Polish prosecutors say they have indicted presidential aide Adam Andruszkiewicz on charges of orchestrating the forgery of voter support signatures in the country's 2014 local elections. Adam AndruszkiewiczPAP/Albert Zawada The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the eastern city of Lublin said on Tuesday it had filed an indictment against Andruszkiewicz and two other people with the District Court in
European Parliament lawyers are examining a request from Polish prosecutors to detain MEP Grzegorz Braun, the leader of the far-right Confederation of the Polish Crown party. Far-right Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun appears at a Warsaw court on 13 April 2026 for a hearing over charges including the extinguishing of Hanukkah candles in Poland's parliament in December
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he would be "very cautious" about abolishing the European Union’s unanimity rule in foreign policy, arguing that the veto has at times served Poland’s interests. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.PAP/Paweł Supernak Tusk’s comments came after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen suggested last week that the EU should consider replacing unanimity
A mortar shell struck close to a Polish military UNIFIL convoy in the Middle East on Saturday, highlighting the tenuous nature of a recently announced ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon. An armoured vehicle of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) drives next to a destroyed house in the village of Blida, near the border
Polish prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into a troubled cryptocurrency exchange amid allegations of fraud, money laundering and dubious ties to politicians. Pixabay LicenseImage by Roy Buri from Pixabay The Regional Prosecutor’s Office in the southern city of Katowice is leading the probe, which concerns alleged large-scale fraud and the handling of funds of potentially illicit
Poland's main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) is confronting a significant internal dispute after former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki launched a new organisation called Rozwój Plus (Development Plus), prompting party leadership to threaten disciplinary action. PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek addresses reporters in Warsaw on Thursday.PAP/Radek Pietruszka PiS spokesperson Rafał Bochenek said the association "violates the party's
Poland’s ruling coalition has moved to bring former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro before the Tribunal of State, despite lacking the votes needed to guarantee success. Zbigniew ZiobroPAP/Art Service Zbigniew Konwiński, head of the Civic Coalition (KO) parliamentary caucus, said on Wednesday that lawmakers from the governing bloc had submitted a motion to the Sejm, the lower house
Inflation in Poland stood at 3 percent in year-on-year terms in March, the country’s statistics office said on Wednesday. Pixabay License.Image by Maria Moczydlak from Pixabay The figure was in line with a flash estimate released by the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency at the end of last month. In February, the prices of consumer goods and services in the country were 2.1 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier, according to Statistics
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is in Tokyo seeking Japanese business engagement, telling investors that Poland will spend more on infrastructure and energy than any other European country. Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses a gathering at the Polish embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday.Photo: PAP/Krystian Maj/KPRM Speaking at the Polish embassy, Tusk said Poland plans to invest
Polish President Karol Nawrocki has described the 1940 Katyn massacre as "a crime formalised and planned" by the Soviet Union, aimed at erasing Poland from the map of memory. Poland's President Karol Nawrocki attends a commemoration ceremony at the Katyn Museum in Warsaw on Monday.Photo: PAP/Albert Zawada Speaking at a ceremony at the Katyn Museum in Warsaw
