President Andrzej Duda will appoint Donald Tusk's cabinet on Wednesday (Dec.13) at 9 a.m. - head of the president's office Grażyna Ignaczak-Bandych announced on Monday evening. After having been approved by the parliament as Poland's new PM earlier that day, Tusk was invited by Duda for a face-to-face meeting.

Poland's parliament voted in favour of Donald Tusk becoming prime minister on Monday (Dec.11), putting an end to eight years of nationalist rule and setting the stage for a thawing of relations with the European Union.

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal said on Monday (Dec.11) that penalties imposed by the European Union's top court before it reaches a final ruling, known as interim measures, are not compatible with the Polish constitution, escalating a row over the rule of law. Later than day the constitutional court ruled that judicial reform legislation needed to obtain EU funds stood in violation of the constitution as well.

Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki lost a vote of confidence on Monday (Dec.11), clearing the way for a broad coalition of pro-European Union parties led by Donald Tusk to take power.

Ukraine said on Monday (Dec.11) a month-long blockade by protesting Polish truck drivers had been lifted at one border crossing and that the first vehicles and goods were passing through into Ukrainian territory.

Following a recommendation from the EU Commission, the Council of the European Union has approved Poland's amended recovery and resilience plan. The decision also greenlights an advance payment of 5 billion euro for Poland from the REPowerEU, earmarked to support the country's departure from fossil fuels and green transition.

Poland's Central Bank Governor Adam Glapiński appears to have broken the country's constitution, Donald Tusk, the man set to become Poland's next prime minister, said on Friday amid debate over whether the monetary policy chief should face a state tribunal.

In the coming days, on the president's orders, we will be carrying out a visit to the Middle East - Poland's National Security Bureau chief Jacek Siewiera told TVN24 on Thursday (Dec.7). He also informed that there was still at least one Polish citizen among the hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

The city of Gdańsk has bid the final farewell to its iconic writer, literary critic, and academic lecturer, Paweł Huelle. The most difficult thing to cope with is the fact he won't write anything anymore. And he had so many stories to tell," Gdańsk Mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz said during the funeral at Srebrzysko Cemetery on Thursday (Dec.7).

Poland has given the green light for the construction of 24 new small modular reactor (SMR) units across six sites, executives of the company that will build the nuclear facilities said on Thursday (Dec.7), as Warsaw looks to reduce its use of fossil fuels.

If Vladimir Putin gets Ukraine, this puts him right up against the eastern flank of NATO. And so we can fully understand why the Polish people would be concerned about that - U.S. National Security Council spokesman John F. Kirby said at a press conference on Wednesday (Dec.6).

The Monetary Police Council announced on Wednesday (Dec.6) it has decided during December's session to keep the NBP interest rates unchanged. Therefore, the main reference rate has been kept at 5.75%.

Poland's parliament on Wednesday (Dec.6) voted in favour of an amended bill to freeze energy prices put forward by Donald Tusk's newly-formed coalition as it seeks to tackle an early challenge to its policies to introduce greener energy and replace coal.

Lech Wałęsa is in hospital due to COVID-19 infection. It's the second time Poland's former head of state has contracted the coronavirus disease. His secretary said Wałęsa was handling the situation like "an 80-year-old with COVID - it's hard for him".

Crowds gathered on Tuesday (Dec.5) to bid the last farewell to the 14-year-old Natalia who had died last week in Poland's southern town of Andrychów. The circumstances of the teenager's tragic death shook everyone in Poland.

Polish police on Monday (Dec.4) informed about the death of two officers who had been shot in the head last Friday by Maksymilian F., a 44-year-old wanted man said officers had arrested and wanted to transport to a police station in Wrocław. Police launched a manhunt after the shooting and managed to locate and detain the suspect on Saturday morning. Later that day, he was charged with attempted murder.

European Union laws offer protection to the Polish central bank governor if the incoming government planned to unlawfully prosecute or suspend him, European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said in a letter on Monday.

U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski on Monday (Dec. 4) met with Szymon Hołownia, the speaker of the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament. Hołownia assured the ambassador ahead of the talks that members of the Brzezinski family were always very welcome in the Sejm. The discussion pertained, among other things, to U.S.-Polish relations and the position of the likely new ruling coalition with regards to relations with the EU.

The first 30 empty lorries drove through a newly opened Uhryniv-Dolhobychuv crossing on the Ukrainian-Polish border, which Kyiv hopes will offer relief as Polish driver protests blocked other land corridors, Ukraine's border service said on Monday (Dec. 4). "We will very strongly and unequivocally demand the restoration of transport permits for Ukrainian drivers," Poland's Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told reporters ahead of Monday's EU ministers' meeting in Brussels.

Poland signed a $2.6 billion deal to buy more than 150 more South Korean K9 howitzers, Poland's State Armament Agency said on Friday (Dec. 1).

Expect a new government on Dec. 11, and if there isn't enough time, on Dec. 12 - Poland's likely new prime minister Donald Tusk said on Friday (Dec. 1). Tusk and parliament speaker Szymon Hołownia held talks earlier that day regarding a so-called second constitutional step in the government appointing process. Poland's President Andrzej Duda said on Friday he would not be delaying the procedure.

Police have arrested 46 people following the clashes outside Aston Villa's stadium before their Europa Conference League game against Legia Warsaw on Thursday which resulted in injuries to four officers.

Ukraine said on Friday it had agreed some measures with Poland that could ease the pressure at border crossings blockaded by Polish truckers, but that they had not discussed the main demands of the protests.

Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia said on Thursday (Nov. 30) he would meet with the opposition's candidate for prime minister Donald Tusk on Friday to set the date for his expose. He added there would be a number of options to do that on Dec. 11 and 12. "One way or the other, on Dec. 12 we should have a Sejm session that will finally give us a prime minister with a vote of confidence," the speaker said.

"We have a government" - this is a message "Fakty" TVN reporter Arleta Zalewska received yesterday evening from a politician close to the negotiations held by leaders of the new ruling coalition. A meeting crucial for closing this stage of talks took place on Wednesday (Nov. 22). "Health and education for Civic Coalition, education plus something extra for New Left," another politician tells us. This "extra something" is an important plenipotentiary role in the government. The fight for this last post is still on. According to our unofficial information, on the table is the candidacy of the New Left MP Katarzyna Kotula.

Ukraine said on Thursday (Nov. 23) it wanted its export routes via Poland to be unblocked before it holds talks with Warsaw and the European Commission aimed at ending protests by Polish truckers which are reducing Ukrainian exports.

Poland will host Estonia in Warsaw in the Euro 2024 playoff semi-finals as they seek to salvage their unsuccessful attempt to qualify to the tournament directly from the group stage. The winners of that clash will travel for the final game either to Wales or Finland.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled in favor of Lech Wałęsa in the lawsuit he has filed against Poland. "I'm glad that things are moving in line with the right procedures, that the truth is starting to prevail. But this is only the first step to victory," the former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner told TVN24 on Thursday (Nov. 23).

The procedure to appoint judges to a new chamber of Poland's Supreme Court is defective and Warsaw has to take appropriate legislative measures to correct the process, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Thursday. The case was brought to the ECHR by former Polish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Lech Wałęsa.