The Polish farmers have signed an agreement with government representatives, whereby they have agreed to temporarily halt their border blockade at the Shehyni-Medyka crossing, the Polish Agriculture Ministry announced on January 6. Uczestnicy protestu na przejściu granicznym w MedycePAP/Darek Delmanowicz During a meeting with Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski on Saturday, January 6, farmers from the "Betrayed countryside"
On Tuesday, January 9, the Presidential Council for Health Protection will begin work on a bill concerning infertility treatment financing. Prezydent Duda podpisał nowelizację ustawy o finansowaniu in vitro ze środków publicznych.PAP/Paweł Supernak President Andrzej Duda signed the proposed legislation into effect after it was voted through by parliament. Under the new rules, the Polish government will
A Polish deputy prime minister has met with the United States ambassador to the country, and the two discussed ways to further deepen Poland-US defence and security cooperation, according to news outlets. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (left) and the US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski (right) meet in Warsaw on
Auschwitz Museum director Piotr Cywiński has condemned the recent use of Holocaust references in the political discourse surrounding migrants. Photo:gov.pl This comes in response to controversial remarks by right-wing outlet Telewizja Republika’s publicist Marek Król and satirist Jan Pietrzak, who employed references to German concentration camps in their public comments about the recently approved EU migrant pact. In a statement
In an unexpected twist, Poland's legislative process has become the country's latest viral sensation, thanks to the new Speaker of the Sejm, Poland's lower house of parliament. Sejm Speaker Szymon Hołownia.Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell But ‘Sejmflix’ is not just a catchy term - it represents a paradigm shift in how politics is consumed and engaged with in Poland. With over 650,000 subscribers on
Polish military authorities said on Tuesday that planes protecting its airspace had returned to base after the threat level related to Russian strikes on Ukraine had reduced, Poland's PAP news agency has reported. Military planesShutterstock.com/ddisq Earlier, Poland had deployed two pairs of F-16 fighters and an allied tanker in the face of Russian attacks on Ukraine. The Polish
Russia has deployed a battalion composed of Ukrainian prisoners of war to the frontline in Ukraine, in violation of international law, according to the Institute for the Study of War. Photo:PAP/Abaca/AA/ABACA Russia recently used the “Bogdan Khmelnitsky” unit of Ukrainian POWs in a clash with Ukrainian forces in the eastern Donetsk region, the US think tank reported on Thursday
Poland's foreign ministry has called in the Russian chargé d'affaires, demanding an explanation of a Russian cruise missile entering Polish airspace on Friday morning. Image:gov.pl Poland's Deputy Foreign Minister Władysław Teofil Bartoszewski summoned chargé d’affaires of the Russian Federation Andrei Ordash on Friday evening, according to officials. Bartoszewski handed Ordash a note in which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "requests
Poland's president has spoken to the secretary general of the NATO alliance about Friday's "incursion into Polish airspace," which the Polish army said was a "stray Russian rocket," fired as part of the Kremlin's overnight air attack on Ukraine. Polish President Andrzej Duda (right) and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg (left).PAP/EPA/Toms Kalnins Andrzej Duda held talks with
Poland has successfully secured a substantial advance of EUR 5 billion from the RePowerEU program, a significant component of the National Reconstruction Plan. Image:petrmalinak/Shutterstock Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced this milestone achievement on Thursday, highlighting the funds' dedication to fostering affordable green energy for Polish citizens. Tusk took to social media to express his satisfaction with the transfer, stating: "The
