The first EU summit since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic took place in Brussels today. The heads of governments gathered to discuss the EU’s new 7-year budget and the plan for economic reconstruction following the pandemic.

The recruitment process for the 3rd Podkarpacka Territorial Defence Brigade has begun. Those interested in starting an adventure with the army can report to the territorial competent Army Recruiting Command, the brigade spokesman capt. Witold Sura informed on Wednesday. The Territorial Defence Forces were founded in 2015 by Antoni Macierewicz as a reserve to the regular army, aiding it in protecting the borders of Poland, as well as bringing help to citizens hurt in floods and other natural disasters.

610 years after the battle of Grunwald, this event still serves as one of the most integral parts of the Polish national identity. It was this event which gave rise to nearly 300 golden years for the shared state of Poles, Lithuanians and Ruthenians. The victory of the Polish-Lithuanian army over the Teutonic Order serves as a reminder for the Baltic states that much can be achieved when they cooperate.

As we reported earlier, the opposition still cannot come fully to terms with its defeat in the presidential elections. Cezary Tomczyk, from the Civic Coalition, announced today that his party had received many reports of negligence and improper behaviour by members of electoral commissions across the country. The Civic Platform party hopes that by encouraging citizens to file electoral protests, it may still beat Andrzej Duda, even though he received 430,000 more votes than his opponent, Rafał Trzaskowski.

US President, Donald Trump congratulated Andrzej Duda for his victory in the Polish presidential elections on Twitter. Trump also expressed his hope for a continuation of the strategic cooperation between Poland and the United States.

Five hundred soldiers of the US armored forces, transferred to Europe as part of the Emergency Deployment Readiness exercise, will practice at the training ground in Drawsko Pomorskie, the Ministry of National Defense reported on July 10.

Andrzej Duda has won the second round of the Polish presidential elections with 51% of the votes. His 10,430,000 votes were almost half a million more than his rival, the Civic Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski who gained 49% of the votes. Voter turnout exceeded 68%, the highest since 1989, which means that more than 20 million Poles took part in the elections. During today’s speech in the village of Odrzywół, Duda emphasized that such a high turnout shows the maturity of Polish democracy. President Duda also appealed for national reconciliation.

Gun right supporters from across Brazil gathered in the capital city of Brasilia today to protest in support of the President’s stance on gun rights. One of president Bolsonaro’s most important campaign promises during campaigning elected was to strengthen the right to bear arms for citizens.

Poczta Polska (Polish Post) has received nearly 194 thousand election packages for delivery before the second round of presidential elections, which is over 20 thousand more than those delivered in the first round, the company reported.

Reuters and the New York Times report on the rate at which the Polish economy returns to its state before the coronavirus pandemic. Referring to the data presented by the president of the Polish Development Fund (PFR) Paweł Borys, global media point out that the Polish economy is recovering much faster than other countries.

257 new infections and 15 more deaths caused by the coronavirus were confirmed today by the Polish Ministry of Health. According to Janusz Cieszyński, the deputy Minister of Health, the situation in the country is systematically improving.

It is hard to imagine larger examples of readiness, devotion and patriotic attitude, President Andrzej Duda spoke to the soldiers of the Territorial Defense Force from Podkarpacie on Sunday.

This campaign and these elections are about freedom. Freedom, it is also our right, for Poles to decide in which direction we want to develop, Sejm Speaker Elżbieta Witek said in Śrem (Wielkopolskie Voivodeship).

On July 1, Poland took over the presidency of the Visegrad Group. On this occasion, in the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union in Brussels, a ceremony of taking over this presidency from the Czech Republic, which held it over the last year, took place.

The poverty rate in 2019 fell thanks to social programs such as 500 plus for all children and a good situation on the labor market, Chairman of the Polish Committee of the European Anti-Poverty Network, Ryszard Szarfenberg assessed.

The presidential campaign is entering its final stage. Unfortunately, the high intensity of the political battle between the incumbent president Andrzej Duda, and Civic Coalition candidate Rafał Trzaskowski has led to some ill emotions. The staff of Duda informs about more and more incidents of the destroying of his campaign posters. Meanwhile, in Stargard Szczeciński, the head of state himself stated that there is a special place in Poland for anyone who has the Polish national anthem at heart. Only 10 days remain until the second round of the elections.

The first round of presidential elections will soon come to an end. The polling stations are open from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. 11 candidates started in the run for Poland’s highest office. President Andrzej Duda, who was running for re-election, voted together with his wife Agata in one of the polling stations in Krakow. The candidate of the Civic Coalition, Rafał Trzaskowski, voted together with his wife Małgorzata in Warsaw. This year’s presidential elections will possibly have the highest ever voter turnout as the National Electoral Commission informed. At noon, the turnout was already higher than in the last presidential elections in 2015 by 10%.

The victims of the storms in Podkarpacie will receive PLN 4 million in support, the Minister of Family, Labor and Social Policy Marlena Maląg said. The money is to cover the first losses, and support will definitely be greater, she assured.