
Polish court orders marriage recognition for same-sex couple who went abroad to wed
It is the first ruling involving a Polish couple who had travelled abroad to marry, as opposed to those residing in another EU country.
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It is the first ruling involving a Polish couple who had travelled abroad to marry, as opposed to those residing in another EU country.
The exchange was negotiated with the support of the United States.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk pointed to the experience Ukraine has gained in defending itself from Russian aggression.
The largest national group by far are Ukrainians, followed by Belarusians and Indians.
Poland's deficit, at 7.3% of GDP in 2025, was more than double the EU average of 3.1%.
Sławomir Cenckiewicz says he will now focus on helping the opposition unseat the government as next year's elections.
Prosecutors say that reported losses have already passed 350 million zloty.
Tusk emphasised that the two countries "share precisely the same concerns regarding today's geostrategic instability".
The National March of Life is Poland's largest annual anti-abortion event.
The ruling ends a long-running dispute over the project, although parallel criminal proceedings continue.
The exhibit was launched days before Poland marked a day of remembrances for victims of the Soviet massacre.
When the IMF last year forecast that Poland would in 2025 join the world's top 20 economies, it drew enormous attention.
Jarosław Kaczyński "relied on information that has been circulated by the media", said a PiS party spokesman.
A senior presidential aide has called the accusations "ridiculous".
The two countries have signed a new comprehensive strategic partnership.
The practice of buglers playing from the church tower dates back to at least the 14th century.
The chief justice's decision, which was widely expected, deepens an unprecedented crisis around the court.
The 48-year-old man was spotted in a village not far from the German border.
The gains stem largely from the benefits of joining the European single market, say analysts.
The measures aim to curb misuse of freelance and B2B contracts.
They will be the first tanks produced in Poland for almost two decades.
The figure of 39% is up from 27% in 2023 and just 3% in the early 1990s.
Urszula Tauer, pseudonym “Ala”, took “enormous risks every day, fully aware of the potential consequences”.
The previous rapid growth in foreign student numbers has stalled amid a clampdown on visas.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen singled out Poland as "an essential pillar of Europe's security architecture".
Recent rulings by the Supreme Administrative Court and the European Court of Justice remain unimplemented.
The station's entry to Poland has drawn controversy.
The airport is expected to open in 2032 with an initial capacity of between 34 and 44 million passengers annually.
Prosecutors have charged a soldier from Poland’s Territorial Defence Force (WOT), a volunteer reserve force, with espionage. According to a media investigation, the suspect was active in a far-right group and was seeking to spy on behalf of Russia. In statements released on Thursday, both WOT and the district prosecutor’s office in the city of […]
Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has formed a new association intended to appeal to more moderate voters.
The firm says it "had never recorded such dynamic growth in its over 100-year history".
However, the security services say that the ruling will not automatically result in Sławomir Cenckiewicz regaining his clearance.
So frantically was he pedalling that he even briefly joined the race leaders, the police said.
Poland's President Karol Nawrocki is a close Trump ally.
Polish PM Donald Tusk expressed his "joy" at Magyar's victory.
Finds also include what could be one of the world's earliest known depictions of wheeled transport.
The decision comes just months after RegioJet entered the Polish market.
Aleksander Miszalski, who hails from the prime minister's party, has served less than two years of his five-year term.
The government's plenipotentiary for equality has disputed that the official was fired.
Russia left a single employee in the building and has refused access to city officials.
The quartet are radical-right leader Grzegorz Braun, two members of the national-conservative PiS party, and a politician from the far-right Confederation.
The new programme joins other services aimed at Moldova, Armenia, Belarus and Russian itself.
Piotr Garkowski, who uses the pseudonym Łatwogang, raised the money over a nine-day-long live stream.
Poland's population is set to fall 32% by 2100, more than previously thought.
By the time firefighters located the woman, it was too late to save her.
Ukraine previously banned exhumations, but last year allowed them to resume in a diplomatic breakthrough.
A late-night meeting between Jarosław Kaczyński and Mateusz Morawiecki has led to an agreement being reached.
The government says the system will improve the animals' safety, reduce homelessness, and cut municipal sheltering costs.
The Polish culture minister had condemned West's antisemitic and pro-Nazi statements.
The judge said that Kaczyński "bears moral responsibility for tragedies" that occurred as a result of the near-total abortion ban.
Hydrogen is seen as an important element of the green transition.
The two countries aim to cooperate more closely on security, infrastructure, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence and agriculture.
His actions were condemned by the parliamentary speaker, while an MP from the ruling coalition called for prosecutors to take action.
Włodzimierz Czarzasty called President Donald Trump "irrational" and a "leader of chaos".
The PM also unveiled a group of ten party figures who will "lead us into battle" at next year's parliamentary elections.
Health education was introduced to schools this year, but initially made optional amid a conservative backlash.
The development marks a further twist in Poland's rule-of-law crisis.
The twin cities of Zgorzelec in Poland and Görlitz in Germany will connect their heating networks and shift to entirely renewable sources.
Poland's prime minister proclaimed that his country now has the lowest fuel prices in the EU.
The suspects, both aged in their early 20s, could face up to 15 years in prison.