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Poland says it "will not support" an European Commission proposal to cut emissions 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels. The government says the idea is "unrealistic and unacceptable" and Poland "is not yet ready to implement such ambitious plans" notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/03/pol…

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Far-right politician Grzegorz Braun, who finished fourth in Poland’s recent presidential election, has been presented by prosecutors with seven sets of charges relating to four incidents, including his attack on a Jewish religious celebration in parliament notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/pol…

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A fisherman has discovered a well-preserved medieval sword in the Vistula river in Warsaw, where water levels are currently at record lows following a heatwave notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/pol…

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The water level in the Vistula river has fallen to a record low of 19cm in Warsaw. Amid a period of exceptionally hot, dry weather, most of Poland is now classified as being in a state of drought. "The situation is critical," says state agency IMGW-PIB METEO POLSKA notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/wat…

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The consular section of Poland's embassy in Kyiv was damaged last night during Russia's mass drone and missile attack on the city. No one was harmed at the embassy, as staff were sheltering. But at least 23 people were injured by strikes elsewhere in Kyiv tvn24.pl/swiat/zmasowan…

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Poland says it is “unacceptable” that German officers brought an Afghan migrant to the border during the night then sent him unaccompanied to the Polish side. The incident justifies Poland's decision to restore border controls, says the interior ministry notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/pol…

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The justice minister has asked parliament to strip deputy opposition leader Antoni Macierewicz of immunity to face charges for alleged crimes committed while he was head of a controversial commission tasked with re-investigating the Smolensk air disaster notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/pol…

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Poland’s constitutional court has ruled that the government’s decision to halve the number of hours that Catholic catechism classes are taught in schools is unconstitutional because it was not agreed with the church notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/04/con…

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Official data show that Germany is sending hundreds of migrants back to Poland every month. However, the figures also indicate that returns are being carried out at a lower rate this year than in the recent past notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/05/off…

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Poland reintroduced controls on its borders with Germany and Lithuania at midnight, with the aim of "fighting illegal migration". Minutes later, officers announced they had detained a car transporting four irregular migrants, likely to be from Afghanistan notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/07/pol…

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Polish tennis star Iga Świątek has caused surprise at Wimbledon after revealing that her favourite meal is pasta with strawberries and yoghurt. The dish is popular in Poland, where many have fond memories of eating it during summer as children notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/07/pol…

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Poland has emerged as Europe’s undisputed growth champion over the past 35 years. In the first part of a new series of articles and podcasts, Alicja Ptak explores the reasons behind Poland's rapid economic development, and the dangers that may lie ahead notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/07/how…