Joe Biden, the President-elect of the US, sent a letter to Andrzej Duda, Poland’s head of state, in which he expressed hope for cooperation in face of global challenges, Krzysztof Szczerski, the Chief of Staff of the Polish President announced.more
Britain agreed a “reasonable” five-and-half-year transition period with the European Union over fisheries, longer than the three years it wanted but shorter than the 14 years the EU had originally asked for, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.more
Britain and the EU have finally reached an agreement on a Brexit trade deal after years of wrangling. The move comes just days before the transition period ends on December 31 and means avoiding the ‘nightmare’ no-deal scenario countless businesses and experts have warned against.more
The first Polish drivers, who have been waiting for several days, have the opportunity to cross the English Channel, are already in France - the Polish Embassy in London announced today in the early afternoon on social media.more
The disputed provision on fisheries, which appeared in the text of the agreement on commercial relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union, became the last-minute delay in the final stage before its signing, announced the head of Irish diplomacy, Simon Coveney.more
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, in an interview with the German daily Die Welt, accused the European Union of sometimes acting like the Soviet Union. He meant too far - in his opinion - interference by the EU institutions in the national competences of the Member States.more
The two leaders held the conversation in a desperate bid to find a way to break the deadlock on fishing in trade talks. There are just eight days until the end of the transition period, with both sides still struggling to agree a deal.more
Ireland is returning from Thursday to the highest level of coronavirus restrictions, the fifth, which marks a lockdown, although some modifications will be made, the government in Dublin announced today. They will be valid until January 12.more
French commentators express their satisfaction that the Europeans were able to coordinate quickly in the face of the coronavirus mutation discovered in England. Quoting mainly British sources, they admit that Paris plays the first fiddle in the blockade of the United Kingdom.more
More than 1,500 trucks are stuck in Kent in the south-east of England, waiting for the opportunity to go to France, said British Interior Minister Priti Patel. She assured that talks with France regarding the resumption of the movement were underway.more
Ireland is now in a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic, public health experts have said, with people being urged to stay at home and stop socialising.more
In December, Szymon Hołownia remained the leader of the trust ranking, trusted by 53 percent. respondents; President Andrzej Duda enjoys 50 percent trust, and in third place, with a score of 43 percent is Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki - according to the CBOS poll.more
"With major disruption in Kent now inevitable, I’m urging the Government to officially seek an extension to the Brexit transition period. Securing our key supply chains and fighting the coronavirus pandemic requires the full and undivided efforts of ministers more than ever before".more
It will be hard to reach a Brexit trade deal in the next 24 hours and the whole negotiation could collapse over an impasse between the two sides on fishing rights, Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney was quoted as saying.more
There is no such concept in Polish law as national quarantine. On the other hand, there is something like a state of natural disaster in Polish law, and the state of a natural disaster must be introduced - yesterday assessed the government's decision by the leader of the Poland 2050 movement, Szymon Hołownia.more
In the villages of Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Canada's Ministry of Transport issued an official announcement to allow Santa Claus to fly in Canada's airspace despite the coronavirus pandemic.more
The situation in the negotiations between Great Britain and the European Union is serious and unless the EU changes its position significantly, it is very likely that an agreement will not be reached - said Boris Johnson after talking to Ursula von der Leyen.more
France's president Emmanuel Macron has tested positive for coronavirus, his office has said. The Elysee Palace said he was tested after showing early symptoms.more
700 thousand Poles living in Great Britain exercised their right to permanent settlement, recalled Zbigniew Rau, Minister of Foreign Affairs in an interview with TVP Polonia. He added that everyone who wants to work in the UK after Brexit will have to apply for a visa.more
Prince Charles and Camilla are said to have cancelled their Christmas plans this year after being made to feel 'unwelcome' in Scotland by the First Minister, according to reports.more