Polish astronaut Sławosz Uznański is set to join a multinational crew on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS) next year, the Polish Space Agency has announced. Sławosz UznańskiPAP/Rafał Guz Uznański wrote in a social media post on Friday that he was moving to Houston to "begin training at Axiom Space, followed by sessions at SpaceX
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MSZ) has warned tourists via social media about traveling to Lebanon, Israel, and Iran. Radio Poland has confirmed which flights have been canceled by LOT Polish Airlines. Current air traffic over Israel as of August 2, 3:30 PM Polish time. Due to the situation in the Middle East, some airlines, including
US President Joe Biden has thanked Polish President Andrzej Duda for Warsaw's crucial assistance in facilitating the release of American citizens who had been unlawfully detained in Russia, according to officials. US President Joe Biden (center) and Vice President Kamala Harris (left) greet Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich (right) after his arrival in the United States
Poland's new civil protection and defense law will include a mass evacuation plan and provisions for secure government communications, Interior Minister Tomasz Siemoniak announced on Wednesday. Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration, Coordinator of Special Services Tomasz Siemoniak (R).PAP/Marcin Obara Speaking to private broadcaster Polsat News, Siemoniak disclosed that the government plans to allocate PLN 5-6 billion
The European Commission on Thursday called on all member states to meet waste collection and recycling targets. Poland is one of the countries that failed to achieve 50 percent of the 2020 target for preparing for the reuse and recycling of municipal waste. PlasticPublic Domain https://pxhere.com/pl/photo/1125480 The European Commission decided on Thursday to open infringement proceedings against
Poland's Health Minister Izabela Leszczyna announced that the Ministry of Health has placed an order for a modified COVID-19 vaccine tailored to a new variant of the virus. Illustrative photo.shutterstock/Alexxndr Three weeks ago, American vaccine developer Novavax applied for the registration of its modified COVID-19 vaccine based on the JN1 variant, according to the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate
Polish President Andrzej Duda will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Paris on Friday. Polish President Andrzej Duda.EPA/MICHAEL REYNOLDS Duda will also spend four days in France supporting Polish athletes, his office said. According to the Polish President's Office, the visit will begin on Thursday afternoon. On Friday, Duda will participate in the opening of
Unemployment in Poland dropped to 4.9 percent in June, from 5 percent in May, the country’s statistics office reported on Tuesday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The reading was in line with an earlier estimate by the labour ministry. There were around 762,200 people without jobs across the nation at the end of June, compared with 776,600 a month earlier, according to the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) office. The statistics agency reported earlier this month that employment in
Ukraine has blocked the delivery of oil from the Russian energy giant Lukoil to Hungary and Slovakia. Hungary threatened with energy crisis. Orban-Putin press conference. Photo: YURI KOCHETKOV/PAP/EPA Ukraine has blocked the "friendship" pipeline delivering Russian oil to Slovakia and Hungary, both EU countries. Some commentators see an element of (perhaps poetic) justice, considering the fact that Hungary
Poland's defense ministry has announced a significant rise in the number of personnel within the country's armed forces, with the total nearing 200,000 as of the end of last month. Photo:PAP/Marcin Bielecki This increase is part of Poland's strategic goal to expand its military to 300,000 members by 2035 in response to Russia's invasion of neighboring Ukraine. The specialist military news portal
