- 2d ago
Poland’s ruling coalition gets a new party as Hennig-Kloska launches Unia Centrum from the ashes of Poland 2050 split
Climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska and MEP Michał Kobosko unveiled Unia Centrum on Sunday, merging the Centrum parliamentary club and the Union of European Democrats. The party formalises a February 2026 rupture inside Poland 2050 and enters the scene with 0.1 percent poll support.
- Jul 6
PiS demands resignations and EU complaint after 15 tonnes of fish die in Bóbr River
Poland's opposition Law and Justice party has called for the climate minister's resignation and announced an EU environmental complaint after 15 tonnes of dead fish were pulled from the Bóbr River following a dam drainage.
- 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%.
- Jul 2
Draining of Pilchowice reservoir for dam repairs kills thousands of fish and prompts crisis response
The partial draining of the Pilchowice reservoir in Lower Silesia to repair a damaged dam has led to a mass die-off of fish, with tons of carcasses contaminating the Bóbr River and prompting health warnings and political controversy.
- Jun 26
Poland's deposit system collects 1.6 billion containers in first half-year, but public criticism mounts
The government touts rapid growth, but over half of Poles rate the system negatively and complain about too few reverse vending machines.
- Jun 16
Wrocław establishes first nature reserve within city limits, protecting 13-hectare Las Pilczycki forest at Odra confluence
On 15 June 2026, Climate Minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska opened Wrocław's first nature reserve, the 13.21-hectare Las Pilczycki riparian forest at the Ślęza-Odra confluence, home to rare woodpeckers, bats, otters and beavers.
