Polish President Andrzej Duda told a UN conference in Seville that nations face a historic chance to steer global efforts toward sustainable growth, social justice and poverty relief amid widening inequality, climate change and conflict. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara Polish President Andrzej Duda told delegates on Monday the world had reached a “turning point” and
Despite being labeled as illegal by the ruling Viktor Orban's far-right government, the LGBTQ+ society's main event of the year in Hungary - the Budapest Pride parade - gathered huge crowds, also turning into a proof of popular resistance against the country's current leadership. The Budapest Pride 2025 paradePAP/EPA/SZILARD KOSZTICSAK "It is hard to estimate the exact
Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, awarded his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, with the Order of Freedom - the highest Ukrainian distinction that can be bestowed upon a citizen of another country. The ceremony took place on Saturday in Kyiv. Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, awards his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, with the Order of Freedom.Marek Borawski/KPRP The Polish president
Poland’s Iga Świątek has eased into the final of the Bad Homburg Open grass-court tennis tournament in Germany, with a straight-set win over Jasmine Paolini of Italy. Iga ŚwiątekEPA/RONALD WITTEK The Polish world No. 8 defeated the fourth-ranked Italian 6–1, 6-3 in the semifinals of the women's singles on Friday. The match marked Świątek's third grass-court win of the season and her first semifinal victory since last year's French Open. The 24-year-old
Poland's astronaut has boarded the International Space Station, in what Prime Minister Donald Tusk described as a milestone moment for the country. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called Uznański-Wiśniewski’s arrival at the ISS a proud milestone for the nation, describing it as “a small step for Sławosz, but a giant leap for Poland.”Photo: YouTube/ESA/screen Polish Prime Minister Donald
NATO allies backed plans for a major hike in defence spending and reaffirmed their commitment to defending one another at a summit in the Hague, Netherlands, attended by US President Donald Trump, news agencies reported. Photo:EPA/KOEN VAN WEEL In a statement, NATO leaders approved a higher defence spending target of 5 percent of GDP by 2035, from the current goal of 2 percent
Poland’s Justice Minister and Prosecutor General, Adam Bodnar, has said his office is preparing a formal request for a recount in hundreds of electoral commissions following the discovery of statistical anomalies during the second round of the country’s presidential election. Adam Bodnar, Poland's Justice Minister and Prosecutor General, is preparing a formal request for a recount
Krzysztof Kwiatkowski, a senator from the ruling Civic Coalition, has called for a full recount of Poland’s presidential run-off, claiming that voting irregularities may have cost pro-European centrist and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski hundreds of thousands of votes. Senator Krzysztof Kwiatkowski appeared on Polish Radio 24 on Monday, June 23. The politician is calling for a
EU finance ministers on Friday approved Poland’s plan to shift PLN 26 billion (about €6.1 billion) from its pandemic recovery program into a new Security and Defense Fund, making Poland the bloc’s first member to channel recovery cash into rearmament. Polish soldiers.Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara The decision, taken at an Ecofin meeting in Luxembourg, completes the third revision
Poland and the Baltic states have asked Brussels to bankroll new fortifications along the EU’s eastern frontier, warning that Russia and Belarus are using sabotage and migrant “weaponization” to probe the bloc’s security. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.Photo: PAP/Piotr Nowak Prime Minister Donald Tusk and the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia wrote to European Council and
