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π΅π± Poland has a president and a prime minister β but who actually has the power?
This weekβs POLAND, EXPLAINED breaks down who governs, who can block laws, and why the balance matters when the two offices clash.
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π΅π± Poland's government has approved plans for tougher penalties for migrant smuggling.
Proposals include up to 20 years in prison.
π΅π± Huge crowds filled Warsaw for Poland's Independence March.
President Karol Nawrocki joined the procession carrying a Polish flag as participants marched towards the National Stadium.
The event took place under heightened security following the KrakΓ³w shooting.
π΅π± A young Polish firefighter shielded his wife from gunfire during the KrakΓ³w shooting.
Tomasz, 24, was badly injured while protecting Kinga, whom he married just six weeks earlier.
He has regained consciousness but faces further surgery and rehabilitation.
Now his fellow firefighters, the children he mentors and people across Poland are rallying to help him recover.
π΅π±β€οΈ A SEA OF RED AND WHITE. A NATION PROUD OF ITS HISTORY.
An extraordinary sight in Warsaw as huge crowds of Poles take to the streets for the annual Independence Day March.
Thousands upon thousands of Polish flags, an overwhelming display of national pride, and a powerful celebration of the freedom Poland fought so hard to regain.
After 123 years of partitions, Poland returned to the map of Europe in 1918. More than a century later, that independence remains a source of immense pride.
THIS IS POLAND. THIS IS PATRIOTISM. π΅π±
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π΅π±π₯ LOOK AT THE SCALE OF POLAND'S PATRIOTISM!
As far as the eye can see β people, flags and the unmistakable red and white of Poland.
An enormous turnout for Warsaw's Independence Day March transforms the capital into a breathtaking celebration of Polish history, identity and national pride.
Generations coming together to celebrate a country that endured partitions, wars and decades of foreign domination β yet never lost its determination to be free.
For Poles at home and across the world, 11 November is more than just a date on the calendar.
IT'S A CELEBRATION OF POLAND, ITS PEOPLE AND ITS FREEDOM. β€οΈπ΅π±
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Poland is marking the 108th anniversary of its National Independence Day, with massive crowds filling the streets of central Warsaw with a sea of red and white national flags
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π΅π± Poland marks 108 years of independence.
At Warsaw's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the country honoured those who fought for freedom with a military guard ceremony, the national anthem and remembrance honours.
President Karol Nawrocki and Defence Minister WΕadysΕaw Kosiniak-Kamysz addressed the gathering.
In Szczecin, the Polish flag was raised aboard the newly built Bursztyn Unity ferry β another symbol of Independence Day.
π΅π± A new Polish-built ferry is now flying the Polish flag.
Bursztyn Unity, built in GdaΕsk, was christened in Szczecin on Independence Day.
Nearly 196 metres long and able to carry 400 passengers, the vessel will connect Poland and Sweden.
The government says it marks the return of a major passenger-cargo ship to the Polish flag after 22 years.
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π΅π± An unusual invitation on Poland's Independence Day.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk has invited President Karol Nawrocki, his wife and children to his home in Sopot before Christmas.
He suggested sharing a traditional Christmas wafer and talking βlike one Pole with anotherβ.
The invitation comes amid a bitter constitutional dispute between their offices. No meeting has yet been confirmed.
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π΅π± President Karol Nawrocki has called for Poland's Constitutional Tribunal to be free from both political interference and police cordons.
Speaking on Independence Day, he urged government and parliamentary leaders to help restore the court's credibility.
The tribunal remains at the centre of a bitter constitutional dispute between the president and Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
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π΅π±πΊπΈ Poland says the Pentagon has signalled support for a permanent US military base on Polish territory.
Defence Minister WΕadysΕaw Kosiniak-Kamysz described the response as a βgreen lightβ after talks with Pete Hegseth.
Final approval remains with the White House, with a decision expected in early December.
π΅π±π·πΊ Russia's FSB claims it arrested two people for spying on behalf of Polish intelligence in Kaliningrad.
Warsaw has called the announcement a provocation and disinformation, particularly as it was released on Poland's Independence Day.
The allegations remain unverified.
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History has clearly shown us that independence is never guaranteed forever.
It had to be fought for.
It had to be rebuilt.
And the hardest part of allβnot letting it be taken away.