Poland will uphold its veto on a European Union migration pact, the country’s prime minister has said at a summit of European Union leaders. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Thursday, Mateusz Morawiecki declared that his government would uphold its "strong veto" on the European Union migration pact, citing "no tolerance" for
Poland's President Andrzej Duda announced on Thursday that he would convene the first session of the country's newly elected parliament on November 13. Polish President Andrzej Duda. Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak "I can say that the preliminary date of the first session of the lower house of parliament will be Monday, November 13, which is the fastest possible date taking into account constitutional norms," Duda said in a televised
The Polish government spokesman has said that changes to European Union treaties proposed by the European Parliament would lead to the abolition of nation states and the establishment of an "EU superstate." Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller.PAP/Leszek Szymański Piotr Müller made the remark in a media interview on Tuesday night, Polish state news agency PAP reported. The government spokesman told state
Around 30,300 people have arrived in Poland from Ukraine over the past 24 hours, Polish border guards said on Monday. Photo:Polish Border Guard/twitter.com/Straz_Graniczna Since February 24, 2022, when Russia invaded its neighbour, more than 16.5 million people have crossed into Poland from Ukraine, according to the Polish Border Guard agency. Meanwhile, 14.7 million people have left Poland for Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, the agency
Poland’s main opposition parties have urged President Andrzej Duda to promptly convene the first session of the new parliament and enable them to form a new government. Polish opposition politicians Włodzimierz Czarzasty, Szymon Hołownia, Donald Tusk and Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz hold a joint news conference in Warsaw on Tuesday.PAP/Paweł Supernak The leaders of the centrist Civic Coalition (KO), the centre-right Third Way
Warsaw’s first bike and pedestrian only bridge is scheduled for completion in April 2024, the city’s authorities have announced. The construction of Warsaw's first bike and pedestrian bridgePhoto: PAP/Paweł Supernak The 452-metres long crossing is to be among the longest foot bridges in the world, and is to connect two banks of the Vistula river. Warsaw authorities also
Poland's president will meet with political party leaders on Tuesday and Wednesday to discuss the formation of a new government after parliamentary elections. The Polish Presidential Palace in Warsaw.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka "I will ask all my guests the same questions, about their plans for the future, in terms of Polish politics," President Andrzej Duda said, adding he is to focus on
The United States is concerned about EU and NATO member Hungary's relationship with Russia, the US ambassador to Budapest said on Friday. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in Beijing, China, on October 17, 2023.Photo: EPA/GRIGORY SYSOEV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL via PAP David Pressman was speaking after Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir
Poland's Special Forces have been certified for the NATO Response Force for the third time, according to officials. Polish Defense Minister Mariusz Błaszczak at the ceremony in Kraków. Photo: PAP/ Łukasz Gągulski For the first time, the elite Polish forces have also been certified to command a significant defense operation. During a visit to Kraków, where the training for
Opposition leader Donald Tusk won the most votes among the new set of Polish MPs that voters elected on Sunday, news media have reported. Opposition leader Donald Tusk casts his ballot in Sunday's vote.Photo: PAP/Leszek Szymański Tusk, a former prime minister and former European Union president, garnered 538,634 votes while running for the lower house of parliament in the capital Warsaw. Among key Polish
