The Amber Room, which was looted by Nazi Germany, is one of the most famous lost treasures of the Second World War.
Daniel Tilles
Poland signs $3.8bn deal with US for modernisation of entire F-16 fleet
The Polish fleet of 48 F-16 fighter aircraft, which were bought two decades ago, will be upgraded to a modern version.
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Half tonne of dead fish found in Polish canal linked to last year’s Oder river poisoning
The climate minister has emphasised that recent testing has shown no signs of the algae that were linked to last year’s crisis.
Poland vetoes EU LGBT statement and opposes domestic violence directive
The EU is “privileging homosexuals” while allowing the rights of Christians and other groups to be violated, argues Poland.
Poland condemns EU migration and asylum pact agreed by European Council
Hungary and Poland were the only member states to vote against the EU’s new migration and asylum agreement.
European rights court rejects first case by Polish women claiming to be victims of abortion law
Around 1,000 cases relating to Poland’s near-total abortion ban have been submitted to the European Court of Human Rights.
EU launches legal action against Poland over Russian influence commission
A deputy leader of Poland’s ruling party dismissed the action as an “absurd and baseless attack” by the EU with the aim of “interfering in Poland’s internal affairs”.
EU groups call for “full-scale observation” of Polish elections amid concerns over “democratic standards”
The letter is signed by the leaders of groups representing over 75% of the European Parliament’s members.
Polish Supreme Court rejects president’s pardon of minister accused of abusing powers
“The application of the right of pardon before a conviction becomes final does not have legal effect,” found the Supreme Court.
Judges who joined anti-government march violated constitution, say ministers
Poland’s constitution stipulates that judges “shall not perform public activities incompatible with the principles of independence”.
Hundreds of thousands join anti-government rallies in Poland
“We are here today so that the whole world can see how strong we are and how many of us are ready to fight for democracy,” said Donald Tusk.
Polish constitutional court confirms president’s pardon of government minister
President Duda pardoned government minister Mariusz Kamiński while he was still appealing a conviction for abuse of power.
Polish president proposes overhaul of Russian influence law days after signing it
His U-turn follows concern from the US and EU that the commission could be used for political purposes against the opposition.
Marciniak kept as ref for Champions League final after apologising for appearing at far-right leader’s event
Szymon Marciniak spoke this week at a business conference organised by Sławomir Mentzen, a leader of the far-right Confederation party.
