On the phone with @RauZbigniew, FM @ABaerbock promised full support for the Polish OSCE Chairmanship. Ahead of her upcoming trip to the U.S., both ministers discussed the situation on the Russia-Ukraine border. They promised to further strengthen & deepen their close cooperation
2 year agoUSAF Rivet Joint heading back after a morning of surveillance of Kaliningrad
Polish Border Guards: Yesterday, Belarus - Poland tried to illegally exceed 20 people. This morning, in sections of PSGCzeremcha and PSGDubiczeC Church groups of foreigners (5 and 10 people) threw stones at Polish patrols, Belarusian services blinded SG officers and soldiers of the Polish Army with lasers and flashlights
Poland PM @MorawieckiM for @EURACTIV: EU's dependence on imports of energy resources from a single, dominant supplier, is contrary to the interests of the EU
Polish Border Guards: no attempts yesterday to cross Belarus-Poland border illegally. In the sections protected by the SG post in Narewka and Czeremsza, groups of up to 30 people approached the border line, but at the sight of Polish patrols withdrew
The head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland Zbigniew Rau and the US secretary of state Antony Blinken stressed the need for coordinated actions supporting the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, confirming that any Russian aggression against Ukraine will face serious consequences for Russia
2 year agoIn a call today with his Polish counterparts, NSA Jake Sullivan discussed Russia's military buildup near Ukraine and "reiterated U.S. support for NATO's Article 5 and underscored the United States' readiness to support our Eastern Flank Allies as they defend their countries
2 year agoPresident Duda vetoes Lex TVN, claiming that he finds it incompatible with the international obligations of Poland. There is no way for the ruling coalition to overturn this veto in Sejm
Polish Border Guards: yesterday 6 people tried to cross the border between Belarus and Poland illegally. Today after midnight, in the section protected by PSGMielnik, a group of 36 foreigners assaulted the border. Stones were thrown towards Polish patrols. Nobody was injured.
2 year agoPolish Border Guards: yesterday 47 people tried to illegally cross the border between Belarus and Poland. On the PSG Mielnik section, a group of 28 people assaulted the border
Polish Border Guards: yesterday 69 people tried to cross the border between Belarus and Poland illegally. In the section protected by the SG facility in Czeremcha, a group of 10 foreigners tried to get to the territory of Poland. People withdrew deeper into Belarus
The president of @pisorgpl said that Russia's attack on Ukraine was "not very rational". Speaking about the crisis in the east, Kaczyński assessed that it was entering a "new phase", and for Moscow it was now time to "finalize the issues that were important to it"
Putin accused Germany in selling Russian natural gas to Poland
Polish Border Guards: yesterday 48 people tried to cross the border between Belarus and Poland. On the section protected by the SG facility in Krynki, group of 24 from Iraq crossed the Svisloch River on a pontoon to the Polish side. The Belarusian services helped the foreigners. The people were detained
The Russian Federation and Belarus are surrounded by a ring of instability from the west and south, this directly threatens the security of Moscow and Minsk, the members of the UN Security Council should take this seriously, - Deputy Envoy of the Russian Federation to the UN
2 year agoEuropean Commission launches an infringement procedure against Poland concerning the Constitutional Tribunal and its anti-EU law judgements from July (P 7/20) and October (K 3/21) this year
EU starts legal action against Poland over judicial independence: official
Polish Border Guards: Yesterday, 18 people tried to cross the border between Belarus and Poland. In the section protected by the SG post in Białowieża, a group of several foreigners tried to force crossing the border, throwing stones at Polish patrols. Nobody crossed the border in this episode.
Belarus, Poland block UN access to border in migrant crisis
2 year agoMeetings of the heads of Lublin Triangle is underway @AndrzejDuda @ZelenskyyUa @GitanasNauseda. Ukraine got a very clear signal: Poland and Lithuania will continue to actively work towards its membership in @nato and the EU. @prezydentpl: The decisions belong only to Ukraine, NATO and the EU
Polish Border Guards: Yesterday, 69 people tried to cross Poland-Belarus border illegally. In the section protected by PSGCzeremcha, 26 foreigners forcibly assaulted the border, while in the sections of the outposts in Płaska, Narewka and Dubicze Cerkiewne groups of several people tried to cross the border
2 year agoPolish Police: 9 people who illegally crossed the border and waited for the smugglers were revealed by the police of the Prevention Department @kwpkrakow. Until their arrival, the illegal immigrants had been fed, warmed up by a fire, and had drinks. 2 smugglers detained
2 year agoProtest in support of "Free Media" in Warsaw
2 year agoProtest against lexTVN in Warsaw
2 year agoProtest in Warsaw for media freedom
U.S. Senate approved the nomination of Marek Brzezinski as the US ambassador to Warsaw
President @AndrzejDuda signed an act that reduces excise duty on electricity and fuels, and suspends the tax on retail sales for fuels
2 year agoUS "deeply troubled" by today's passage in Poland "of a law that would undermine freedom of expression, weaken media freedom, and erode foreign investors' confidence in their property rights and the sanctity of contracts in Poland," says @StateDeptSpox
2 year agoVice-President for Values and Transparency in the
@EU_Commission: Today's vote of the media law targeting the TVN Group in the Polish Sejm puts further pressure on an already troubled media sector in Poland. Once this bill becomes a law, the Commission will not hesitate to take action in case of non-compliance with EU law.
Poland's ruling party is unexpectedly pushing ahead with a media bill that affects the local unit of U.S. broadcaster Discovery after months of inaction
