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Polish actor Jan Frycz honored with state funeral at Warsaw Powązki Cemetery
Family, artists, and state officials attended the secular and state funeral of actor Jan Frycz at Powązki Military Cemetery in Warsaw on 7 September following his death at age 72.
- Aug 31
Warsaw bids farewell to Uprising veteran Wanda Traczyk-Stawska in multifaith funeral
State dignitaries, Warsaw residents, and multifaith clergy gathered on 31 August 2026 for the funeral Mass and burial of Warsaw Uprising hero Wanda Traczyk-Stawska following her death at age 99.
- Aug 24
Polish General and Senator Mirosław Różański Dies at 63 After Illness
General Mirosław Różański, former General Commander of the Polish Armed Forces and sitting chairman of the Senate National Defence Committee, died overnight at age 63 following an illness.
- Aug 19
Warsaw opens condolence book for 1944 Uprising veteran Wanda Traczyk-Stawska after death at 99
A public book of condolences opened in Warsaw on 19 August 2026 following the death of 99-year-old Warsaw Uprising veteran and educator Wanda Traczyk-Stawska.
- Aug 15
Poland marks Armed Forces Day with military parade and political clash over SAFE loan
Poland celebrated its Armed Forces Day on 15 August with a military parade in Warsaw and a naval parade in Gdyni, as President Nawrocki and Prime Minister Tusk clashed over the EU SAFE loan program branding.
- Jul 11
Far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun erects cross with antisemitic plaque at Jedwabne pogrom memorial on 85th anniversary
On the 85th anniversary of the Jedwabne pogrom, far-right MEP Grzegorz Braun and his supporters placed a cross metres from the mass grave, bearing a plaque blaming "Russian-Jewish Sovietism" alongside German Nazism. Official state commemorations proceeded separately under police protection.
- Jul 3
President Nawrocki widens lead in Polish trust poll, Tusk distrust climbs to 49%
President Karol Nawrocki regained lost ground in the latest CBOS trust survey, pulling ahead of his rivals after two months of decline, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk saw distrust grow to 49%.
- Jun 22
Doctor repaid 500k zł to Warsaw hospital; it was sent back. Opposition conducts inspection as two criminal probes launch
A scandal over a VIP lounge and excessive earnings at Warsaw's Southern Hospital has deepened after the hospital returned a 500,000 złoty refund from the doctor at its centre, drawing parliamentary inspections and two criminal investigations.
