Karol Nawrocki has appointed his former PhD supervisor, Grzegorz Berendt, to the position.
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Polish government approves bill providing state-funded assistants for disabled people
Up to 100,000 disabled people would benefit, as well as up to half a million of their family members.
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Polish tennis star Świątek baffles Brits with favourite dish of pasta and strawberries
The dish is popular in Poland, where many have fond memories of eating it during summer as children.
Poland reintroduces controls on borders with Germany and Lithuania
Shortly after midnight, officers announced they had detained a car transporting four irregular migrants, likely to be from Afghanistan.
Official data show scale of German migrant returns to Poland
Hundreds are being sent back every month, but the figures are lower than in the recent past.
Constitutional court rules against Polish government’s cuts to religious teaching in schools
The education ministry plans to halve the number of hours that Catholic catechism classes are taught.
Polish justice minister requests lifting of deputy opposition leader’s legal immunity
Prosecutors want to charge Antoni Macierewicz with alleged crimes committed while head of a commission investigating the Smolensk disaster.
Poland criticises Germany’s “unacceptable” nighttime return of Afghan migrant over border
The interior ministry spokesman says the incident justifies Poland’s decision to restore border controls from next week.
Water level falls to record low of 19cm in Warsaw’s Vistula river
“The situation is critical,” says the state meteorological and hydrological institute.
Polish fisherman finds medieval sword in Warsaw river
The authorities praised the man for immediately reporting and handing over his find.
Polish far-right politician hit with seven charges, including for attack on Jewish ceremony
If found guilty, Grzegorz Braun could face years in prison.
Poland “will not support” EU’s “unrealistic” 2040 emissions cut target
The European Commission wants a 2040 target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 90% compared to their level in 1990.
Search for legendary “Nazi gold train” set to resume in Poland
A group of researchers are the latest to claim to have discovered the location of the train.
Poland has EU’s second-lowest level of AI use by firms
Only 5.9% Polish companies are using AI tools, compared to more than a quarter in some EU countries.
