As of Friday, April 4, 17 candidates submitted 100,000 signatures to the Polish State Election Commission (PKW), meeting the necessary requirement to run in the 2025 presidential elections. The logo of the State Electoral Commission (PKW).Photo: Public Domain This marks the highest number of candidates ever to submit signatures for a Polish presidential election. Among the final candidates
"Gazeta Wyborcza" reported on the scandalous salaries at the Polish Film Association (SFP), especially when compared to the low stipends and social benefits given to young artists. Polish director Jacek Bromski at the premiere of "U Pana Boga w Królowym Moście" ("God's Little Republic") on October 22, 2024, in Warsaw.Photo: FOTON/PAP Jacek Bromski, a Polish director and
Poland’s military cyber command has signed a cooperation agreement with American technology firm Oracle, aiming to strengthen the country’s cybersecurity capabilities in areas such as artificial intelligence and cloud infrastructure. Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański The agreement, signed in Warsaw on Tuesday, immediately came into effect, Poland's PAP news agency reported. It covers sharing
Unemployment in Poland stood at 2.6 percent in February, marking the lowest rate in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency reported on Tuesday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Poland topped the list, followed by the Czech Republic and Malta tied for second place, each with 2.7 percent, according to the Eurostat agency. Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 10.4 percent, and Swedish unemployment was
Karol Nawrocki, a right-wing candidate in Poland’s upcoming presidential election, has said he will not allow Ukrainian competition to harm Polish farmers or transport companies if elected to the country’s top office. Karol NawrockiWojciech Kusiński/Polskie Radio Speaking on Sunday in the southeastern city of Przemyśl, Nawrocki declared: "When I am president of Poland, I will not agree
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski, speaking on TVN24 on Saturday, voiced his frustration with the president's failure to honor agreements on ambassadorial nominations and announced he would seek approval from Duda's successor to ensure the effectiveness of Polish diplomacy. Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski at a press conference in Bucharest, Romania, on March 27,
Two Polish heritage projects have been shortlisted for the prestigious 2025 European Heritage Label, the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage has announced. Lusławice, southern PolandPhoto: Henryk Bielamowicz, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons The first is a proposed Constitution for Europe of 1831 by Wojciech Jastrzębowski, and the second is composer Krzysztof Penderecki’s Garden – the
The European Union has introduced a new strategy aimed at boosting preparedness, urging citizens to gather emergency supplies to sustain themselves for three days in the event of various crises, including natural disasters, pandemics, or conflicts. The European Commission has urged EU citizens to prepare supplies that would allow them to survive for 72 hours in
Russia leader Vladimir Putin’s main aim is to divide and weaken European unity, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has told European public broadcasters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr ZelenskyPhoto: EPA/TERESA SUAREZ Speaking in an interview ahead of an international summit on Ukraine in Paris, Zelensky said he hoped the United States would "stand strong" in the face of Russian demands to lift sanctions
Speaking in Warsaw on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned that any attempt to attack Poland or another member of the alliance would result in a "devastating" response. Prime Minister Donald Tusk (on the right) and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (on the left) during a press conference following their meeting at the Prime Minister's
