Polish lawmakers on Friday approved a bill allowing authorities to collect detailed data on the earnings of medical professionals as part of an effort to improve oversight of healthcare spending following reports of irregularities in the system. The lower house of Poland's parliament, the Sejm, in session in Warsaw on Friday, June 19, 2026.PAP/Paweł Supernak Poland's lower
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has visited troops taking part in the Gallant Boar 2026 military exercise near the northeastern town of Orzysz, saying their service helps make Poland a responsible and reliable NATO ally. Polish President Karol Nawrocki (centre).PAP/Tomasz Waszczuk The June 16-26 exercise, held near the strategically important Suwałki Gap linking Poland and Lithuania, involves forces
Poland's defence minister on Wednesday urged the right-wing opposition not to undermine the country's relations with Germany, arguing that close cooperation with allies was essential to national security as Warsaw confronts growing threats from Moscow. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz speaks in parliament on Wednesday.PAP/Paweł Supernak Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced the government is ending a reduction in fuel excise duty, with a separate decision on VAT to follow in the coming weeks. Pixabay LicenseImage by IADE-Michoko from Pixabay Speaking before Tuesday's cabinet meeting, Tusk said falling global oil prices, driven in part by expectations surrounding the US-Iran agreement, had made the
Inflation in Poland stood at 3.1 percent in year-on-year terms in May, down from 3.2 percent in April, the country’s statistics office said in an estimate on Monday. Pixabay License.Image by Maria Moczydlak from Pixabay Month-on-month, prices fell 0.3 percent. The figures confirm an earlier flash estimate. The main driver of the slowdown was food, which became cheaper by 1 percent compared to April,
Poland's Kamil Majchrzak reached the first ATP singles final of his career on Saturday, upsetting third-seeded Daniil Medvedev of Russia at the grass-court tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch. Kamil MajchrzakEPA/IRIS VAN DEN BROEK Majchrzak, ranked world No. 76 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP), defeated Medvedev 7-6, 6-1 in 90 minutes to continue his impressive run at the
Most Poles oppose raising the retirement age, according to a new survey, although support for such a move is higher among younger adults. Pixabay LicenseImage by Van3ssa Desiré Dazzy from Pixabay The survey, conducted by pollster CBOS for the newspaper Dziennik Gazeta Prawna, found that nearly 53 percent of respondents opposed an increase in the retirement age, while
Polish President Karol Nawrocki is expected to discuss the possibility of a permanent US military presence in Poland during talks with President Donald Trump in Washington this weekend, a senior aide said on Thursday. Karol Nawrocki and Donald Trump meet at the White House on September 3, 2025.PAP/Radek Pietruszka Nawrocki is scheduled to visit the US capital on Sunday
Poland will not accept migrants relocated from other European Union countries or bear related costs under the bloc's new migration and asylum pact, the country's interior ministry said on Friday as the new rules took effect across the EU. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna The ministry said in a statement that Poland remained opposed to any mechanisms that could undermine national
Polish PM Donald Tusk said Tuesday he has pressed both Kyiv and President Karol Nawrocki to avoid escalation after a decision by Ukraine’s Zelensky to name a military unit after fighters of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army sparked a diplomatic crisis. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.PAP/Paweł Supernak Tusk told a news conference he had urged Kyiv to take
