Poland's core inflation in December 2023 dropped to 6.9% year on year, compared to 7.3% y/y in November - the National Bank of Poland said in a statement released on Tuesday (Jan. 16). The core inflation measure is used to show inflation net of food and energy prices.

Polish truckers who have blockaded some border crossings with Ukraine since November will suspend their protest until March 1 after signing an agreement with the government, the infrastructure minister said on Tuesday (Jan. 16).

A top Polish court moved on Monday to block the dismissal of a senior prosecutor accused of involvement in the politicisation of the country's legal system, underlining the challenges the government faces delivering reforms needed to get EU funds.

Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that this year's local elections will be held on April 7 and 21. "I hope that April will be a good month for the Polish local governance," the PM said at a press conference on Monday (Jan. 15).

At the meeting with the president I said I could not imagine lack of cooperataion (with the president - edit.) in two obvious matters, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said after Monday's talks with President Andrzej Duda. Tusk added that he and Duda stuck to their opinions regarding the rule of law understanding. He also stressed that what the president had called "rule of law terror" was "one of the most important rules" to him.

Poland's president condemned the dismissal of the state prosector on Monday (Jan. 15), escalating a conflict between the head of state and the new government as it moves to deliver on an election pledge to restore rule of law and unlock EU funds.

As this crisis related with President Duda's standpoint, who defends Mr Wąsik and Mr Kamiński, has already heated up to a very high temperature, I've turned to the president with an offer to meet as soon as possible, face to face - Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in his first interview for Polish media since taking office in December. "It will take place on Monday at 11 a.m." - Tusk added.

Polish Justice Minister Adam Bodnar outlined on Friday (Jan. 12) a bill that aims to correct the way judges are appointed as a first step in rolling back the previous nationalist government's judicial reforms with a view to unfreezing EU funds.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has detained a man working in a strategic enterprise who is believed to have been passing secret information to Polish security services, Interfax informed on Friday (Jan. 12), quoting a statement by the FSB. "Our facility in Moscow is currently gathering information regarding this matter," the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an email reply to tvn24.pl's request for comment.

Andrzej Poczobut and dozens of other political prisoners are kept incommunicado, a leader of Belarusian opposition, Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, told TVN24 BiS journalist Michał Sznajder. Asked about her husband Siarhei Tsikhanousky, sentenced by the Lukashenko regime to 18 years in prison, Tsikhanouskaya said: "I don’t know if my husband is alive." "That’s hell. And we are living in this hell," she added.

We must win this great battle for sovereign and independent Poland, leader of Law and Justice (PiS) Jarosław Kaczyński said during a march organized by his party supporters. Tens of housands gathered in Warsaw on Thursday (Jan. 11) to protest against the new ruling coalition, the ongoing overhaul of state-owned media, and the recent imprisonment of two former PiS ministers.

A Polish priest was arrested and charged with sex and drug crimes as well as failure to assist a person at medical risk after media reports that a man collapsed at a sex party at his home, state news agency PAP said on Thursday (Jan. 11).

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Thursday (Jan. 11) he will seek to pardon two imprisoned former ministers - Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - and has applied to the prosecutor general for them to be released. "I plead the Gentlemen be released from prison immediately. I trust this will also ease the tensions that exist within our state," he added.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on Thursday (Jan. 11) that bringing the central bank governor Adam Glapiński before the State Tribunal requires a qualified majority of votes in parliament.

Poland's Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski on Wednesday (Jan. 10) spoke on a phone with his Israeli counterpart, Israel Katz. "Key topics of the ministerial consultations included bilateral issues, the situation in the Middle East, and Russia’s assault on Ukraine," the Polish MFA said in a statement published at its website.

Citizens of France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain enjoy having the strongest passports in the world - according to the latest edition of the Henley Passport Index. The Polish passport has maintained its high position in the ranking.

Polish President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday (January 10) that he was deeply shaken by the arrests of former members of government Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik and vowed he would not rest until they were freed. "This case has been very controversial from the very beginning, and for most of the public there is no doubt that it is, in fact, a political case," the president added.

Former Polish Interior Minister Mariusz Kamiński said he had started a hunger strike as a "political prisoner" on Wednesday (Jan. 10), a day after he was detained by police at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw and sent to jail on abuse of power charges.

Two Polish lawmakers ordered by a court to go to prison - Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik - have been arrested at the Presidential Palace. "Everyone is equal before the law," Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński said on the X social media platform on Tuesday (Jan. 9) evening.

Poland's rate-setting authority, the Monetary Policy Council, announced on Tuesday (Jan. 9) it decided to keep the NBP interest rates at unchanged levels. This decision was expected by economists. The main, reference interest rate has been kept 5.75%. According to the Council, "in the coming months, annual CPI growth is likely to fall significantly, while the decline in core inflation will be slower," but "inflation developments in subsequent quarters are associated with uncertainty".

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk accused President Andrzej Duda of obstructing justice after two lawmakers who are due to be taken to prison were seen at the Presidential Palace on Tuesday (Jan. 9) amid a standoff between the government and the head of state.

Iga Świątek has learned how to cope with the pressure of being world number one and hopes a changed mindset will help her dominate women's tennis starting with the Australian Open after she closed off a challenging 2023 with a restful off season.

Poland's president posed next to two lawmakers as police were searching for them to put them in prison on Tuesday (Jan. 9) amid an standoff between the government and the head of state over their status.

The Polish government ordered a state-run company that manages more than 7 million hectares of the country's forests to curtail logging in 10 most cherished forest areas, delivering on a campaign promise following elections last October.

The speaker of the Polish parliament, Szymon Hołownia, has been holding a series of consultations with top legal experts regarding the situation of two MPs from the formerly ruling PiS party, Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik. Last week Hołownia had issued a decision regarding the termination of the two lawmakers' parliamentary mandates, which was later overruled by a contested chamber of the Supreme Court. Despite having his mandate terminated, Kamiński said in an interview on Monday that "only physical force" would prevent him from taking part in parliamentary sessions.

Thirty-four paintings by Polish renowned painter Jacek Malczewski, evacuated from Ukraine after the Russian attack launched in 2022, have returned to Lviv National Art Gallery. For over 12 months the paintings were on display at an exhibition in the National Museum in Poznań and attracted more than 100,000 visitors.

Poland's Justice Minister and Prosecutor General Adam Bodnar on Friday (Jan. 5) signed documents regarding the country's accession to the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO). The European Commission has now four months to approve Poland's bid. According to Bodnar, the Commission should not voice any objections regarding the move.

The Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber of Poland's Supreme Court overrode on Friday (Jan. 5) parliament speaker Szymon Hołownia's decision to end PiS MP Mariusz Kamiński's parliamentary mandate. The chamber, which has been deemed an unlawfully appointed body and not a court by the CJEU and the ECHR, among others, made the exactly same decision the previous day (Jan. 4) regarding Kamiński's colleague and fellow PiS member Maciej Wąsik. Last month, both lawmakers were sentenced to two years in prison for abuse of power while in public office years back.

We are dealing with an absolutely unprecedented situation - speaker of the Polish parliament Szymon Hołownia said on Thursday (Jan. 4), commenting on a decision made earlier that day by a contested chamber of Poland's Supreme Court. The Extraordinary Review and Public Affairs Chamber, created under the previous government led by the PiS party, overrode Hołownia's decision stripping PiS lawmaker Maciej Wąsik of his mandate. Wąsik, along with fellow PiS member and former interior minister Mariusz Kamiński, have been sentenced by the court to two years in prison for abuse of power.