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Monarchy still plays an important role in modern Britain and the change of throne that took place with the death of Elizabeth II should not weaken its importance, experts believe. In particular, they point to the political neutrality of the monarch and the stability it provides.more

The Russian attack on Ukraine made the very good Polish-British relations even closer, which was helped by the fact that the British understood from the beginning that it was a threat to the whole of Europe - noted the Polish ambassador to the UK, Prof. Piotr Wilczek.more

Vladimir Putin sent traditional New Year greetings to the leaders of 22 countries and territories, including Serbia, China, India and Brazil, according to the independent Russian portal Meduza. Hungary and Turkey are the only NATO countries whose leaders received a commemorative cable from the Kremlin.more

The government has refused to publish an estimate of the economic benefits of its latest planned Brexit trade deal. Ministers had faced mockery over the small benefits to the economy expected from previous free trade agreements – with most giving tiny boosts to GDP.more

More than half of the respondents (52.5%) believe that early parliamentary elections should not take place. 41.5% are of the opposite opinion. surveyed - according to the published United Surveys for Wirtualna Polska.more

The visit of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the USA had the same dimensions and turned out to be the same triumph as the one paid in 1941 by British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, British newspapers comment today.more

The war with Ukraine is entering a new phase, stressed the CNN station in reference to the arrival of President Volodymyr Zelensky to the USA on the 300th day of Putin's aggression against Ukraine. He claims that the visit has not only a symbolic dimension.more

Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski leads the ranking of trust in politicians (39.8 per cent trust), followed by President Andrzej Duda (37.1 per cent trust) and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki (36.1 per cent trust), according to an IBRiS poll for Onet.pl.more

Yesterday's verdict against a former secretary from the Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk is undoubtedly one of the last cases involving German perpetrators from World War II. The media indicate that Germany has long failed to properly account for German crimes, with criminals receiving low sentences or no sentences at all.more

US President Joe Biden has made it clear that the US is "not pursuing a direct war with Russia" - reported a White House official, quoted by the Associated Press agency, wishing to remain anonymous, ahead of President Volodymyr Zelensky's visit in Washington today.more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak assured yesterday that nothing had changed in terms of continuing aid to Ukraine, that the agreement to deport illegal migrants to Rwanda would be implemented and indicated that he did not intend to give in to the wage demands of the strikers.more

Sadiq Khan has been reselected as Labour’s mayoral candidate and will bid to win a historic third term at City Hall in 2024, it was announced on Tuesday.more

Ryanair has agreed a new pay deal with its pilots, which will last for a period of four years. The airline has signed off on the agreement with the trade union Fórsa. more

Immigration and asylum are top issues for nearly a third of Britons, a new YouGov poll finds. Most of them believe that the current policy is inappropriate and ineffective, and that the government has lost control of what happens at the country's borders.more

Coalition politicians cannot agree on an apology for Belgium's colonial past and slavery, reports the daily Het Laatste Nieuws. According to the Belgian media, yesterday the two liberal parties blocked an agreement on the issue after consulting the royal palace.more

British Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated yesterday that she wants to see the implementation of the agreement with Rwanda to deport illegal immigrants there as soon as possible. She stressed that being sent to Rwanda should not be considered a punishment.more

Prime Minister Mark Rutte apologized yesterday during a speech at the national archives for the slave past of the Netherlands. The Prime Minister called slavery a "crime against humanity." The Prime Minister dispelled doubts about possible claims for compensation, adding that "the Netherlands will not pay any reparations."more

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called on the countries that make up the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) to increase military aid to Ukraine and reject Russia's calls for a ceasefire until it withdraws from the occupied territories.more

At the beginning of December, 21 percent. of Poles believed that the situation in the country is going in the right direction, and 66 percent was of the opposite opinion. 13% had no opinion on this subject. – results from a CBOS survey.more

German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, on the sixth anniversary of the December 19 attack by Islamic terrorists on Berlin's Breitscheidplatz, warned that the threat of Islamic terrorism remains unchanged. She stressed that the fight against Islamic extremism must be continued with all consistency.more

British minister Oliver Dowden said the government "will not budge on its pay policy", ruling out any increases for nurses. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union said it would "escalate protests" if the government did not start wage negotiations "within 48 hours of starting Tuesday's strike".more

"As part of its aid package, the UK has supplied the Ukrainian Armed Forces with high-precision Brimstone 2 missiles. This assistance played a decisive role in stopping the Russian advance," the British ministry said on Twitter.more

Suspended accounts of several American journalists on Twitter will be restored, announced the owner of this social network Elon Musk. The decision to suspend the accounts provoked opposition from European politicians and the reaction of the UN.more

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Traces of cocaine were found in a country estate used by foreign ministers after events attended by political supporters of then-British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, The Guardian revealed yesterday.more