Poland

Radio Poland celebrated its 88th anniversary; the station, launched on 1 March 1936, is part of the Polish public radio network and broadcasts programmes on developments at home, foreign policy, the economy, business and foreign investment

The EU executive will unlock a total €137 billion in recovery and cohesion funds for Poland, which had been frozen due to concerns about the rule of law

Parliamentary commission 'Pegasus Commission and Illegal Surveillance' will begin investigating the alleged use of such surveillance technology by the country's former rulers

Controls at the border with Slovakia were extended until 2 March to try to stop illegal migrants entering through Slovakian territory, a transit point for migrants trying to reach Western Europe mostly from the Middle East and Afghanistan

A rare 1.000-year-old 'Viking sword' has been found in near-perfect condition in the bed of the Wisla River, with workers carrying out dredging work in the town of Wroclawek coming across the 'perfectly preserved' sword

Polish prosecutors are investigating TV commentators who joked that migrants should be sent to Auschwitz or tattooed or microchipped like dogs; several investors have withdrawn their commercials from the TV station

There are 3.000 trucks near the three largest checkpoints to Ukraine, according to Polish border guards, as Polish carriers began a blockade of truck traffic

The eight years of autocratic rule of the Pis (Law and Justice) in Warsaw are officially over, after Donald Tusk was instructed by parliament to form a new executive

Vegan products may soon not be allowed to use labels with the words 'meat', according to a draft decree of the Ministry of Agriculture that plans to exclude the use of terms such as 'ham', 'smoked meat' and 'sausage' for vegan products

Though mental health assistance in Poland has improved in recent years, there are still significant challenges to overcome: one activist pointed out that a Polish child faces a waiting list of 238 days to see a psychiatrist