Karol Nawrocki
Polish politician and historian, President of the Republic of Poland since 2025
Photo: The White House, Public domain (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 1h ago
Berek takes oath in Sejm, then enters Constitutional Tribunal amid protests and scuffles
Maciej Berek, a Constitutional Tribunal judge chosen by the Sejm in September, entered the court building under police escort on Wednesday, 14 October, after protesters tried to block the entrance.
- yesterday
Poland threatens to block EU 2028-2034 budget over ETS revenue plan
Warsaw says it will not accept a Commission plan to route 30% of ETS auction revenue into the EU budget, and RMF FM reports it could block the 2028-2034 package. The issue is on the agenda of the European Council summit on 15 and 16 October.
- yesterday
Andrzej Nowak joins Order of the White Eagle chapter as Nawrocki hands out appointments
President Karol Nawrocki handed appointment papers to Kraków historian Andrzej Nowak and two renewed members on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. The chapter then elected its chancellor and secretary at its inaugural session.
- yesterday
Trump says Poland will pay for US base; 88.6% of Poles back it in poll
Trump said before leaving for an Alaska rally that Poland wants to build the base and will pay for it. A United Surveys poll for Wirtualna Polska found 88.6% support for a permanent US base.
- 2d ago
Maciej Berek takes disputed oath to Constitutional Tribunal as protesters clash with police
Police detained three people outside the Constitutional Tribunal in Warsaw on 14 October as protesters tried to block the entrance. Tribunal president Bogdan Święczkowski says Berek cannot adjudicate until the president rules on his oath.
- 2d ago
Senate committees back shorter vacatio legis for Poland's DSA content-blocking law
Senate committees accepted three government-backed amendments on Tuesday, 13 October, as critics keep calling the bill administrative censorship. One cuts the vacatio legis to three months.
- 2d ago
NBP resubmits board appointment requests to Nawrocki as November deadline nears
The National Bank of Poland said on Monday, 12 October 2026, that it had again submitted appointment motions to President Karol Nawrocki. Radio ZET reports that NBP president Adam Glapiński has not filed new nominations, and deputy president Adam Lipiński's term ends in November.
- 2d ago
Government spokesman says Braun must be taken seriously as a threat, not as a politician
Government spokesman Adam Szłapka said on Tuesday, 13 October, that Grzegorz Braun should be treated as a serious threat to Polish interests, responding to President Karol Nawrocki's Rzeczpospolita interview on a right-wing Senate pact.
- 5d ago
Venice Commission opinion reportedly favours systemic fix for Constitutional Tribunal row
The Council of Europe advisory body adopted its opinion on Friday on the president's powers over oaths of Constitutional Tribunal judges, and the text is due out on Monday or Tuesday.
- 6d ago
US ambassador praises Kosiniak-Kamysz as Poland and Lithuania push for permanent US troops
Ambassador Tom Rose praised Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz on social media, while PiS MP Marcin Ociepa questioned why plans for a permanent US base in Poland have not moved since last year.
- 6d ago
Maciej Berek says he is ready to take Constitutional Tribunal oath outside the president's presence
Maciej Berek, elected by the Sejm as a Constitutional Tribunal judge on 4 September, has not yet sworn the oath because he has not received an invitation from President Karol Nawrocki. In a Rzeczpospolita interview published on 9 October, he said he would accept a different form of oath if required.
- 6d ago
Poles divided on Nawrocki meeting Putin at Miami G20 summit, 63.5% say he should not
Marco Rubio says Vladimir Putin has also been invited to the 14-15 December G20 summit in Miami, where Poland will be represented by President Karol Nawrocki. An IBRiS poll for Rzeczpospolita found 63.5% of respondents think the two should not meet.
- 6d ago
Poland drafts 'pre-war law' letting army act against hybrid threats
The bill, formally a law on state defence readiness, would let the military carry out kinetic operations before martial law is declared. Deputy Defence Minister Paweł Zalewski says the draft is due within two weeks.
- 6d ago
Opinia24 poll: KO leads with 33.1%, PiS 17.3%, Konfederacja 13.8%, Razem and PSL below threshold
Koalicja Obywatelska would win an election held next Sunday with 33.1% support, ahead of Prawo i Sprawiedliwość at 17.3%, according to an Opinia24 survey of 1,001 adult Poles conducted 5-7 October.
- 6d ago
Sejm passes bill letting courts order blocking of illegal online content
The lower house approved the amendment 242 to 61, with 136 abstentions, after President Karol Nawrocki vetoed an earlier version in January. The bill now goes to the Senate.
- Oct 8
Nawrocki stays most trusted politician in CBOS survey as Braun ranks least trusted
President Karol Nawrocki holds first place with 53% trust in the September CBOS survey, while 51% distrust Prime Minister Donald Tusk, a rise of 5 points from August. A separate SW Research poll found 46.1% of Poles dissatisfied with Tusk's performance.
- Oct 7
PiS and Confederation back former mayor Janusz Kubicki in Zielona Góra Senate by-election
Parties on the Polish right agreed not to run party candidates in District 20, uniting behind an independent ticket ahead of the 22 November vote for the seat of the late Mirosław Różański.
- Oct 7
Polish government weighs alternative oath for Constitutional Tribunal judge Maciej Berek as presidential standoff persists
President Karol Nawrocki has refused to swear in Maciej Berek as a Constitutional Tribunal judge over tenure disputes, prompting lawmakers to consider a parliamentary oath or a notarized declaration.
- Oct 7
Polish President Karol Nawrocki boxes with Manny Pacquiao during official Philippines visit
Polish President Karol Nawrocki completed a focus mitt boxing workout with former world champion Manny Pacquiao during an official trip to Manila that included bilateral agreements with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
- Oct 7
Polish President Karol Nawrocki visits the Philippines to expand defence, trade and diplomatic ties
Karol Nawrocki completed high-level talks with Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in Manila, opening the first visit by a Polish president to the Philippines to promote IT trade, G20 membership goals and PZL Mielec defence deliveries.
