Poland's health ministry has appealed against a Brussels court ruling that ordered the country to accept delivery of tens of millions of unclaimed Covid-19 vaccines and pay Pfizer and BioNTech more than PLN 5.6 billion (EUR 1.3 billion). The Pfizer logo, April 2025.REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo The ministry said it had lodged the appeal against the 1 April ruling
An international forensic panel has found no evidence of foul play in the 2010 Polish presidential air disaster in western Russia, a Polish newspaper has reported. The wreckage of the Polish Air Force Tupolev Tu-154 plane that crashed near Smolensk, western Russia, on April 10, 2010.PAP/ITAR-TASS/Russian Investigative Committee The panel concluded that the injuries suffered by all 96 victims were
A team of 35 firefighters from Poland's State Fire Service (PSP) departed from Kraków Airport on Saturday to support Spanish emergency services in combating the country's ongoing wildfire crisis. Polish firefightersPiotr Zwarycz/Poland's State Fire Service (PSP) The deployment is part of a month-long European Union pre-positioning program designed to strengthen firefighting capabilities in regions at high risk
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned that Poland "may cease to exist as a nation" within a generation, as he addressed supporters at a public event in Warsaw on Friday, days after splitting from the country's main opposition party. Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at a public event in Warsaw on Friday.PAP/Paweł Supernak Speaking
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Thursday there was no indication that an object believed to be a Russian Kh-101 cruise missile intentionally targeted Poland after it entered the country's airspace and crashed during a massive Russian missile attack on neighbouring Ukraine. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk (centre), Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz (left) and Interior
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on Wednesday appointed a branding expert as the government's commissioner for promoting Poland's national brand, saying she would coordinate efforts to enhance the country's international image and attract more tourists and investors. Barbara Mróz-GorgońPAP/Leszek Szymański Announcing the appointment of Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń at a news conference, Tusk said she would oversee the creation
Poland's Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that a government regulation allowing the registration of same-sex marriages concluded abroad is unconstitutional. The entrance to Poland's Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw.Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 PL , via Wikimedia Commons The three-judge panel, chaired by Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski, ruled unanimously on Tuesday. Judge Stanisław Piotrowicz, who presented the ruling, said the
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Ukraine's western territories will eventually break away, reviving Moscow's grievances over NATO expansion and again blaming the West for triggering the war. Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting with members of the State Duma, the lower house of parliament, at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 27, 2026. Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Pool
“There is no hegemon on the Polish right. We must learn to cooperate. Disputes within the right are family disputes, and disputes with the ruling coalition concern defending Poland from devastation,” said former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, now leader of the Development Plus (Rozwój Plus) association, on Saturday. Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki during a news
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has signed an amendment to the Animal Protection Act that introduces a ban on tethering dogs and cats. Dog on leashAdam Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The law will take effect one year after publication. This is the second attempt to introduce such a ban; Nawrocki vetoed an earlier version
