Polish parliamentary speaker Szymon Hołownia said on Wednesday that his chances of becoming the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have "significantly increased," as more countries voiced support for his candidacy. Speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia speaks at a press briefing ahead of a lower house (Sejm) session in Warsaw, Noveber 5, 2025.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Hołownia,
China has expanded its unilateral visa-free policy to 48 countries, allowing citizens to enter the country without a visa for up to 30 days, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on 3 November via social media. China has extended its unilateral visa-free policy to 48 countries, including Poland, allowing citizens to stay for up to
Poland moved up one spot to rank 32nd in the 2025 Rule of Law Index compiled by the Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP). Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The annual index, which measures the strength of the rule of law in 143 countries, found that Poland’s score rose to 0.66 on a scale from 0 to 1, placing
A collection of literary essays by prominent Polish reportage writer Mariusz Szczygieł is set to be launched this week in Britain. Mariusz SzczygiełPhoto: PAP/Albert Zawada Entitled Not There, it is published by Linden Editions in a translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. In her note, she writes: “Not There is about ordinary people and the things that have happened to them, and it’s
Krzysztof Gawskowski, Poland’s Minister of Digital Affairs, addressed two major digital security incidents affecting the country on Saturday, 1 November. Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland's Minister of Digital AffairsPhoto: PAP/Paweł Supernak Early in the morning, Polish financial authorities reported a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on the national payment infrastructure, temporarily disrupting the BLIK mobile payment system, which is
Inflation in Poland stood at 2.8 percent in year-on-year terms in October, the country’s statistics office said in a flash estimate on Friday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The figure was 0.1 percentage point lower than forecast by economists polled by Poland’s PAP news agency. In September, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 2.9 percent higher than in the same
Dariusz Matecki, a politician from Poland’s right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been charged with six criminal offences, including money laundering and the misuse of public funds. The National Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. Photo: Paweł Supernak/PAP Prosecutors allege that Matecki was involved in the embezzlement of millions of zlotys from the Justice Fund, a government programme
Poland’s defense ministry and controversial US surveillance firm Palantir agreed to pursue cooperation on artificial intelligence, IT and cybersecurity, with a formal contract planned in coming months, officials said. Palantir faces numerous allegations and activist criticism of its role in Israeli military operations and “targeted killings” of journalists in Gaza. Palantir denies links to the IDF’s
Polish politicians have reacted with shock after it emerged that during the final two weeks of its term, the PiS government sold 160 hectares of land crucial to the Central Transport Hub (CPK) to a private company, fueling allegations of corruption. Polish politicians have reacted with fury after the PiS government sold 160 hectares of key
Hurricane Melissa strengthened to Category 5 as its eye neared Jamaica, forcing airport closures and prompting Poland’s foreign ministry to urge its nationals on the island to shelter. Zanim uderzyła w Jamajkę, Melissa siała spustoszenie na Haiti i Dominikanie. Haiti zgłosiło co najmniej trzy ofiary śmiertelne, w tym dwie w wyniku osuwiska. Dominikana odnotowała co najmniej
