Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Friday that Hungary has been granted an exemption from US sanctions imposed on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine, following talks in Washington with US President Donald Trump. United States President Donald J Trump (L) welcomes Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban (R) at the West Wing Lobby entrance of
Politicians from the right-wing Confederation and the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party will take part in the annual Independence March in Warsaw on Tuesday, marking Poland’s Independence Day. Independence March in Warsaw, November 11, 2024.Photo: MOs810, CC BY 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons Organizers said the event, held under the slogan "One Nation, Strong Poland," is open
EU states are expected Thursday to clear an EUR 6.2 billion payout to Poland under its National Recovery Plan, moving Warsaw closer to receiving a third tranche for heating upgrades, wind power, digitalization and roads. The EUR 6.2 billion (about PLN 26 billion) is intended, among other uses, for modernizing residential heating systems, creating low-emission zones
Polish parliamentary speaker Szymon Hołownia said on Wednesday that his chances of becoming the next United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees have "significantly increased," as more countries voiced support for his candidacy. Speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia speaks at a press briefing ahead of a lower house (Sejm) session in Warsaw, Noveber 5, 2025.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka Hołownia,
China has expanded its unilateral visa-free policy to 48 countries, allowing citizens to enter the country without a visa for up to 30 days, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning announced on 3 November via social media. China has extended its unilateral visa-free policy to 48 countries, including Poland, allowing citizens to stay for up to
Poland moved up one spot to rank 32nd in the 2025 Rule of Law Index compiled by the Washington-based World Justice Project (WJP). Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The annual index, which measures the strength of the rule of law in 143 countries, found that Poland’s score rose to 0.66 on a scale from 0 to 1, placing
A collection of literary essays by prominent Polish reportage writer Mariusz Szczygieł is set to be launched this week in Britain. Mariusz SzczygiełPhoto: PAP/Albert Zawada Entitled Not There, it is published by Linden Editions in a translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. In her note, she writes: “Not There is about ordinary people and the things that have happened to them, and it’s
Krzysztof Gawskowski, Poland’s Minister of Digital Affairs, addressed two major digital security incidents affecting the country on Saturday, 1 November. Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland's Minister of Digital AffairsPhoto: PAP/Paweł Supernak Early in the morning, Polish financial authorities reported a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on the national payment infrastructure, temporarily disrupting the BLIK mobile payment system, which is
Inflation in Poland stood at 2.8 percent in year-on-year terms in October, the country’s statistics office said in a flash estimate on Friday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The figure was 0.1 percentage point lower than forecast by economists polled by Poland’s PAP news agency. In September, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 2.9 percent higher than in the same
Dariusz Matecki, a politician from Poland’s right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been charged with six criminal offences, including money laundering and the misuse of public funds. The National Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. Photo: Paweł Supernak/PAP Prosecutors allege that Matecki was involved in the embezzlement of millions of zlotys from the Justice Fund, a government programme
