Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.
Andrzej Duda, the Polish president, has signed an amendment to the Penal Code increasing the penalties for espionage.
EU-proposed changes in migration laws introduce financial penalties for refusing migrants, which Poles will find hard to accept, a Polish government official said on Thursday in Luxembourg.
The 41-year-old referee conducted the Argentina-France match almost flawlessly with his performance being praised across the globe.
Poland has fulfilled all EU requirements related to the country's disciplinary panel for judges and therefore Brussels should suspend financial penalties levelled against Warsaw for not complying with an EU court ruling, a presidential aid has claimed.
A European Commission spokesman has stated that Poland must pay the daily penalties imposed by the Court of Justice of the European Union because it is the country's legal obligation to do so.
Zbigniew Ziobro, the Polish justice minister, said on Tuesday that the European Commission's motion for penalties against Poland over its judicial disciplinary system should be regarded "in the categories of certain aggression."
People under the mandatory 14-day quarantine period who break the isolation rules will face a fine of PLN 30,000 (EUR 6,624) the prime minister announced on Friday evening. The penalty has been raised six-fold in a bid to contain the coronavirus epidemic.
A suspended sentence should not apply to the crime of pedophilia and the government wants to implement this in the form of legislation, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Tuesday at a press conference after a cabinet meeting.
Every Friday catch up on our editor’s top pick of news about Poland, including politics, business, life and culture. To receive your free email subscription, sign up today.
This site uses "cookies". By staying on it, you agree to the use of cookies.
