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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 10h

Media reports claim that President Trump tried to persuade Poland's defence minister to leave the government and form a new ruling coalition with the right-wing opposition. We outline what is known so far and how the government, including Prime Minister Donald Tusk, has responded.

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Reports claim Trump tried to change Poland's government. What do we know?

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 17h

Thousands of protesters blockaded a bishop inside a church in a Polish village – and some even physically attacked him – amid anger over the dismissal of a popular long-serving local priest. Police eventually had to evacuate the bishop after midnight.

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Thousands of protesters trap Polish bishop in church amid anger over dismissal of local priest

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Tens of thousands of Italian drivers have purchased Polish number plates in an elaborate scheme to evade road taxes and pay lower insurance premiums that involves transferring ownership of the vehicles to shell companies in Poland, reports the @financialtimes.com

How 60,000 Polish number plates exposed Italy’s tax allergy

Giorgia Meloni is moving to cut unpopular road levies that have spawned evasion schemes using cars registered in Poland

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The government has updated Poland's nuclear strategy for the first time in six years, with the new document acknowledging that the first nuclear plant will go online three years later than previously planned, in 2036, and the second in 2040, one year behind schedule.

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Poland updates nuclear strategy with delays to launch of first two plants

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

For more on the fuel subsidies, which were introduced immediately after President Nawrocki approved a windfall tax on fuel companies that he had previously blocked, see our report yesterday.

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Polish president backs down and approves government's windfall tax on fuel companies

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The government's reintroduced fuel subsidies have gone into force today, resulting in prices for diesel and PB95 petrol, which were previously over 9 zloty and 8 zloty per litre respectively, dropping to a state-imposed maximum of 7.88 zloty and 6.83 zloty.

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Efekt CPN na stacjach. Tak w nocy spadły ceny

Efekt programu CPN (ceny paliw niżej) widać już na pylonach. Sprawdziliśmy to na kilku warszawskich stacjach. Ceny w nocy z 2 na 3 października spadły o znacząco ponad 1 zł, ale różne sieci zastoso...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Polish and Ukrainian researchers have exhumed the remains of 115 Polish soldiers who died in 1939 defending the city of Lviv – now in Ukraine but then part of Poland and known as Lwów – during the invasions by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union at the start of WWII.

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Remains of 115 Polish WWII soldiers exhumed in Ukraine

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Polish state mining firm JSW, which is the EU's largest producer of coking coal and one of Poland's biggest employers, has announced that it will cut over 4,000 jobs, 21% of its workforce, by the end of this year as it seeks to stem large financial losses.

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Polish coal mining giant JSW to shed 4,200 jobs - 21% of its workforce - this year

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

President Nawrocki has backed down and signed into law the government's proposed windfall tax on fuel companies’ excess profits, which he had previously blocked. In response, the government immediately moved to reintroduce measures lowering prices at petrol stations.

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Polish president backs down and approves government's windfall tax on fuel companies

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A group of prominent Polish businesspeople - including Rafał Brzoska of InPost and Mati Staniszewski of ElevenLabs - are investing in a project to develop small modular nuclear reactors being led by Poland's richest man, Michał Sołowow.

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Leading Polish business owners invest in small nuclear reactor venture

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Activists in Warsaw have launched the world's first delivery locker for abortion pills, access to which is normally tightly restricted under Poland's strict abortion laws It is "a door that opens when all others have slammed shut", they say. notesfrompoland.com/2026/10/01/a...

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Activists launch world's first abortion pill delivery locker in Poland

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A court has approved a request from Marcin Romanowski, a fugitive former government minister from the opposition PiS party, to receive safe passage back to Poland. He is currently believed to be in Transnistria. The decision was condemned by the justice minister, who said prosecutors would appeal.

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Fugitive opposition politician granted safe passage to return to Poland against prosecutors' wishes

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

After eight years of service, Cobra, one of the first dogs to serve in the security force of Poland’s parliament, has retired. To mark the occasion, the speaker of the parliament personally informed Cobra of the decision.

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Speaker of Polish parliament signs off on service dog's retirement after eight years of "exemplary" service

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Inflation accelerated to 4% in Poland in September, driven primarily by higher fuel prices amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the end of Polish government subsidies that kept down prices at the pump. For more, read our full report: notesfrompoland.com/2026/09/30/i...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The US ambassador to Poland has launched a planned new Polish-American Centre that will be located in Kraków alongside the famous mound created in honour of Tadeusz Kościuszko, a hero of both countries' struggles for independence in the 18th century.

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US ambassador inaugurates planned Polish-American Centre at Kraków's Kościuszko Mound

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The EU court has rejected Poland's request to suspend implementation of the EU’s free trade agreement with the South American Mercosur bloc. It found that Poland had failed to demonstrate that the deal would cause serious harm to farmers, consumers or the environment.

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EU court rejects Poland's request to suspend implementation of Mercosur trade deal

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

For more, see our previous reports on the draft budget (notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/28/p...) and proposed income tax reform (notesfrompoland.com/2026/08/19/p...)

