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- 20h ago
FIVB confirms 32 teams for 2027 men's volleyball World Championship in Poland
The FIVB published the final list on Monday, 19 October 2026, filling 15 places through the world ranking alongside Poland, Italy and 15 continental qualifiers. Russia does not appear in the communiqué despite its third-place ranking.
- yesterday
Raków Częstochowa dismisses coach Tomasz Kaczmarek after five Ekstraklasa matches
Raków Częstochowa ended Tomasz Kaczmarek's tenure on Monday, 19 October 2026, after two wins and three defeats in five Ekstraklasa matches. The club sits at the bottom of the table with six points, and no successor has been officially named.
- 4d ago
Tauron Liga opens Friday with defending champions Zawiercie and 14 teams
Defending champions Aluron CMC Warta Zawiercie open against GKS Katowice on Friday, 16 October, in a league where 14 of the 15 Polish European champions will play.
- 4d ago
Invasive yellow-legged hornet establishes first nest in Poland, near Kraków
A beekeeper found a fully developed yellow-legged hornet nest in Wielka Wieś near Kraków, and single individuals have since appeared at an AGH University apiary in the city.
- 5d ago
Collegium Humanum trial adjourned to 3 December after a defendant was not properly notified
The Warsaw trial in the Collegium Humanum diploma case, which includes Wrocław mayor Jacek Sutryk, was adjourned because there was no proof that one defendant had received the summons. Early RMF FM reporting had said the hearing began.
- Oct 12
GKS Katowice beat Wieczysta Kraków 2:1 in postponed Ekstraklasa match
Ilja Szkurin, Duje Dujmović and Bartosz Nowak scored in the postponed 3rd-round match at Nowa Bukowa, moving GKS Katowice level with Pogonia Szczecin in fourth place.
- Oct 10
Raków Częstochowa loses 1:4 to GKS Katowice, its ninth defeat in ten Ekstraklasa games
Bartosz Nowak converted a Panenka penalty and set up two goals as GKS Katowice won in Częstochowa on Friday. Raków remains bottom of the Ekstraklasa table with three points.
- Oct 9
Influenza left 18-year-old Kacper Bortel needing a double lung transplant in Zabrze
Kacper Bortel, 18, spent months in intensive care after an influenza A infection progressed to sepsis and organ failure. Doctors at the Silesian Centre for Heart Diseases in Zabrze carried out a transplant that he now recovers from.
- Oct 7
Former Polish brand envoy Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń defends AI report as draft error
Former government plenipotentiary Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń broke her silence following her August resignation, calling an error-laden AI branding document a misplaced working draft.
- Oct 7
Three-year-old boy in intensive care after falling from apartment in Rydułtowy
A three-year-old boy remains unconscious in intensive care in Katowice after falling from an upper-floor apartment in Rydułtowy on Tuesday, prompting a police and prosecutorial investigation.
- Oct 5
Polish miners protest in Katowice demanding halt to closures of Sośnica and Bolesław Śmiały
Mining and metallurgy trade unions demonstrated outside the Ministry of Energy in Katowice on 5 October, demanding an end to mine closures and a halt to coal imports.
- Oct 3
Miner airlifted to hospital after coal block collapse at Ziemowit mine in Poland
A 41-year-old miner was flown by helicopter to a hospital in Katowice after a large block of coal detached at the 650-meter level of the Ziemowit mine in Lędziny.
- Oct 3
Dense Morning Fog Disrupts Modlin Airport Flights and Prompts Warnings Across 14 Polish Provinces
Heavy morning fog prompted meteorological warnings across 14 Polish voivodeships on 5 October, forcing three international passenger flights bound for Warsaw-Modlin to divert to Warsaw Chopin Airport.
- Oct 3
Chorzów notifies prosecutors over PreZero waste site after environmental audit
Chorzów authorities notified prosecutors after an environmental inspection revealed permit violations and record discrepancies at a PreZero waste facility damaged by a June fire.
- Oct 2
Ekstraklasa bans referee Wójcik for two years and sanctions coach Siemieniec over text messages
The Ekstraklasa League Commission has banned referee Arkadiusz Kamil Wójcik for two years and suspended Jagiellonia Białystok coach Adrian Siemieniec for six matches over improper communications regarding yellow cards.
- Oct 1
Poland charges 11 suspects over 22.5 million zloty university residency fraud
Polish prosecutors charged 11 individuals, including politician Mateusz Piskorski, in an offshoot of the Collegium Humanum investigation involving fake degrees and foreign residency permits.
- Oct 1
Lublin hosts Bogdanka Volley Cup with six European champions and international stars
The fifth Bogdanka Volley Cup will feature Bogdanka LUK Lublin, PGE Projekt Warszawa, Fenerbahce, and ACH Volley Ljubljana at Hala Globus on 10 and 11 October ahead of the Polish league season.
- Oct 1
Tauron announces 17 billion PLN plan for 26 projects at four coal plants
Polish utility Tauron presented plans to invest up to 17 billion PLN in 26 projects across four conventional power plants during the Energy Days conference in Katowice on Thursday.
- Oct 1
Otomoto presents Faktor E report on electric vehicle trends at Katowice mobility congress
At the New Mobility Congress 2026 in Katowice, Otomoto released its Faktor E study covering ten European markets, noting a 22% annual rise in Polish electric vehicle registrations.
- Oct 1
Poland plans 440 billion PLN grid upgrade as Katowice energy summit debates market reform
Energy officials and industry leaders gathered at the Energy Days conference in Katowice to address grid modernization, distributed power targets, and supply chain sovereignty.
