The Polish government has signed an agreement with transport companies protesting at the border with Ukraine, under which the truckers will suspend their blockade until March, pending implementation of solutions to the standoff. Photo:PAP/Wojtek Jargiło Poland's Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak announced the deal at a news conference in Warsaw on Tuesday. He said Polish hauliers had agreed
Poland will hold its next local elections on April 7, with the second, runoff round scheduled two weeks later, the prime minister has said. Photo:PAP/Valdemar Doveiko Donald Tusk made the announcement at a news conference on Monday, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported. The prime minister told reporters he had "decided to call local elections on
There has been a wave of border protests since Polish truck drivers and farmers have blocked several crossings with Ukraine since late last year, demanding that the EU reinstate a system whereby Ukrainian companies obtain permits to operate in the bloc. An aerial view of over 18-klilometre-long queue that occurred near the Vysne Nemecke border crossing
Poland’s Justice Ministry on Friday outlined a bill aiming to rectify the procedure for appointing judges as an initial step in reversing a judicial overhaul implemented by the previous nationalist government. Justice Minister Adam Bodnar during a news conference at the Ministry of Justice, Warsaw, January 12. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak The objective is to unlock EU funds that
Poland’s new government plans to dismantle the Polish state and reduce it to merely "a territory of Poles," while, together with the EU, enacting a "great robbery of Poles," Polish conservative leader Jarosław Kaczyński has claimed. Jarosław Kaczyński at the protest in Warsaw on Thursday.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Speaking at the Free Poles Protest in Warsaw on Thursday,
The Czech Republic has provided three multi-role helicopters and 100 air-force personnel to strengthen the Polish army and NATO's eastern flank over the next year, according to officials. A Mi-171 helicopter from the Czech army.X/Polska Zbrojna The unit, referred to as Task Force HIPPO Polska, arrived at the Powidz air base in central Poland last week, Polish state
Poland, the United States and 46 other Western countries have denounced North Korea's arms transfers to Russia, including ballistic missiles, for use against Ukraine, stressing such deals violate United Nations Security resolutions. Photo:Stefan Krasowski, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons America's State Department unveiled the joint declaration by 48 Western nations and the European Union on Tuesday. The
The Polish Army has received the latest batch of 29 Abrams main battle tanks from the United States, out of a total of 116 machines ordered last year. Photo:X/Paweł Bejda The ship carrying 29 M1A1 Abrams tanks arrived in Poland's northwestern port of Świnoujście on Saturday, and the unloading began on Monday, Polish state news agency PAP
The relations between Poland and Germany need to be repaired, and the issue of war reparations should be addressed, Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Szejna told public broadcaster Polish Radio in an interview on Monday. Andrzej Szejna.Photo: Przemysław Chmielewski/Polskie Radio "Of course," Szejna replied when asked if the relationship with Germany needed to be rebuilt. He highlighted the necessity
The Polish farmers have signed an agreement with government representatives, whereby they have agreed to temporarily halt their border blockade at the Shehyni-Medyka crossing, the Polish Agriculture Ministry announced on January 6. Uczestnicy protestu na przejściu granicznym w MedycePAP/Darek Delmanowicz During a meeting with Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski on Saturday, January 6, farmers from the "Betrayed countryside"