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Polish government sets out draft 2027 budget with deficit remaining at 7.1% of GDP

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Polish government has approved a final version of the state budget for 2027, including planned middle-class tax cuts funded by higher rates on the richest. The budget act and associated legislation still need approval from parliament and the president.

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Rząd przyjął projekt budżetu

Rząd przyjął ostateczną wersję projektu ustawy budżetowej na 2027 r. — poinformował po posiedzeniu minister finansów i gospodarki Andrzej Domański. Projekt zakłada wzrost PKB na poziomie 3 proc. oraz ...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Polish painting looted by Nazi Germany during World War Two, and which once hung in an SS officers’ club, has been returned by its owner, who donated it to the National Museum in Warsaw.

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Poland recovers looted painting that once hung in SS officers' club in occupied Warsaw

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Poland is changing the procedures under which its military can fire upon foreign aircraft, citing the "growing threat from Russia". Visual identification of targets will no longer be required, with other forms of data to be used instead.

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Poland changes rules of engagement for firing on foreign aircraft amid growing Russia threat

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

A Belarusian man has been convicted in Poland of preparing an act of sabotage on behalf of foreign intelligence. The 28-year-old was sentenced to three and a half years in prison after being caught planning an arson attack on a warehouse.

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Belarusian convicted for preparing arson in Poland on behalf of foreign intelligence

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lithuania has been carrying out exercises that include preparations to evacuate civilians from the Baltic States to Poland in the case of a military threat or other major crisis.

Poland and Lithuania preparing cross-border evacuation plan

The Suwałki gap, a strip of territory linking Poland and Lithuania - and therefore connecting the Baltic states with other NATO allies and the rest of the European Union - is of particular importance ...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Several ninth-century Arabic silver coins have been found in northern Poland. Experts believe they may have belonged to merchants travelling to and from the Viking Age port of Truso, which was situated nearby.

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Ninth-century Arabic silver coins found near Viking trading centre in Poland

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Poland has proposed that, if the United States grants Ukraine permission to produce its own missiles for Patriot air-defence systems, the facility could be located on Polish territory to ensure its security.

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Poland offers to host facility producing Patriot missiles for Ukraine

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

One of the priests injured in a knife attack by a Ukrainian man at a Catholic abbey in Poland last week – which left one of his colleagues dead and another fighting for his life – has delivered a homily calling for people to forgive the attacker and not to blame Ukrainians as a whole for his actions

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"Don't blame Ukrainian nation," says Polish priest injured in deadly knife attack

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Official results from Kraków's mayoral election show that, as expected, independent Łukasz Gibała (36.4%) and Monika Piątkowska (29.9%), from Poland's main ruling Civic Coalition (KO) party, will proceed to a second-round run-off vote on 11 October.

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Już wszystko jasne. Oficjalne wyniki pierwszej tury wyborów w Krakowie

W pierwszej turze przedterminowych wyborów prezydenta Krakowa Łukasz Gibała zdobył 36,38 proc. głosów, Monika Piątkowska 29,91 proc. — wynika z danych ze wszystkich obwodów głosowania opublikowanych n...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Russia has condemned Poland's removal of a Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army, calling it “barbaric” and “sacrilegious” The monument has been the subject of a longrunning legal and political battle amid moves in Poland to “decommunise” public spaces, especially after Russia's invasion of Ukraine

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Russia condemns Polish city's "barbaric" removal of Monument of Gratitude to the Red Army

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Polish President Karol Nawrocki “does not like” the fact that Donald Trump has invited Vladimir Putin to the G20 summit in Miami, says his chief foreign policy aide. However, Nawrocki still plans to attend the event, which Poland has been invited to as a guest, and will push for Polish membership.

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Polish president "doesn't like" Trump inviting Putin to G20 but will still attend summit

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Polish government has granted same-sex couples who married abroad the same tax rights as other married couples. It follows an EU court ruling ordering Poland to recognise such marriages, even though domestic law does not allow any form of same-sex union.

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Poland extends tax rights to same-sex couples with foreign marriages

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Prosecutors have ended a decade-long case in which Lech Wałęsa was accused of falsely claiming not to have authored documents relating to his alleged cooperation with the communist authorities. "Truth has triumphed over an attempt to rewrite history," wrote the justice minister.

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Prosecutors drop case in which Wałęsa was accused of lying about being communist collaborator

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Poland's government has issued public guidance on how to act in the case of airborne attacks, amid growing concerns over the threat from Russia. It is also preparing evacuation plans and clearer markings for 85,000 shelters across the country.

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Poland issues guidance on responding to air attacks and warns of Russia threat

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

President Zelensky has condemned an "evil" knife attack by a Ukrainian man at a Catholic abbey in Poland today, which left a priest dead and others injured Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the perpetrator, who is in police custody, will face the “full severity of Polish law”.

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Zelensky condemns knife attack by Ukrainian at Polish abbey that left priest dead and others injured

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

In a further escalation of the crisis around Poland's Constitutional Tribunal, prosecutors have charged two senior court officials over their role in preventing new judges from taking up their positions. Meanwhile, the chief justice has launched proceedings against three other judges.

