Poland's new prime minister, Donald Tusk, said on Tuesday (Jan. 30) he would cancel a request made by his predecessor for a top court to rule on whether an international treaty combating violence against women complied with the country's constitution.

More than 175 million zlotys - that's how much has been collected during this year's Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. The counting goes on and the final sum should be revealed soon. The gathered funds will be spent on medical equipment for pulmonology wards in Polish hospitals. Will the fundraiser break another record? Let's take a look at previous Grand Finales.

Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar met on Monday (Jan. 29) in Warsaw with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi. At a joint press conference, Bodnar stressed Warsaw was waiting for the European Commission to approve Poland's bid to join the European Public Prosecutor Office (EPPO). He called it "an important process for the Polish prosecution service, revolutionary in itself".

For the 19th time in a row, Warsaw celebrated the International Holocaust Remembrance Day. Friday's commemorations, organized by the Shalom Foundation at the Monument to the Heroes of the Ghetto in Warsaw, were attended Polish state officials and as well as Warsaw authorities.

"I have a simple message to former MPs Mr Kamiński and Mr Wąsik: by all means, they can show up in the Sejm, but they will do so on my terms," speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia told TVN24 on Thursday (Jan. 25). Hołownia once more underscored that the two former ministers "are not MPs" any more.

Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Thursday (Jan. 25) it was "deeply concerned over the reports from Belarus regarding another wave of massive searches and arrests among former prisoners of conscience and relatives of persons currently incarcerated by the regime on political grounds".

"It's obvious, and not only to me, that chairman Kaczyński wants to entangle president Duda in all possible ways and does so because he has political interest in it, but also because he truly detests the president," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in the parliament on Thursday (Jan. 25).

Poland's cabinet on Wednesday (Jan. 24) approved a draft law to restore prescription-free emergency contraception, reversing a restriction introduced by the previous nationalist government in 2017 and delivering on a pledge of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Poland's new representative at the World Bank will be Mariusz Krukowski, currently chief adviser at the European Investment Bank, a government source told Reuters on Wednesday (Jan. 24).

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday (Jan. 23) pardoned two members of the former government, who were then released from prison at his urging, in line with demands from the main opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party that lost power last month.

I decided to launch pardon proceedings under the procedure outlined in the Criminal Code. It has been carried out in full. A pardon order has been issued. I call for the immediate release of both Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - President Andrzej Duda said on Tuesday (Jan. 23).

Poland's justice ministry said on Tuesday (Jan. 23) that the pardon procedure case files regarding imprisoned former ministers Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik have been sent to President Andrzej Duda. In the opinion attached to the files, Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar recommended the president not use the right of pardon. The decision is now in the hands of President Duda, who is to hold a press conference at 5:30 p.m.

We welcome our Polish allies taking steps to continue to support our Ukrainian partners - U.S. State Department spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Monday (Jan. 22), commenting on Prime Minister Donald Tusk's visit to Kyiv. Tusk reassured President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Poland would support Ukraine's bid to join the EU and NATO.

Social media company X's platform has less antisemitic content compared with other applications, according to audits it has commissioned, X owner Elon Musk said on Monday (Jan. 22) at a conference on combating antisemitism.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday (Jan. 22) in Kyiv that the situation at the border with Ukraine had become "clearly better." Tusk's Ukrainian counterpart Denys Shmyhal said at a joint press briefing that he counts on Poland's support in negotiations regarding Ukraine's EU and NATO accession.

Elon Musk privately visited the Auschwitz-Birkenau site of a former Nazi German concentration camp on Monday (Jan. 22) before speaking later at a conference on rising antisemitism, after his social media platform X came under fire for some content.

The leaders of Poland and Ukraine pledged on Monday (Jan. 22) to tackle a thorny political dispute that had hampered their critical wartime alliance and boost defence cooperation as Russia's invasion grinds towards its third year. "Poland will do everything to increase Ukraine's chances of victory in this war," Tusk said at a joint media briefing.

Poland has met the final conditions needed to gain access to 76 billion euros ($83 billion) in funds from the European Union's 2021-2027 budget, a minister said on Friday (Jan. 19), but Brussels said it was still assessing the situation.

I just wanted to see minister Wąsik to ask him how he feels and to simply greet him as a colleague, but above all Mrs Wąsik, the wife, has asked me to pay this visit - chief of the PiS party Jarosław Kaczyński told reporters on Friday (Jan. 19) in front of the prison in Przytuły Stare. He went there to visit Maciej Wąsik, one of the former ministers sentenced by court to two years behind bars for abuse of power.

Visiting EU Justice Commissioner Didier Reynders said on Friday (Jan. 19) he hopes there will be support from all sides in Poland, including the president, for restoring the rule of law, which could allow Poland access to billions of euros of frozen EU funds.

I hear speculation that there might be a snap election. I don't see such possibility at all - Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday (Jan. 18) in Davos. "I hope I will be able to easily sign this budget. I would like for the government to be able to carry out the budget responsibly," he added.

Joanna Kulig has become a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Polish actress announced the big news in an Instagram post with a photo of her taking part in a vote regarding this year's Oscar nominees.

A top Polish court rejected as illegal on Thursday (Jan. 18) plans to liquidate the country's state radio, television and news agency which the new pro-EU coalition government said had become propaganda outlets for the previous right-wing administration. Poland's culture ministry called the ruling invalid, arguing that the Tribunal in its current form was "not an independent and impartial" court.

World number one Iga Świątek battled back from two breaks down in the final set to beat Danielle Collins 6-4 3-6 6-4 on Thursday (Jan. 18) and reach the third round of the Australian Open for the fifth successive year.

A former Polish deputy foreign minister has been arrested on charges of speeding up visa applications in return for payment, the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) said on Wednesday (Jan. 17).

Poland's parliament has voted to remove the immunity from prosecution of a lawmaker who used a fire extinguisher to put out Jewish Hanukkah candles in the country's parliament in December, an incident that caused international outrage.

Poland's President Andrzej Duda on Wednesday (Jan. 17) called on the country's Justice Minister Adam Bodnar to release the two recently arrested former ministers of the no-longer-ruling Law and Justice government. Duda added he had received information that one of the imprisoned politicians - former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński - had to be force-fed due to deteriorating health condition.

Poland is considering making more ammunition and military equipment, and scouring its stores for supplies as it works on a new aid package for Ukraine, Poland's new Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said in Davos on Wednesday (January 17).

President Andrzej Duda spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Tuesday (Jan. 16). After the talks, Duda said that "Ukraine should be invited to join the NATO" and assured Zelenskiy that Poland's foreign policy would continue to be "a policy of support for Ukraine".