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
A delegation from the Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs recently visited Singapore - world's second-richest country in 2025 in terms of GDP per capita. A number of bilateral cooperation agreements' signatures is said to likely follow in the coming weeks. Polish delegation visits Singapore's quantum technology research center, seen as the world's best of its kindPhoto:
CIA Director John Ratcliffe made a secret visit to Poland this week, holding meetings with senior Polish officials, according to media reports. John RatcliffeEPA/SHAWN THEW Ratcliffe met with Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and with Tomasz Siemoniak, the government minister responsible for the security services, Polish state news agency PAP reported on Friday, citing sources
Police statistics for 2025 recorded 1,925 suicide attempts among children and young people in Poland, with 161 cases resulting in death, highlighting the urgent need for long-term mental health and prevention programmes in schools. Polish police release latest statistics showing suicide attempts and deaths among children and teenagers in 2025. Photo: Mohamad Azaam/Unsplash.com/CC0 According to police data, 83
European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday announced plans for a major increase in European Union investment in Greenland, aimed at supporting the island’s economy, infrastructure and security amid growing tensions over US interest in the Arctic territory. European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen.Photo: EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET Speaking during a debate in the European Parliament, von
Poland is seeing a rise in legal abortions, almost exclusively those carried out on psychiatric grounds, according to the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita." Legal abortions in Poland are increasing as psychiatric indications have become the main legal basis for terminating pregnancies, reports the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita"Photo: Colin Lloyd/Unsplash.com/CC0 The newspaper’s latest findings, based on data from the National
