Prime Minister Donald Tusk says Poland will move to record some same-sex marriages concluded abroad, while ruling out adoption rights. Image:Ian Taylor/Unsplash.com/CC0 Tusk said on Tuesday that the government would prepare a regulation allowing the transcription of same-sex marriage certificates into Poland’s civil registry. Transcription means entering a foreign civil status document, such as a marriage certificate, into
Poland has sent a diplomatic note to the US Embassy in Warsaw asking for the legal and factual basis for former justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro's entry into the United States. Zbigniew Ziobro speaks at a Law and Justice (PiS) party conference in Katowice, Poland, on 25 October 2025.PAP/Art Service The foreign ministry made the move on Tuesday,
Poland's Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek has announced he will formally request the extradition of Zbigniew Ziobro – a former minister facing corruption charges – who confirmed on Sunday he is currently in the United States. Zbigniew Ziobro addresses supporters via video link from an undisclosed location at the Law and Justice (PiS) party headquarters in Warsaw, December 2025.PAP/Albert
Poland has introduced new regulations to prevent the import of food products containing pesticide residues prohibited in the European Union. Polish Agriculture Minister Stefan Krajewski.PAP/Szymon Pulcyn Deputy Health Minister Katarzyna Kęcka announced that the new regulation has officially entered into force, giving authorities stronger powers to control food imports from outside the EU. Under the new rules, Poland
Hungary’s incoming prime minister, Peter Magyar, is expected to make his first official visit to Poland later this month, Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Ignacy Niemczycki said on Saturday. Peter Magyar Reuters "We are talking about the first official visit. I know the plans are for it to happen in May," Niemczycki told RMF FM radio, adding that
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Friday hailed a new EU defence financing deal as a defining moment for his country, saying it would significantly boost security amid growing regional risks. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.PAP/Marcin Obara Poland on Friday signed a landmark agreement to access billions of euros in low-interest defence loans under the European Union's SAFE rearmament funding mechanism. Speaking after the signing,
Officials have unveiled the official mascot for this year's FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will be hosted by Poland. Pixabay LicenseImage by Roland Schäfer from Pixabay The mascot, named Islana, symbolises the growth of the women's game and reflects the creativity and vibrancy of the sport, football's world governing body FIFA said. Inspired by Slavic folklore, the character
Poles are taking more time off work due to illness, according to new data from the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS), the country’s social security agency. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The figures indicate that sickness absence is becoming more widespread and continues to rise. Last year, 27.5 million sick leave certificates were issued, resulting in 290.5
Poland is set to become the first country to sign a loan agreement under the European Union' SAFE defence funding programme, sources at the European Commission have told the Polish news agency PAP. EU commissioners Andrius Kubilius (right) and Piotr Serafin (left) at a European Commission meeting in Brussels, January 2025.EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET The deal is expected to
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is set to meet Pope Leo XIV and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during a visit to Rome on Thursday, according to official announcements. St. Peter's Square, Vatican City.Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The Vatican said the pope would receive Tusk in a morning audience at 9 a.m., on
