Polish opposition leader Jarosław Kaczyński has reaffirmed former education minister Przemysław Czarnek as the Law and Justice (PiS) party's prime ministerial candidate ahead of next year's parliamentary election, amid speculation of a switch. Przemysław CzarnekPAP/Łukasz Gągulski "The Law and Justice party's candidate for prime minister is Prof. Przemysław Czarnek, and nothing has changed in this regard," Kaczyński wrote on X
The Polish Senate rejected President Karol Nawrocki’s motion to hold a nationwide referendum on EU climate policy on Thursday. Karol Nawrocki speaks during the ceremony marking the anniversary of his swearing-in as President of the Republic of PolandPAP/Paweł Supernak The proposed question read: “Are you in favor of Poland implementing the European Union’s climate policy?” Thirty‑two senators voted
The arrival of migrants in Ceuta has renewed questions over EU border policy, with one expert warning the bloc remains dangerously exposed to pressure from neighboring states and to the spread of disinformation online. FILE PHOTO: A member of the Spanish security forces stands guard as a migrant minor from Morocco walks in the water after
Poland’s public spending neared PLN 2 trillion (EUR 464 billion) in 2025, with costs per resident exceeding PLN 53,000 (EUR 12,300) as debt servicing and pensions drive higher state expenditure, a new report said. File photo:CC0 The Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju (FOR) think tank said government spending reached 50.9% of GDP, a level above that recorded in Germany,
Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said he will formally register a new political party by 15 October at the latest, after Poland's ruling opposition grouping, Law and Justice (PiS), declared his membership effectively over. Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at an event in Warsaw on 31 July, hosted by his Development Plus association for supporters of his
Poland's health ministry has appealed against a Brussels court ruling that ordered the country to accept delivery of tens of millions of unclaimed Covid-19 vaccines and pay Pfizer and BioNTech more than PLN 5.6 billion (EUR 1.3 billion). The Pfizer logo, April 2025.REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The ministry said it had lodged the appeal against the 1 April ruling
An international forensic panel has found no evidence of foul play in the 2010 Polish presidential air disaster in western Russia, a Polish newspaper has reported. The wreckage of the Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 plane that crashed near Smolensk, western Russia, on April 10, 2010.PAP/ITAR-TASS/Russian Investigative Committee The panel concluded that the injuries suffered by all 96 victims were
A team of 35 firefighters from Poland's State Fire Service (PSP) departed from Kraków Airport on Saturday to support Spanish emergency services in combating the country's ongoing wildfire crisis. Polish firefightersPiotr Zwarycz/Poland's State Fire Service (PSP) The deployment is part of a month-long European Union pre-positioning program designed to strengthen firefighting capabilities in regions at high risk
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned that Poland "may cease to exist as a nation" within a generation, as he addressed supporters at a public event in Warsaw on Friday, days after splitting from the country's main opposition party. Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at a public event in Warsaw on Friday.PAP/Paweł Supernak Speaking
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday there was no indication that an object believed to be a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile intentionally targeted Poland after it entered the country's airspace and crashed during a massive Russian missile attack on neighbouring Ukraine. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (centre), Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (left) and Interior
