Warsaw
capital and largest city of Poland
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- 2h ago
Nawrocki vetoes three bills, including the Electoral Code amendment, and signs eight
President Karol Nawrocki rejected three bills on Thursday, 15 October 2026, while signing eight others. The vetoed Electoral Code change would have altered how seats are split between constituencies and how polling districts are formed.
- 5h ago
Poland's population falls by 90,000 in first half of 2026 as deaths outpace births
Statistics Poland (GUS) put the population at 37.243 million at the end of June 2026, with negative natural growth of 95.2 thousand driving the decline. Urban areas recorded a larger natural loss than the countryside.
- 6h ago
Western Poland to reach 18-19°C on 16 October before colder air returns at the weekend
The forecast puts 15 October highs between 9-10°C in the east and 15°C in the west, with fog possible on the mornings of 15 and 16 October and visibility dropping to 200 metres.
- 7h ago
Poland's economy tops $1 trillion as wages soar and emigrants return
National income passed $1 trillion last year, placing Poland among the world's 20 largest economies. Pay has climbed sharply, but housing and everyday costs have risen too, and some emigrants are coming home.
- 7h 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.
- 9h ago
Eleven vehicles, including a police patrol car, crash in Warsaw morning rush
Police say six separate collisions, one of which damaged a patrol car, closed a viaduct toward the city centre on the morning of 15 October. No one was injured.
- 10h 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.
- 14h ago
Fact-checks find no evidence Ukrainian strikes on Yandex halted Russian bots
No evidence shows that Ukrainian drone strikes on Yandex data centers reduced Russian propaganda bot activity. A viral graph and remarks by Volodymyr Zelensky helped spread the idea, and the data does not back it.
- 21h ago
Zelenski attacks Trump's Russian diesel deal as SpaceX cuts Starlink for Ukrainian forces
Kyiv says the diesel deal gives Putin an easy win, while Starlink restrictions disrupt Ukrainian drone missions and Washington weighs a pause in intelligence sharing.
- 22h ago
Court remands 66-year-old accused of plotting attack on Prime Minister Donald Tusk
A Warsaw court ordered two months of pretrial detention for a 66-year-old man charged with nine offences. Searching his flat, officers found around a dozen improvised explosive devices.
- yesterday
Polish ministry opens 90-day review of Paramount Skydance's takeover of TVN
The Ministry of State Assets received the notice on the evening of 13 October and opened the procedure the next morning. The review runs for 90 days and could end with an order to sell TVN shares.
- yesterday
Germany's 2027 budget draft omits aid for surviving Polish victims of Nazi occupation
The 2027 draft budget in Berlin contains no funds for Polish survivors of Nazi occupation, and even supportive Bundestag members consider changes before adoption unlikely.
- yesterday
Bulgaria confirms fire at Starlink site near Sofia, probe into possible sabotage
Prime Minister Rumen Radev confirmed a fire at a Starlink facility near Sofia on Wednesday, 14 October, and declined to give details while the investigation runs. The incident follows an arson attack on a Starlink ground station near Warsaw on 23 September.
- yesterday
Justice minister suspends three Warsaw appeals judges as prosecutors seek immunity waivers
Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek has ordered the immediate suspension of three Warsaw Court of Appeal judges, Michał Lasota, Piotr Schab and Przemysław W. Radzik. Prosecutors have asked the Supreme Court to lift their immunity over alleged impersonation of state bodies and fabricated proceedings.
- 2d ago
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.
- 2d ago
Polish psychiatrist dismisses fears of PTSD-affected Ukrainian veterans flooding Poland
Military psychiatrist Radosław Tworus told PAP that a mass influx of PTSD-affected Ukrainian veterans after the war would be unrealistic, while police chief Marek Boroń has urged preparation for returning fighters.
- 2d ago
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.
- 2d ago
Justice minister warns against Supreme Court move to shield neo-judges' status
On Tuesday, 13 October 2026, Justice Minister Waldemar Żurek warned that a planned early-November resolution could let neo-judges block challenges to their own appointments.
- 2d ago
US ambassador to NATO praises Poland's defence spending amid US base talks
Matthew Whitaker wrote on X that Poland spends nearly 5% of GDP on defence this year, while a decision on a permanent American base in Poland is expected in early December.
- 2d ago
Poland charges 46-year-old man with inciting murder of PM Donald Tusk
Police detained the 46-year-old in Oborniki on Monday, 12 October, and prosecutors charged him on Tuesday, 13 October, with inciting murder and insulting senior officials, days after a separate arrest over a plot against Tusk.
