Poland plans to press the European Commission for access to unspent funds from the EU's SAFE defense loan program, Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said on Tuesday, as Warsaw prepares a proposal to Washington on hosting a permanent US military base. Paweł ZalewskiPolskie Radio The SAFE scheme offers EUR 150 billion in low-interest loans across the EU,
Porto has topped a new TimeOut ranking of the best European cities for Generation Z, with Poland's Kraków the only Polish city to break into the top ten, coming in seventh. View of Kraków's Wawel Royal Castle reflected in the Vistula River at sunset.CC0 The rankings, part of TimeOut's annual worldwide survey, focused on responses from participants
Polish troops are ready for the country's annual Armed Forces Day parade on August 15, top general Wiesław Kukuła said on Sunday after a full-scale rehearsal in Warsaw. A rehearsal ahead of the Armed Forces Day parade in Warsaw, Aug. 9, 2026.PAP/Piotr Nowak The defence ministry said the parade would be the largest in Poland's history in terms
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
