Speaking to the media on Friday, Polish politician Donald Tusk expressed his views on the latest actions of the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Donald TuskPAP/Paweł Supernak The head of Poland's Civic Coalition party, which leads a bloc holding the parliamentary majority after the recent elections, pointed out the damages that may be inflicted by Hungary's further
Former Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who is expected to return as head of government next week, has met with his future Cabinet ministers to discuss their first steps in office, including "restoring the rule of law." Civic Coalition (KO) leader Donald Tusk meets reporters in parliament on Friday, December 8, 2023.PAP/Paweł Supernak Tusk, a former top European Union
Russia may be preparing to repair and launch the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany under the Baltic Sea, which was damaged by explosions last year, according to a report. Pixabay license.Image by Wilfried Pohnke from Pixabay Following the September 2022 blasts, Nord Stream 2 remains unfit to deliver gas, according to the government in Berlin, the biznesalert.pl website
The Polish central bank's rate-setting Monetary Policy Council left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, keeping the reference rate at 5.75 percent. The Warsaw headquarters of the National Bank of Poland (NBP).Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell Earlier this year, the panel slashed key interest rates by a combined 100 basis points, amid signs of subsiding inflation. In late 2021 and last year, the Monetary Policy Council had delivered
Poland's first lady has taken part in preparing Christmas food-relief packs for those in need, and urged fellow citizens "to ensure that everyone can have their Christmas Eve dinner." Poland''s First Lady Agata Kornhauser-Duda (centre) helps prepare food-relief packs for those in need, as part of the 2023 Christmas Food Drive, at the St. Cross Hospice in
Poland's conservative prime minister has said that his new Cabinet has a "20 to 30 percent" chance of receiving a vote of confidence from parliament next week. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki takes questions from reporters in Warsaw on Monday, December 4, 2023.PAP/Radek Pietruszka Mateusz Morawiecki made the statement at a news conference in Warsaw on Monday, Polish state news
A Biden official has suggested Putin will wait for the US 2024 election results hoping to negotiate better peace terms under a Trump administration. How will the US election result impact Ukraine's defence?Photo: PAP/EPA/JUSTIN LANE Ukraine has become a major issue for the Republican Party as international and domestic politics become more and more intertwined in an
Six members of Poland's Monetary Policy Council have signed an appeal to calm the tensions surrounding Adam Glapiński - Governor of the NBP (Poland's central bank) and Chair of the RPP (Monetary Policy Council). However, some of the strongest criticisms have come from within the ranks of the ruling party itself. Chair of the Monetary Policy
Poland's lawmakers are set to elect Donald Tusk as the country's new head of government on December 11, the Polish parliamentary Speaker confirmed after a meeting with the prime ministerial candidate on Friday. Poland's lower-house Speaker Szymon Hołownia and prime ministerial candidate Donald Tusk meet with reporters in parliament on Friday, December 1, 2023.X/Polish Sejm Szymon Hołownia
The Polish foreign minister has said he will not attend the annual Ministerial Council of the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) this week because of the planned presence of Russia's top diplomat. Poland's Foreign Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk.X/Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Poland's Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk announced the decision at a news
