.

The ruling United Right coalition could count on 30 percent voters, according to the latest poll by Kantar for "Fakty" TVN and TVN24. Szymon Hołownia's Poland 2050 would win the most votes of all opposition parties - 21 percent. Civic Coalition would win 19 percent of votes. The Left recorded a significant drop in support compared to the previous Kantar poll from April.

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday there was a need to wage a "cultural battle" with certain European Union countries, like Hungary and Poland, where anti-LGBT laws have been voted in.

European Union leaders on Friday rejected a Franco-German proposal to hold a summit with Russia after Poland and Baltic countries said it would send the wrong message as East-West ties deteriorate.

The EU parliament has adopted a resolution calling for the bloc's 27 countries to ensure the right to legal and safe abortion. Poland's PM Mateusz Morawiecki said the document was purely declarative and that it wouldn't affect Polish law.

A Polish government minister accused Israel's foreign minister of a "profound lack of knowledge" on Friday in a deepening row over a bill critics say will make it harder for Jews to recover property seized by Poland's Nazi occupiers during World War Two.

Chairman of Poland's Football Association Zbigniew Boniek on Thursday said the national team did not live up to expectations. "Big tournaments has to end at some point, but we hoped that for us it would end a bit later" - he said.

A very interesting meteorological phenomenon could be seen in Warsaw on Thursday afternoon. The sky filled with characteristic, protruding clouds. The mammatus clouds are also referred to as "cow teats".

Poland will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan at the end of June, President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday, bringing its two-decade presence in the country to an end.

Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday (June 24) in Brussels it is hard for Poland to "undertake dialogue at highest levels" with Russia, "since a formal proposal has not been made, yet".

Poland's state commission investigating paedophilia cases has sent an official letter to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, regarding the number of disciplinary actions launched in relation to Polish clergy members between 2002-2020, and measures taken against them.

If ever Poland needed a decisive contribution from a player who has proven a talismanic presence for them, it was on Wednesday in St Petersburg in their final Euro 2020 group match against Sweden.

Poland coach Paulo Sousa lamented lack of concentration and conceding too many "silly" goals after a 3-2 defeat by Sweden knocked them out of Euro 2020 with only one point from three games.

Poland coach Paulo Sousa has made one change to his side for their must-win Group E clash against Sweden in St Petersburg, bringing in midfielder Grzegorz Krychowiak for Jakub Moder, who has been suffering from a knee issue.

The European Commission proposed on Wednesday to pool resources and expertise from the EU's 27 countries for a joint cyber unit to fight online criminals amid a spate of high profile hacks in Europe and worldwide.

From midnight, Poland will introduce a mandatory 10-day quarantine for travellers from outside the Schengen Area, Deputy Health Minister Waldemar Kraska said on Wednesday.

Civic Platform chairman Borys Budka said on Wednesday he had a very fruitful conversation with former prime minister Donald Tusk.

Poland's education minister said on Wednesday a march held in support of equal rights for LGBT people was an "insult to public morality" and questioned whether participants were normal, prompting angry protests from the opposition.