13+ hour, 35+ min ago   (969+ words) Jul 25, 2026 | History Poland’s state Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) has identified the remains of Mieczysław Dziemieszkiewicz (pictured above on the right), a prominent figure in the underground resistance that fought against the Soviet-installed communist authorities in the years after World…...

18+ hour, 27+ min ago   (907+ words) Jul 25, 2026 | Society A new study shows that, while most Poles were angered by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s recent decision to name a military unit after a group that massacred Poles in World War Two, they still overwhelmingly support cooperation with Ukraine…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (813+ words) Jul 24, 2026 | Law, Notes from Pawland, Politics, Society Keeping dogs and cats chained up at home will be banned in Poland from next year, after President Karol Nawrocki signed into law a bill prohibiting the practice. His decision ends a long-running…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (707+ words) Jul 24, 2026 | Energy & Climate, Law, Society Police officers and rangers have stepped up joint patrols in Poland’s mountainous Tatra National Park during the peak summer season, following a spate of rule-breaking including swimming in the park’s lakes and ponds, driving cars…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1009+ words) Jul 24, 2026 | Politics Over 30 MPs from the national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS), Poland’s main opposition party, have effectively resigned after refusing to sign a loyalty pledge, party leader Jarosław Kaczyński has announced. The dispute centres around a more moderate faction in…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (919+ words) Jul 24, 2026 | Energy & Climate, Featured, Law, Politics President Karol Nawrocki has submitted a second request to parliament for a nationwide referendum on whether Poland should continue implementing the European Union’s climate policies, which he argues are too costly. Nawrocki, who is…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1018+ words) Jul 23, 2026 | Law, Politics, Society The government’s majority in parliament has chosen Sylwia Gregorczyk-Abram as Poland’s new human rights commissioner. She will take office after the five-year term of the incumbent, Marcin Wiącek, expires today. Gregorczyk-Abram is a prominent lawyer and…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1011+ words) Jul 23, 2026 | Law, Politics President Karol Nawrocki has agreed to swear in a new judge to the Constitutional Tribunal (TK), ending weeks of doubt as to whether the opposition-aligned president would accept the judge appointed by the government’s parliamentary majority. Although…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (837+ words) Jul 22, 2026 | Defence Germany has deployed soldiers to Poland to help reinforce defences on NATO’s eastern flank in response to the threat of Russia. While Poland already hosts various allied forces, the presence of German troops is particularly symbolic given the…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (672+ words) Jul 22, 2026 | Energy & Climate, Politics, Society Poland’s climate and environment ministry has inaugurated the first of 11 planned “community forests” around large cities, with the aim of giving residents a place for recreation and contact with nature while also helping to fulfil…...