Andrzej Iwan, a football player and coach, has died. Between 1978 and 1987, he represented Poland in football. He was a participant in the 1978 World Cup and the silver medallist of the 1982 World Cup. He died in Krakow, where he lived permanently.

Talks between Solidary Poland and the prime minister on changes to a Supreme Court bill will continue after the Christmas season, a senior Solidary Poland member said on Tuesday.

"The unit I fought in was a group of a few hundred really tough guys from various Eastern European stadium teams. You can't deny them the heart to fight," said "Korek", a football fan of Lechia Gdańsk and Pomezania Malbork in an interview with Hubert Kowalski in Gazeta Polska Codziennie (GPC).

The Białystok University of Technology has obtained a patent for the preparation (and the method of obtaining it from the fungus found in the Białowieża Forest - Aurantiporus fissilis) that can be used in the treatment of American foulbrood, a dangerous infectious disease of bees. Work on the patent took over two years.

State Forests revealed how one online portal manipulates the pellet issue. ‘They make money from the click-through rate of their fake news,’ one can read in State Forests’ statement. 

Team-building events, company Christmas parties, Christmas vouchers, gifts for employees, and Santa bonuses. December is full of opportunities for employers to show their gratitude to employees.

Ukrainian forces have probably managed to slow down Russian attacks in the Bakhmut region. The adversary will seek an operational or tactical pause in the region, assesses the US Institute for the Study of War (ISW) in a report.

Solidary Poland, a euro-sceptic junior member of the United Right governing coalition, continues to oppose an amended Supreme Court bill that could unlock Poland’s access to billions of euros in EU funding.

Poland recorded a PLN 18.3-billion (EUR 3.94-billion) state budget surplus after the first 11 months of 2022, the Finance Ministry has said.

“On Christmas, the most important are relations: meetings with another man and thus also with God,” Father Samuel Pacholski, the Prior of Jasna Góra said. “God's love means God's desire to save man from his demons, from loneliness," he pointed out.

Intense arrangements are being made for the Patriot air defence system from Germany to be deployed at a specified location in Poland, a deputy minister of defence said on Friday.

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said that there are three pillars of a strong Polish army, which include domestic and foreign purchases, stable public finance and membership in military alliances.

“Police entered the Sopot local Nowa Zatoka pub,” tvp.info reported. According to the editors, this is related to the case of the disappearance of Iwona Wieczorek in 2010.

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, on his way back from the United States met with his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, to thank him for Poland's support for Ukraine.

The Polish defence minister has said that the US decision to offer a Patriot air defence system to Ukraine will help that country to effectively defend itself against Russian attacks against its critical infrastructure.

With the onset of winter, the American Heart Association (AHA) has warned cardiac patients against carelessly shovelling snow from a driveway or sidewalk. They emphasize that shovelling snow is a high-intensity effort that, especially in the context of cold temperatures, can lead to a cardiovascular incident. So, if you have a sick cardiovascular system shovel snow wisely or ask a neighbour," American researchers advise.

President Volodymyr Zelensky is on his way to Washington, where he will meet with Joe Biden later today. This is the first foreign visit by a Ukrainian leader since the beginning of the war. The main topic of the talks will be the next support package for Kiev. According to estimates, it is expected to amount to as much as two billion dollars. 

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