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Polish constitutional court officials charged with preventing entry of new judges

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

One person was killed and four were injured in a knife attack at a Catholic convent in Poland this morning, with clergy among the victims. Police have detained a 31-year-old Ukrainian man on suspicion of carrying out the attack. The motive remains unknown.

Atak nożownika w klasztorze. Jedna osoba nie żyje

Jedna osoba zginęła, a pięć zostało rannych po ataku nożownika na terenie klasztoru sióstr benedyktynek w Jarosławiu w województwie podkarpackim. Wśród poszkodowanych są duchowni. Policja zatrzymała 3...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

A fire last night at a Starlink ground station in Poland that is used to provide internet services to Ukraine was caused deliberately and "the modus operandi is clearly Russian", says digital affairs minister Krzysztof Gawkowski.

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Starlink ground station in Poland hit by fire in suspected arson attack

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

For more on the story, see our report from yesterday:

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New US "Fort Trump" military base in Poland "confirmed", says President Nawrocki

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has rejected President Nawrocki's suggestion that a new US military base in Poland could be called "Fort Trump". He says it would be a "display of servility", "doesn't build respect", and "is also risky". "If we want to go political, I'd prefer Ronald Reagan."

Sikorski: nazwa Fort Trump dla bazy w Polsce byłaby demonstrowaniem uniżoności

Radosław Sikorski ocenił, że nadanie amerykańskiej bazie nazwy Fort Trump byłoby demonstrowaniem uniżoności i byłoby politycznie ryzykowne. Szef MSZ zaproponował, by nazwać ewentualną bazę imieniem Ro...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Poland and Belarus's foreign ministers have met for the first time in a decade. Both sides indicated openness to improving relations that have been harmed by Minsk's alliance with Moscow, the migration crisis it has engineered on the Polish border, and its persecution of Belarus's Polish minority.

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Poland and Belarus seek thaw in relations as foreign ministers meet for first time in a decade

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

A Russian military helicopter violated Polish airspace this morning, the operational command of Poland’s armed forces has announced.

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Russian military helicopter violates Polish airspace

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Anti-corruption officers have detained a senior official from opposition-aligned President Nawrocki’s chancellery as part of an investigation by prosecutors into alleged misspending of funds under the former national-conservative PiS government.

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Senior Polish presidential official detained amid probe into misspending of funds

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Two trains struck concrete barriers deliberately placed on tracks at a location in eastern Poland. The security services say it is not clear yet whether the incident was a "stupid, childish prank or an attempted act of sabotage". No injuries are reported.

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Dobrzyński o próbie wykolejenia pociągów. Nowe informacje

Dwa pociągi najechały na betonowe przeszkody celowo umieszczone na kolejowych torach pod Łukowem. Do sprawy odniósł się już Rzecznik prasowy Ministra Koordynatora Służb Specjalnych. – Nie bagatelizuje...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

President Nawrocki says that a planned new permanent US military base in Poland is “confirmed” because his American counterpart, Donald Trump, is “famous for keeping his word”. He also suggested that the new facility will be called “Fort Trump”.

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New US "Fort Trump" military base in Poland "confirmed", says President Nawrocki

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Poland has charged a 17-year-old with planning neo-Nazi terrorist attacks on targets including a mosque and a school. Two other Polish teenagers who were part of the same online community promoting neo-Nazism and violence have also been detained.

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Poland detains neo-Nazi youth planning terrorist attack on mosque and school

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Poland has begun paying benefits to same-sex couples who married abroad and have had their marriage entered into the Polish registry. The EU's top court recently ordered Poland to recognise such marriages, even though domestic law does not allow for any form of same-sex union.

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Poland has begun paying benefits to same-sex couples who married abroad

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"Following signals from the American side, and after a meeting of the chiefs of staff of NATO countries, it is now urgently necessary to undertake new actions concerning the security of the alliance's member states," says the Polish defence ministry in the same statement

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A planned meeting at the Pentagon on Wednesday between Polish defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz and his US counterpart Pete Hegseth has been cancelled "at the urgent request of the American side" but "will take place at another time", says Poland's defence ministry.

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

We've been telling Poland's story for over a decade to a growing global audience. But, as a small non-profit media outlet, we can only do this with the support of our readers. Please donate to the Notes from Poland foundation to help us continue our work: notesfrompoland.com/donations/su...

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Poland's Catholic church is increasingly recruiting priests from Africa in response to the falling number of Poles training for the priesthood. Marcin Choduń spoke to some of them about their experiences in an article we are publishing in partnership with @tygodnikpowszechny.bsky.social.

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Poland’s Catholic church recruits priests from Africa and Asia to stave off vocations crisis

Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Poland plans to increase the number of emergency sirens in a region bordering Ukraine to over 1,000, up from 30 in 2024, and develop a system that can turn mobile phones into warning devices. The expansion comes amid Russian attacks near Poland’s border.

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Poland to expand warning siren network along Ukraine border amid Russian attacks