Magda Butrym is back in the news after becoming the first Polish designer to join retail giant H&M: in Warsaw crowds formed outside the downtown H&M flagship store as local fashionistas queued to be among the first to grab one of the coveted new pieces

National election body is investigating potential vote counting irregularities following this month’s presidential runoff that gave a razor-thin victory to the conservative Law and Justice party for less than 400.000 votes in nearly 21 million votes cast

First round of presidential election ends with Centrist Trzaskowski narrowingly leading with 31,3% of the vote on Karol Nawrocki, backed by the populist right, gaining 29,5 %; runoff is scheduled for on 1 June 1

3.000 European bisons live in Poland according to the country’s annual wildlife survey for 2025, of which over 2.800 are wild; the record high reflects decades of successful protection and reintroduction programs

A count ruled that Zakopane, a popular mountain resort, is unjustified in charging tourists a “climate fee” given how bad the air quality is in the area; Zakopane disagrees and says will change local laws to charge the fee which brings €1.2 million a year