Polish athletes who claim gold at the Winter Olympics, which begin on Friday, stand to receive a remarkable rewards package including more than PLN 1 million (EUR 240,000) in cash, a car and a flat, according to officials. The Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Games begin on Friday and run until February 22.Photo: EPA/MICHAEL BUHOLZER The Polish Olympic Committee and
The US ambassador to Poland said on Thursday he was suspending all contacts with Poland’s parliamentary Speaker Włodzimierz Czarzasty, accusing him of making “outrageous and unprovoked insults” against President Donald Trump. Włodzimierz CzarzastyPAP/Piotr Nowak Ambassador Tom Rose said in a post on the X platform that "effective immediately" the US embassy would "have no further dealings, contacts or
Poland’s Minister of Justice, Waldemar Żurek, has announced that he will oversee a special investigative team examining potential Polish connections to a sex trafficking scandal involving the late US financier Jeffrey Epstein. From left: Poland's Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek and Jeffrey Epstein, the late US financier.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak/JASON SZENES/EPA Żurek shared the update via social media, stating that
Polish journalists have obtained new information about a Ministry of National Defence employee who was detained on Tuesday morning in Warsaw on suspicion of cooperating with a foreign intelligence service. Polish journalists have obtained details regarding a Ministry of National Defence employee detained on February 3, 2026. Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada According to Polish news outlet Onet.pl, which was the
Poland’s new digital invoicing system is operating smoothly and without security incidents, the head of the National Revenue Administration said on Monday. The new National e-Invoicing System (KSeF) aims to modernise billing and reduce tax fraud.Image: Polish Ministry of Finance Marcin Łoboda told a news conference in Warsaw that the National e-Invoicing System (KSeF) was stable and secure
New road safety laws came into force in Poland on 29 January 2026, criminalising illegal street racing and dangerous driving. From 29 January 2026, new road crime laws came into effect in Poland, targeting street racing and rackless driving.Photo: Jakub Żerdzicki/Unsplash.com/CC0 The reforms introduce significantly harsher penalties for drivers who defy court-imposed bans, including the possibility of
Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said Tuesday a compromise with President Karol Nawrocki over ambassador nominations is possible — but only if it is based on legal grounds and respects the professionalism of career diplomats. “I cannot be held accountable for ambassadors while someone else decides on their appointment,” Sikorski said, pointing out that he is legally
Poland has emerged as a major importer of Chinese drone components following Beijing’s 2024 export ban to Ukraine and Russia, with parts flowing both east to Ukraine and remaining in use by Polish authorities, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna reported Tuesday. Over the next three years, Poland is set to spend approximately PLN 15 billion (USD 4.24 billion)
Jadwiga Żak-Stewart, believed to be Poland’s oldest living woman, has died at the age of 113, regional authorities said on Monday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Pro File from Pixabay Żak-Stewart died after spending her final years in the central city of Łódź, where she returned after nearly three decades in the United States. Her death was announced by the provincial
Poland's Jan Zieliński and Britain's Luke Johnson continue their so-far-successful 2026 Australian Open campaign - advancing to quarterfinals following Sunday's win. Poland's Jan Zieliński triumphs on Melbourne courtPhoto: REUTERS Poland's Jan Zieliński and Britain's Luke Johnson defeated Czech Adam Pavlasek and Australian John Patrick Smith 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday, progressing to the men's doubles quarterfinals of the
