- 4h ago
EU begins enforcing AI Act transparency rules: chatbots must identify themselves, deepfakes must be labelled
From 2 August, providers of chatbots and AI-generated media must clearly inform users they are interacting with a machine and label synthetic content, with fines of up to €15 million or 3% of global turnover for violations.
- 6h ago
Storms tear off roofs, topple trees across Poland; over 1,000 firefighter interventions
Violent thunderstorms and wind gusts exceeding 100 km/h swept across Poland on Saturday, tearing roofs from buildings and prompting more than a thousand emergency call-outs, with the hardest-hit regions of Wielkopolska and Mazowsze bearing the brunt.
- 7h ago
Poland sweats as IMGW warns of 38°C heatwave, violent storms and tropical nights
Poland's meteorological institute has issued top-level heat alerts for several provinces, with temperatures forecast to climb to 38°C by midweek and severe thunderstorms expected to bring large hail and powerful gusts.
- 10h ago
Nawrocki edges past Kaczyński as right-wing leader in first poll after PiS split, but 32% say no one leads
A United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska shows President Karol Nawrocki at 20.4% and PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński at 19.8%, within the margin of error. The largest group, 32.1%, says the Polish right has no leader.
- 11h ago
31-year-old man dies after falling from 10-metre wall near Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science
On Friday evening, a 31-year-old man lost his balance while on a wall near Warsaw's Palace of Culture and Science, falling onto a concrete ramp and dying despite lengthy resuscitation.
- yesterday
Poland summons Russian ambassador after cruise missile lands in Lublin region, producing a 10-metre crater
The Russian Kh-101 missile, produced near Moscow in the second quarter of 2026, exploded in a field near Tarnawa Kolonia on Thursday, 80 kilometres from the Ukrainian border, during a large-scale Russian air assault on Ukraine.
- yesterday
Poland expands e-registration to nine new specialists, recovers one million wasted appointments
From 1 August 2026, patients can book first-time visits to nine additional specialists via the Internetowe Konto Pacjenta (IKP) and the mojeIKP app, as the health ministry broadens a system that has already recovered nearly one million unused appointment slots.
- yesterday
Polish inflation jumps to 3% in July as fuel prices surge 15.8% after subsidy ends and oil spikes
Poland's annual CPI rose to 3.0 percent in July from 2.5 percent in June, pushed by a 13.9 percent monthly jump in fuel prices after the government's CPN subsidy lapsed and Brent crude climbed near $100 on Strait of Hormuz fears.
- yesterday
Polish Sejm strips MP Wojciech Król of immunity over 1.4 million zł bribery allegation, but blocks his pre-trial detention
Poland’s parliament voted overwhelmingly to allow criminal proceedings against Civic Coalition MP Wojciech Król on two corruption counts, yet rejected the European Public Prosecutor’s request for his temporary arrest.
- 2d ago
CPK board fires CEO Filip Czernicki and deputy as Poland's flagship airport project enters construction phase
The supervisory board of Centralny Port Komunikacyjny dismissed president Filip Czernicki and board member Dariusz Kuś on 30 July, handing interim leadership to Marcin Michalski as the Port Polska megaproject prepares to break ground in September.
- 2d ago
Canadian owner of Circle K to acquire Żabka for 32.6 billion złoty; brand and management to stay
Alimentation Couche-Tard will launch a tender offer for 100% of Żabka Group at 32 PLN per share, valuing the Polish convenience chain at about 32.62 billion złoty. The deal, supported by shareholders holding 57% of the stock, is expected to close by the end of 2026.
- 3d ago
Poland's president signs gender balance law for listed companies, sends it to Constitutional Tribunal
President Karol Nawrocki signed the EU-mandated gender balance law on 30 July 2026 but immediately referred it to the Constitutional Tribunal, citing serious legislative flaws and threats to business freedom.
- 3d ago
Thunderstorms, hail, and 110 km/h winds threaten Poland as 37°C heat bakes the southeast
IMGW has issued thunderstorm and heat warnings for nearly all of Poland on Saturday, with wind gusts up to 110 km/h and temperatures reaching 37°C in the southeast.
- 4d ago
President Nawrocki meets chess legend and Kremlin critic Kasparov, discussing Russian threat to Poland and Baltic states
Garri Kasparow, the Russian former world chess champion and outspoken Kremlin critic, met President Karol Nawrocki at Warsaw's Presidential Palace on Wednesday to discuss the threat from Moscow and Poland's crucial role in strengthening Europe's security.
- 4d ago
Nawrocki leads trust poll as Bosak surges 10 points and Czarnek plunges
President Karol Nawrocki remains the most trusted politician in Poland with 51.3%, but the July IBRiS/Onet survey shows a 10-point jump for Confederation's Krzysztof Bosak and a 6.4-point slide for PiS PM candidate Przemysław Czarnek.
- 4d ago
Doctor earned 1,633 zł per hour at loss-making hospital as ministry proposes pay caps
A county hospital in Ostróda, northern Poland, paid one doctor 91,462 zł for 56 hours in April while carrying 17 million zł in accumulated losses. The health ministry has now proposed a 240 zł hourly cap and a 76,800 zł monthly ceiling for publicly funded medics.
- 4d ago
Tusk appoints Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń as government plenipotentiary for Poland brand promotion
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the appointment of Prof. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń to coordinate a fragmented promotional landscape, aiming to unify tourism, image, and 'local content' efforts under one strategy.
- 4d ago
Polish support for Ukraine's EU bid hits record low, polls show
Two July 2026 surveys reveal a sharp shift in Polish public opinion: 40% now oppose Ukraine joining the EU, the highest ever, while 44% would suspend military aid over historical disputes.
- 4d ago
Tusk condemns anti-Ukrainian violence after Wrocław attack, calls on President Nawrocki to break his silence
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned a violent attack on a Ukrainian couple in Wrocław and called on President Karol Nawrocki to end his silence, as hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland rise sharply amid worsening bilateral tensions.
- 4d ago
Warsaw prosecutor closes probe into fire of John Paul II's first mass cross, rules it accidental
The Warsaw prosecutor's office has closed the investigation into the April fire of the papal cross used by John Paul II in 1979, ruling it accidental and likely caused by a candle.
