First Report

Polish justice minister calls EC head 'blackmailer'

Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's justice minister, has branded the European Council (EC) president, Ursula von der Leyen 'a blackmailer' after she said the EC had the tools to ensure democratic standards when commenting on the likely election victory of a hard-right party in Italy. Jakub Kaczmarczyk/PAP

Zbigniew Ziobro, Poland's justice minister, has branded the European Council (EC) president, Ursula von der Leyen 'a blackmailer' after she said the EC had the tools to ensure democratic standards when commenting on the likely election victory of a hard-right party in Italy.

Poland, four other EU countries call for more sanctions on Russia

Poland, Ireland and the Baltic States have presented the European Commission with a proposed new sanctions package on Russia, according to a PAP source.

Gas supplies for entire 2022/23 heating season secured says gas group

Gas group PGNiG has said that it has secured gas supplies for the entire 2022/23 heating season and that it would utilise 100 percent of the Baltic Pipe’s capacity planned for this year.

Enough coal purchased to meet demand says ruling party official

Poland has secured enough coal to meet the country’s needs, a senior member of the governing Law and Justice party said on Friday.

Poland to counter disinformation threats

Poland is building a team to identify and counter disinformation threats, a senior security official has said.

August unemployment down to 4.8 percent - stats office

Poland's unemployment rate went down to 4.8 percent in August 2022, from 4.9 percent in July, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on Friday.

Opposition likely to win parliamentary election if united says poll

Poland's three main opposition parties could win the next parliamentary elections, but only if they run on a joint ticket, a new poll has found.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Holland downs Poland in Nations League football

The Netherlands beat Poland 2-0 in a UEFA Nations League football match on Thursday night.

Over 6.48 mln refugees have entered Poland since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, over 6.48 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Friday morning.

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