President Andrzej Duda last night entrusted Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki with the mission of forming a new government. The Senate elected Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska (KO) as Speaker of the Senate, and the 10th Sejm elected five Deputy Speakers.more
"We are living in perilous times and at such times it is important to stand up for what is right". - declared British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak last night in a speech at the annual banquet given by the Lord Major of the City of London borough.more
At attention, with hand on heart, partly adding "so help me God" - this is how the MPs of the 10th term took the oath today. Mateusz Morawiecki resigned from the government, and Szymon Hołownia was elected the new Speaker of the Sejm.more
Ministers have drawn up large benefit changes for people who are unable to work due to health conditions, the BBC has learned. The changes, affecting hundreds of thousands of people from 2025, would save £4bn from the welfare budget. more
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron, who has not been actively involved in politics for over seven years, has become the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. He replaced James Cleverly in this role, who in turn took over the Ministry of Internal Affairs in place of the dismissed Suella Braverman.more
Braverman, who represents the right wing of the Conservative Party, has caused numerous controversies with her statements since taking over as Home Secretary in September last year, in particular on immigration, but last weekend the pressure on Sunak to dismiss her increased.more
Former US President Donald Trump, who intends to run for president, presented an outline of his program and promised to end the war in Ukraine and stop the "endless stream of American funds flowing" to that country.more
Changes in the National Council of the Judiciary and the Constitutional Tribunal are the most expected by those surveyed in the IBRIS survey for "Rzeczpospolita".more
Yesterday evening the bridge named after Samuel Beckett in Dublin was illuminated with the colors of the Polish flag. This is how the authorities of the Irish capital celebrated the National Independence Day celebrated by Poles on that day.more
During the march in solidarity with the Palestinians, which took place in London yesterday, 126 people were arrested, the London Metropolitan Police announced in the evening. The riots that accompanied the march and counter-protests were condemned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.more
The UK economy failed to grow between July and September, figures show, after a succession of interest rate rises.
The chancellor said higher rates were hitting growth, but added that the economy had performed better than expected this year.
Forecasters suggest the economy is set to be stagnant for several months yet.more
The West must stop Russian dictator Vladimir Putin from opening another front in Europe, this time in the Balkans, said the American magazine "Foreign Affairs", referring to Serbia's relations with Russia.more
The coalition's candidate for prime minister is the head of PO, Donald Tusk. The president of PSL, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, and the head of the Left club, Krzysztof Gawkowski, are to become deputy prime ministers - according to the coalition agreement published today and signed by representatives of the opposition parties.more
Vehicle breakdowns caused by Britain’s pothole-ridden roads reached record levels this year, according to the RAC.
The motoring organisation said it received almost 6,000 calls for pothole-related incidents from July to September – its highest total for the relatively benign summer period since it started collecting data in 2006.more
Over 1 thousand additional police officers will be engaged this coming weekend to maintain order in London in connection with the planned Remembrance Day celebrations and a demonstration of solidarity with the Palestinians - it was announced yesterday.more
Pro-Palestinian protesters broke into the New York Times editorial office during a demonstration in New York's Mahattan, the NY Daily News reported.more
33-year-old Slovak citizen Jozef Puska was found guilty of the highly publicized murder in Ireland of 23-year-old teacher Ashling Murphy. The mandatory penalty in this case is life imprisonment.more
Rishi Sunak still has "full confidence" in Home Secretary Suella Braverman, the British Prime Minister's spokesman assured after another controversy caused by her. It was probably not a coincidence, because Braverman is increasingly openly playing for the leadership of the Conservative Party.more
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said yesterday that a march in solidarity with Palestinians planned for this Saturday, when Memorial Day is observed in Britain, is disrespectful, but recognizes the right of people to hold peaceful protests.more
Fifty-two percent of respondents believe that President Andrzej Duda did not do the right thing by announcing the entrustment of the mission to form a new government to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, with 38 percent holding the opposite view and 10 percent choosing the "don't know" answer. - According to a Pollster Research Institute survey conducted for "Super Express."more
The UK has imposed sanctions on a further 29 people and entities from Russia or third countries that enable Russia to finance the war in Ukraine. They covered primarily people and entities related to the extraction and trade of gold and crude oil.more
Justice-related bills, the elimination of cigarette smoking and the annual granting of oil and gas licenses are the main legislative plans of the British government, presented during King Charles III's king’s speech.more
Hundreds of European tourists returning from vacations in Spain have been infected with cryptosporidiosis, a protozoan parasitic intestinal disease that can manifest as severe diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea and fever. Due to the risk of dehydration, the disease is dangerous for young children, the elderly and the immunocompromised.more