Marcin Kierwiński
Polish politician
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 11h ago
Two firefighters die fighting a warehouse fire in Nisko, southeastern Poland
The fire cut off the escape route of firefighters at a warehouse and shop selling tractor parts in Nisko. The cause is not yet known and the blaze was still burning when reports were filed.
- 2d ago
Poland signs letter of intent for Cell Broadcast alerts that sound on muted phones
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński signed a letter of intent on 14 October 2026 with mobile operators and the RCB director, starting work on an alert system that sounds even when phones are silenced.
- 3d ago
Police say knife-carrying man attacked policewoman near Constitutional Tribunal; PiS calls it a raid
Warsaw police say a man with a knife injured a policewoman on Marszałkowska Street on Friday, 16 October. Jarosław Kaczyński and TV Republika describe the same operation as a raid on an activist's office.
- 4d ago
Police check over 108,000 Polish schools after knife attacks, 167 detained
Police recorded 415 incidents with suspected criminal offences and detained 167 people as of 6 am on Tuesday, 13 October. The nationwide operation follows a week of knife attacks in schools, one of which killed a 37-year-old woman caretaker.
- 4d ago
Prosecutors charge 66-year-old Krzysztof N. with nine counts over alleged attack plot on Tusk
Warsaw prosecutors charged Krzysztof N. with nine offences on Tuesday, 13 October, and asked a court to order temporary arrest. Investigators say they found improvised explosive devices at his home in Wrocław, where he lives.
- Oct 7
TVP reporter sues MP Konrad Berkowicz after courtesan insult outside Sejm
Telewizja Polska journalist Justyna Dobrosz-Oracz has announced legal action against Confederation MP Konrad Berkowicz after he addressed her as a courtesan outside the Sejm, prompting ethics complaints and formal condemnation from the broadcaster.
- Oct 6
Sławomir Mentzen faces parliamentary ethics complaint over remarks on female officers
Polish PSL lawmaker Magdalena Sroka filed a formal complaint to the Parliamentary Ethics Committee on 6 October 2026 against Confederation leader Sławomir Mentzen over online videos mocking female recruits in uniform.
- Oct 5
Poland and Lithuania prepare emergency evacuation plans for one million Baltic residents
Ministers meeting in Budzisko agreed on logistical frameworks to handle up to one million potential evacuees across the Suwałki Corridor in the event of Russian military action, while extending border controls into 2027.
- Oct 4
Poland probes errant airstrike warning sent to 700,000 in western border region
Poland's Government Centre for Security apologized after an emergency text warning of Russian airstrikes in Ukraine was sent to up to 700,000 residents in western Lubuskie Voivodeship instead of eastern Lubelskie.
- Oct 3
Poland trains civilians in air raid response as warning siren network reaches 10,000 units
Firefighters trained civilians across Pomerania and Mazovia on Saturday as Poland accelerated the rollout of a unified alert network and emergency application.
- Oct 2
Ukraine warns NATO and EU of Russian sabotage targeting Starlink ground stations
Ukrainian military intelligence alerted NATO and EU allies that Russian GRU and FSB networks plan sabotage against critical infrastructure, following an arson attack on a Polish Starlink ground station.
- Oct 2
Polish prosecutors charge two Szczecin police officers over alleged vigilante assault
Two police officers from Szczecin face criminal charges for allegedly assaulting a convicted child abuser with a police baton during his 2024 detention.
- Oct 1
Poland extends border controls with Germany and Lithuania through March 2027
Poland has extended temporary checks on its borders with Germany and Lithuania for six months through 30 March 2027, maintaining selective inspections originally introduced in July 2025.
- Oct 1
Poland's Interior Minister calls urgent security meeting after President Nawrocki rejects agency head
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński scheduled a Thursday briefing at the State Protection Service headquarters after President Karol Nawrocki refused to appoint Colonel Tomasz Jackowicz as commander.
- Oct 1
Polish interior minister and union challenge Sławomir Mentzen over police comments
Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński and police unionists have challenged Confederation leader Sławomir Mentzen to take an official police fitness test after he published a video mocking female recruits in Lower Silesia.
- Oct 1
Poland orders mandatory marking of 86,591 peacetime shelter points by late 2026
A new fire safety regulation entering into force on 30 September requires Polish property owners to install standardised civil defence signs on all 86,591 designated shelter points across the country by the end of 2026.
- Sep 26
Michał Moskal suspends PiS parliamentary club membership after crypto lobbying allegations
Lawmaker Michał Moskal stepped aside from the Law and Justice parliamentary club following reports that draft crypto legislation was shared with Zondacrypto chief Przemysław Kral.
- Sep 24
Polish prosecutors open sabotage probe into fire at Starlink hub aiding Ukraine
Polish authorities launched a sabotage investigation after a fire on 23 September disabled a Starlink ground station in Wola Krobowska that relays connectivity to Ukraine.
- Sep 23
Polish Prosecutors Charge Constitutional Court Officials as Government Weighs Police Action
Polish prosecutors charged two senior Constitutional Tribunal officials on 23 September 2026 for barring parliamentary-appointed judges, while Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek stated the government may use law enforcement to restore access to the building.
- Sep 22
Lithuania prepares evacuation plans as Poland pledges mutual defense support against Russian threat
Lithuanian Prime Minister Mindaugas Sinkevičius revealed civil evacuation preparations for potential Russian aggression, while Poland pledged shelter for evacuees and promised to invoke NATO Article 5 if Baltic borders are breached.
