Polish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a troubled cryptocurrency exchange amid allegations of fraud, money laundering and dubious ties to politicians. Pixabay LicenseImage by Roy Buri from Pixabay The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the southern city of Katowice is leading the probe, which concerns alleged large-scale fraud and the handling of funds of potentially illicit
Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) is confronting a significant internal dispute after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki launched a new organisation called Rozwój Plus (Development Plus), prompting party leadership to threaten disciplinary action. PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek addresses reporters in Warsaw on Thursday.PAP/Radek Pietruszka PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek said the association "violates the party's
Poland’s ruling coalition has moved to bring former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro before the Tribunal of State, despite lacking the votes needed to guarantee success. Zbigniew ZiobroPAP/Art Service Zbigniew Konwiński, head of the Civic Coalition (KO) parliamentary caucus, said on Wednesday that lawmakers from the governing bloc had submitted a motion to the Sejm, the lower house
Inflation in Poland stood at 3 percent in year-on-year terms in March, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. Pixabay License.Image by Maria Moczydlak from Pixabay The figure was in line with a flash estimate released by the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency at the end of last month. In February, the prices of consumer goods and services in the country were 2.1 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to Statistics
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is in Tokyo seeking Japanese business engagement, telling investors that Poland will spend more on infrastructure and energy than any other European country. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses a gathering at the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.Photo: PAP/Krystian Maj/KPRM Speaking at the Polish embassy, Tusk said Poland plans to invest
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has described the 1940 Katyn massacre as "a crime formalised and planned" by the Soviet Union, aimed at erasing Poland from the map of memory. Poland's President Karol Nawrocki attends a commemoration ceremony at the Katyn Museum in Warsaw on Monday.Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada Speaking at a ceremony at the Katyn Museum in Warsaw
Leading Polish opposition politician Przemysław Czarnek pledged on Saturday to triple public spending on science to 3 percent of GDP if his party regains power, saying that stronger investment is essential for the country’s future competitiveness. Przemysław CzarnekPhoto: PAP/Agnieszka Bielecka Czarnek, who was named last month by the right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party as its candidate for prime minister
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Saturday that his country aims to play a key role in maintaining and strengthening the transatlantic partnership between Europe and the United States amid growing geopolitical instability and Russian influence. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk speaks at a gathering of his governing Civic Coalition (KO) party in Warsaw on Saturday, April 11,
Poland's defence minister has said the country is counting on a greater US military presence, regardless of developments in the Middle East. Poland's Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks at an event in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Rafał Guz Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz told the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita that ongoing talks with Washington about reinforcing NATO's eastern flank remained on track, and should not be seen as
A pair of Polish F-16 fighter jets have intercepted a Russian spy plane over the Baltic Sea, the Operational Command of Poland's Armed Forces said on Thursday. Image:Operational Command of the Polish Armed Forces/Dowództwo Operacyjne/X The Command said the incident occurred a day earlier, when the Polish jets "carried out a successful interception, visual identification and escort" of a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance
