Over half of Polish citizens favor expanding presidential authority over that of the prime minister, according to polling conducted by the Pollster Research Institute for the "Super Express" newspaper. Polish President Karol Nawrocki.Photo: PAP/Marcin Gadomski The survey results emerge as President Karol Nawrocki's office signals plans to initiate discussions on redistributing government powers. The polling data shows 52
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk cautioned on Tuesday via social media about the threats posed by Russia amid the current geopolitical situation surrounding Ukraine. Polish Prime Minister Donald TuskPhoto: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski “With a resolution in the Ukrainian war approaching, Russia is doing everything to drive a wedge between Kyiv and Warsaw,” he stressed through his profile on
In July 2024, a woman allegedly attempted to send a courier package containing a shaped charge bomb, which included nitroglycol, military detonators, and powdered aluminum, the Polish Internal Security Agency (ABW) confirmed on Monday. Ukrainian Kristina S. has been charded in Poland over an alleged attempt to send a courier package containing exploisives and military detonators
European leaders have issued a joint statement stressing that any peace settlement in Ukraine must involve Kyiv, reaffirming their commitment to the principle that international borders cannot be changed by force. The declaration came ahead of a planned meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Alaska on Aug. 15, which
Polish President Karol Nawrocki will meet US President Donald Trump at the White House on Sept. 3, in what will be Nawrocki’s first foreign trip since taking office. Poland's new President Karol Nawrocki (right) and First Lady Marta Nawrocka (left).Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka The head of the president’s office Paweł Szefernaker told reporters the invitation for a working
Renowned Polish comedian Joanna Kołaczkowska has received the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, one of the country’s most prestigious decorations, granted after her death. Joanna Kołaczkowska (1966-2025)Wojciech Kusinski/Polskie Radio The award was one of the final acts of outgoing President Andrzej Duda. According to local public broadcaster TVP3 Bydgoszcz, citing the daily Fakt, the honour was granted by
Poland’s unemployment rate rose to 5.4 percent in July, from 5.1 percent in June, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy has estimated. The Warsaw headquarters of the Polish Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy.Photo: Marcin Dławichowski/Polish Radio There were around 830,600 people without jobs across the nation at the end of July, up from 79,700 from a month earlier, according to the
Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged Poles disappointed by Karol Nawrocki’s swearing-in as president not to lose faith, pledging to defend the constitution and press on after a “sad and disappointing” day. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Tusk said in a social-media address that defeats “happen in life, as in sport,” adding that “after a defeat
Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has condemned recent statements by Jarosław Kaczyński, the leader of the right-wing populist Law and Justice (PiS) party, over comments targeting Sikorski’s wife, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum. From left: Anne Applebaum, Radosław Sikorski, Jarosław Kaczyński Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Speaking on Sunday in Zabrze, a city in southern Poland, Jarosław
More than 2.8 million people hiked the trails of Poland’s southern Tatra Mountains in the first half of this year, setting a new record for the Tatra National Park, officials said. Photo: PAP/Grzegorz Momot From January to June, a total of 2,841,000 entries were recorded on trails within the park, according to data released last month by the Tatra National
