Rafał Trzaskowski
Polish politician, Mayor of Warsaw since 2018, presidential candidate for Poland in 2020 and 2025
Photo: European People's Party, CC BY 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- yesterday
Ryanair closes its Berlin BER base, halving flights and cutting 2.5 million seats a year
Ryanair will close its base at Berlin Brandenburg Airport on 24 October, taking seven aircraft and their crews off the airport. Airport chief Aletta von Massenbach warned the move will cut passenger numbers in 2026 and 2027.
- 2d ago
Warbud signs 650 million zloty contract for Sinfonia Varsovia's new concert hall in Warsaw
The construction contract for the orchestra's main concert hall was signed on Monday, 12 October 2026, with Warbud as the contractor. The works are scheduled to run up to 42 months, with the hall due to open in 2030.
- 5d ago
PZPN fines Legia 250,000 zł per home match over closed away sector
The PZPN licensing committee ordered Legia Warszawa to pay 250,000 zł for each home match played without visiting fans, with the Wisła Kraków game on Sunday 11 October the first affected.
- 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 6
Gdańsk prosecutors seek conditional dismissal for nine election officials after presidential vote count error
The Gdańsk District Prosecutor's Office has asked a local court to conditionally drop charges against nine electoral commission members who inverted candidate tallies during Poland's presidential election.
- Oct 4
Polish prosecutors charge 87 election workers over vote errors in presidential runoff
The District Prosecutor's Office in Siedlce has charged 87 precinct commission members with dereliction of duty after votes were mistakenly swapped between candidates in the 2025 presidential election.
- Sep 22
Mazovia approves targeted wild boar cull in Warsaw after 159 attacks on humans
The Mazovian Regional Assembly passed a two-year measure allowing municipal authorities to cull or euthanize problem boars following thousands of urban sightings.
- Sep 12
Warsaw Uprising Medic Barbara Tokarska Dies at Age 102 in Poland
Barbara Tokarska, a Home Army medic who treated wounded soldiers during the 1944 Warsaw Uprising under the nom de guerre Jola, died at the age of 102, Warsaw Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski announced on Friday.
- Sep 10
Karol Nawrocki leads CBOS trust poll at 51% as Donald Tusk gains 7 points
President Karol Nawrocki remains Poland's most trusted politician at 51% in the latest CBOS survey, while Prime Minister Donald Tusk registered the largest gain to reach 39%.
- Sep 7
Warsaw mayor recall campaign reaches 82,000 signatures ahead of September deadline
Organizers seeking a recall vote on Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski have collected 82,000 signatures and launched a 400,000-card direct mail campaign across 11 districts before the 28 September deadline.
- Aug 31
Warsaw bids farewell to Uprising veteran Wanda Traczyk-Stawska in multifaith funeral
State dignitaries, Warsaw residents, and multifaith clergy gathered on 31 August 2026 for the funeral Mass and burial of Warsaw Uprising hero Wanda Traczyk-Stawska following her death at age 99.
- Aug 28
Donald Tusk acknowledges government setbacks and defends leadership at Campus Polska
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk faced sharp questions on poll ratings and acknowledged slow progress on government accountability during an appearance at Campus Polska in Olsztyn.
- Aug 22
Polish prosecutors charge MEP Grzegorz Braun with four criminal offenses over 2025 incidents
Warsaw prosecutors have formally charged European Parliament member Grzegorz Braun with four offenses stemming from 2025 incidents, including flag theft, property destruction in parliament, and defamation.
- Aug 19
Warsaw opens condolence book for 1944 Uprising veteran Wanda Traczyk-Stawska after death at 99
A public book of condolences opened in Warsaw on 19 August 2026 following the death of 99-year-old Warsaw Uprising veteran and educator Wanda Traczyk-Stawska.
- Aug 5
Tusk signs over 200 assessor appointments, calling it a 'Solomonic solution' to a constitutional standoff with President Nawrocki
Prime Minister Donald Tusk signed over 200 appointment documents for court assessors on 5 August, bypassing a Constitutional Tribunal ruling that had removed the countersignature requirement and triggering a sharp rebuke from the president’s office.
- Aug 5
Warsaw hospital audit uncovers 110-hour shifts, phantom role, and double payments
Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski presented the audit of Warsaw's Southern Hospital on Wednesday, detailing 110-hour continuous shifts, a non-existent coordinator position, and payments for overlapping duties.
- Jul 28
Warsaw recall petition drive against Mayor Trzaskowski to launch Thursday, needs 132,000 signatures
A citizen group will begin gathering signatures across Warsaw on Thursday morning, aiming to force a referendum on ousting Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and the City Council.
- Jul 25
Warsaw court clears way for Uprising March as cyclical event, overrules voivode's rejection
The Warsaw District Court on 24 July 2026 overturned the Masovian Voivode's decision, restoring the path for the annual Warsaw Uprising March to be held as a cyclical assembly on 1 August.
- Jul 21
President Nawrocki's approval hits record 56% as parliament ratings slip
A July CBOS poll shows 56% of Poles approve of President Karol Nawrocki's performance, the highest since he took office, while the Sejm and Senate see their ratings decline.
- Jul 8
Polish far-right gains as ruling coalition wobbles after hospital scandal, poll shows
A new IBRiS poll shows Civic Coalition still ahead but losing ground, while two far-right parties surge. The ruling coalition's junior partners would fail to enter parliament.
