Polish authorities still working on Donbas evacuation plan
A delegation from the Polish foreign ministry, currently in eastern Ukraine, is still preparing evacuation plans for people of Polish descent in the separatist-held Donbas region. “We are determined to...
Evacuation underway for Donbas Poles
Polish government-led efforts to evacuate around 200 people of Polish descent from the pro-Russian rebel-held Donbas region in eastern Ukraine got underway, Sunday. Some 162 people are waiting at the Polish...
Polish mother convicted of killing son found dead in UK cell
A Polish woman convicted in 2013 of murdering her son in a notorious case that shocked the UK has been found dead in her cell in Derby, England. Magdalena Łuczak was discovered lifeless at 7:15 am on Tuesday,...
Police arrest Pole suspected of people smuggling
A 46-year-old Pole, suspected of smuggling Syrians to Europe, has been detained in Warsaw. Dariusz Z. (surname withheld under Polish privacy laws) was arrested in Warsaw’s Targówek district on a European...
'Ida' nominated for César awards
Polish black-and-white film 'Ida' is in the running for best Foreign Film at this year's awards presented by the French Academy of Cinema Arts and Techniques. “This is further proof that 'Ida' is a film...
Renata from Hull, poisoned by her Syrian husband?
On that fateful day, she drove her 11-year-old daughter to school as usual, in a black Mercedes. However, she did not come back to take her daughter home. Renata Antczak, 49, from Poland, disappeared on...
20,000 bikes stolen every year around Poland
Police data shows that a large majority of bicycles are taken from sheds and cellars. Around 20,000 bicycles are stolen in Poland every year, police data shows, with around 70 percent of those taken from...
Stalemate in talks over miners' strikes
Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz took part in a 12-hour session of talks with unionists representing striking miners on Monday, but no compromise was reached over the restructuring of state-controlled mines....
Eight-year-old calls 999 and saves mother's life
A tragedy was averted when a woman collapsed in the village of Liskow, central Poland, and her eight-year-old son Oskar called the emergency services. Paramedics arrived at the scene shortly and managed...
President Komorowski lends Ukraine ‘a hand’
President Bronisław Komorowski told Ukrainian MPs on Thursday that Poland will support Ukraine with its European aspirations. Speaking to the Verkhovna Rada, Komorowski said that “Poland holds out its...
EC to open infringement proceedings over Białowieża logging
The European Commission is to start proceedings against Poland over the felling of trees in the eastern Białowieża forest, a UNESCO-listed site, unofficial sources say. Polish Radio has learned from unofficial...
Major NATO military exercises in Poland amid security fears
Thirty-one thousand soldiers from 18 NATO members and five partner countries will take part in major manoeuvres in Poland starting on Tuesday, amid fears by Central and Eastern European states that Russia...
