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The Bundeswehr Grand Capstice was held in Berlin last night to bid farewell to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who is leaving office after 16 years. Politicians of all options took this opportunity to thank Merkel for her long years of service to the country.more

President Andrzej Duda issued a decision on the consent to stay in the territory of the Republic of Poland of soldiers from Great Britain and Estonia. They are to support the actions of the Polish army in the crisis on the eastern border of the EU and NATO, said Paweł Soloch, head of the National Security Bureau yesterday.more

We are thinking about it very intensively, and perhaps some decisions will be made," said Waldemar Kraska, deputy head of the Ministry of Health, when asked about a possible decision on the obligation to carry a vaccination certificate in public places. For the time being this remains in the sphere of our dreams and discussions," he added.more

The competences of the Polish Institute of Family and Demography, which PiS deputies want to establish, go far beyond demographic research. For example, the president of the institution will be able to take part in cases concerning minors, writes today's "Rzeczpospolita".more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson came under criticism yesterday after the media revealed that a Christmas party was held informally in Downing Street last year despite lockdown. The Prime Minister has not denied this, but argues that no rules were broken.more

Yesterday saw a slight easing of the dispute over the right of French fishermen to fish in British waters. European fishermen can fish in British waters if they worked there before Brexit. However, the French and British are quarrelling over the documents to prove this.more

72 percent Americans believe it is likely that the Covid-19 pandemic began in a laboratory in Chinese Wuhan, according to a study by the Ronald Reagan Institute. The poll also shows that Americans see cyber attacks and internal conflicts as the greatest threat to the US.more

Boris Johnson has rejected the idea that people should cancel Christmas parties and other festive events, after one of the UK’s most senior health officials said people should cut down on socialising.more

The detection of the first case of the Omikron variant coronavirus was reported in Ireland. As explained, this case relates to travel from one of the seven South African countries that are subject to entry restrictions.more

In the UK, 22 cases of the Omikron variant coronavirus have been detected so far, said Minister of Health Sajid Javid. He also estimated that its impact could be assessed within two weeks, even before the new covid restrictions were reviewed.more

The Caribbean island of Barbados yesterday evening local time swore the oath of allegiance to the British Queen Elizabeth II and broke the personal union with Great Britain, proclaiming itself a republic for the first time in history.more

If the elections were held on Sunday, PiS would have won them with 35.3% support, and before KO with 23.8% support. PiS would not maintain power, as it would only receive 194 seats, according to the Estimator's poll. KO, Polska 2050, Lewica and KP-PSL would have a small majority - 231 seats.more

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg warned Russia that any attempts to invade Ukraine would have consequences, the Associated Press reported.more

Yesterday evening, foreigners tried to cross the border near the town of Grudki near Bialowieza. They threw footbridges on barbed wire barriers, informed the Podlasie police.more

French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin yesterday cancelled an invitation for UK Home Office chief Priti Patel to meet on migration in the wake of the tragedy near Calais. This is Paris' reaction to a letter from British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.more

"With her farewell to the post of Chancellor, Angela Merkel relies on emotions and GDR romanticism," wrote the portal of the weekly Spiegel yesterday. According to the portal, the Bundeswehr will play songs by Hildegard Knef and Nina Hagen at the farewell Grand Capstice next week.more

President Andrzej Duda is trusted by 47 percent of respondents; Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki by 40 percent and Poland 2050 leader Szymon Holownia by 39 percent. - This is according to a November CBOS poll. In the distrust ranking, PiS president Jarosław Kaczyński came first (56 percent).more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson yesterday called on French President Emmanuel Macron to accept migrants trying to cross into England from France. His appeal came a day after the English Channel disaster in which 27 people died.more

The British Government yesterday expressed its disappointment at the blockade of the Channel Tunnel and the port of Calais announced by French fishermen for today. French fishermen intend to protest against the refusal of some of them to be granted licences to fish in British waters.more

The new government coalition in Germany - the SPD, the Greens and the FDP - wants to make the country significantly more attractive to refugees as a result of the coalition agreement, the daily Welt wrote yesterday.more

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki arrived in London today for a meeting with UK Chief Executive Boris Johnson; the main topic will be the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border of the European Union, as well as energy price issues.more

The disaster on the English Channel, where 27 migrants died, is shocking, but it was not a surprise, said the head of the Home Office Priti Patel. She warned that there is no way to quickly resolve the migration crisis.more

British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss warned Russia yesterday that it would be making a "grave mistake" if it attacked Ukraine and pointed out that London was working closely with its NATO allies to support Ukraine.more

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said yesterday he was "shocked, horrified and deeply saddened" by the English Channel disaster and stressed that it showed the need to break up the gangs that send people on such dangerous crossings.more

Britain's House of Commons will review rules on bringing infants into the parliament building, it was reported yesterday after an MP was reprimanded for taking her infant son to a debate.more