The European Parliament has voted to lift the parliamentary immunity of four Polish MEPs, clearing the way for legal proceedings against them in Poland. MEPs during a plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.PAP/Wiktor Dąbkowski Daniel Obajtek and Patryk Jaki, both of the right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, along with far-right lawmakers Grzegorz Braun
Poland's culture minister says a draft law overhauling the country's public broadcasting sector will be sent to a standing government committee in early May. The headquarters of Poland's public broadcaster TVP in Warsaw.Plasmium, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Marta Cienkowska, Poland's culture minister, told broadcaster Radio Katowice on Monday that the bill had completed public consultations and was
Poland’s justice minister says President Karol Nawrocki had classified intelligence before again vetoing crypto market legislation. Pixabay LicenseImage by Roy Buri from Pixabay Justice Minister and Prosecutor-General Waldemar Żurek said on Friday that Nawrocki had “full information and full insight” into documents concerning Zondacrypto, a cryptocurrency exchange now under investigation for suspected large-scale fraud and money laundering. Żurek
Poland will host the European Athletics Championships for the first time in history in 2028, with the event set to take place at the Silesian Stadium in the southern city of Chorzów, the continent’s governing body, European Athletics, announced on Friday. The Silesian Stadium in Chorzów, southern Poland.PAP/Andrzej Grygiel The decision was made at a European Athletics Council meeting in
Poland's population fell by 155,000 over the past year to 37.28 million at the end of the first quarter, the national statistics office said on Friday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The country's population declined by about 51,000 in the first three months of this year alone, Statistics Poland (GUS) reported. Data showed that around 57,500
The European Commission has approved Poland’s request for a EUR 7.2 billion payment in EU post-pandemic recovery funds, clearing the way for a new tranche once member states give final approval. Pixabay LicenseImage by Geralt from Pixabay/CC0 The Commission said on Thursday it had "positively assessed Poland's fourth payment request" under its National Recovery Plan, following the satisfactory completion of "30 milestones and 13 targets." The
Polish prosecutors say they have indicted presidential aide Adam Andruszkiewicz on charges of orchestrating the forgery of voter support signatures in the country's 2014 local elections. Adam AndruszkiewiczPAP/Albert Zawada The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the eastern city of Lublin said on Tuesday it had filed an indictment against Andruszkiewicz and two other people with the District Court in
European Parliament lawyers are examining a request from Polish prosecutors to detain MEP Grzegorz Braun, the leader of the far-right Confederation of the Polish Crown party. Far-right Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun appears at a Warsaw court on 13 April 2026 for a hearing over charges including the extinguishing of Hanukkah candles in Poland's parliament in December
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he would be "very cautious" about abolishing the European Union’s unanimity rule in foreign policy, arguing that the veto has at times served Poland’s interests. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.PAP/Paweł Supernak Tusk’s comments came after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested last week that the EU should consider replacing unanimity
A mortar shell struck close to a Polish military UNIFIL convoy in the Middle East on Saturday, highlighting the tenuous nature of a recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. An armoured vehicle of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) drives next to a destroyed house in the village of Blida, near the border
