Information Service of Polish thought 23.01.2026
Poland. Against the resounding assurances of politicians related to the Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki EUR 68,000,000 of penalties for Turów will not return to Poland. The European Commission hit them with EU funds. And we can't get them back. The TEU Communication ‘The Court of Justice dismissed the appeal brought by Poland against the judgement of the Court of First Instance concerning the repeal of the periodic punishment payment imposed on the Turów mine. The agreement concluded between the Czech Republic and Poland did not abolish, with retroactive effect, the periodic punishment payment." In February 2022 the then Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki informed Poles that the complaint submitted by the Czech Republic would be withdrawn from the European Commission. “So all punishments become meaningless. That is, from today, be from next day this problem does not be at all."
European Union. The European Parliament voted against the motion for a vote of no assurance in the European Commission, with Ursula von der Leyen At the head. This initiative was proposed by the Patriotic faction for Europe and was a consequence of the conclusion by the EC head of the Mercosur trade agreement.
European Union. erstwhile EU Agriculture Commissioner Janusz Wojciechowski reports on social media that the European Parliament's decision to mention the EU-Mercosur Agreement to the EU Court of Justice will not halt the entry into force of the Agreement, as the Council's decision will apply the Agreement "temporaryly" as the German Chancellor wishes.
European Union. Heating costs in EU countries will increase. The Polish people will feel this most. ETS (for the time being ETS 1) it is an EU carbon trading scheme, and in practice an entirely artificial heating taxation imposed on Europeans. In 2 years, the ETS2 will enter into force and will cover the building and transport sectors. In 2028, the price of emissions will be EUR 60 per tonne of carbon dioxide. In Germany and the western and northern EU countries, this will mean an increase of about EUR 17 per year per household compared to 2025. WAccording to the calculations of the Bertelsmann Foundation in the worst situation are Poles. According to the calculations, the price increase would be the highest in Poland – by EUR 372 for an emissions price of EUR 60 per tonne of CO2. If the price is EUR 180 per tonne, heating costs could increase by an average of EUR 1029 per year for a household. The case was informed “To the Thing”.
European Union. European Parliament voted borrowing a “financial market” debt of EUR 90 billion to keep UkraineOf which the lion's part is to fall upon arms, or the continuation of the war on Russia. In favour of this, Euro MPs representing the coalition of the Government of Tusk and the Law and Justice. The Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary refused to participate in this project. The government in Poland failed to do so. Poland is already paying interest on the EU debt to Ukraine from 2023, paying over PLN 102,000,000 a year. From the current debt will be paid over PLN 2 000 per Polish citizen.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump during the planet economical Forum in Davos officially inaugurated Peace Council. The Peace Council included: United arabian Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Pakistan, Turkey, Hungary, Morocco, Kosovo, Argentina and Paraguay. He accepted the invitation: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Indonesia, Vietnam, Israel, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Albania, Belarus and Jordan.
United States. The United States is leaving the planet wellness Organization. The WHO issued a message on the issue in which it called for a "constructive dialogue" and recalled the US's financial backlog.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump On the fact Social portal, he wrote: "Maybe we should have put NATO to the test: mention to Article 5. and force NATO to come here and defend our confederate border from further raids of illegal immigrants, which would have allowed a large number of border guards to be released for another tasks."
United States. The relation on the US-Canada line is getting worse. U.S. president Donald Trump on social media addressed Canadian Prime Minister Carney's brand, informing him that he is withdrawing his invitations to the Peace Council.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump He said on Thursday that "just in case" an American armada was headed for Iran. He besides reported that his administration was working on duties towards countries trading with authorities in Tehran. American Analyst John Black wrote: "The game with Iran is just beginning. And this is not about Tehran's policy, but about China's finances."
Russian Federation. In Moscow, the talks of the US President's envoys ended Donald Trump with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. The main subject of the gathering was the arrangements for ending the war in Ukraine. In talks on the Russian side participated Yuri Uszakov and Kirill Dmitriev; on the side of the USA Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner.
Russian Federation. spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitri Doskov said during the interview with journalists that the Russian side highly evaluates the efforts of the US president Donald Trump and his squad for peace in the war between Russia and Ukraine – Reuter's agency forwarded. Dmitri Doskov said: ‘Russian president highly appreciates president Trump and his team's peace efforts, including peculiar typical Steve Witkoff‘. He stressed the importance of the work done by American diplomats.
Ukraine. Ukrainian press confirmed tripartite Meeting of Ukrainian, US and Russia envoys to be held in the coming days in the United arabian Emirates. The UAE became part of U.S. president Donald Trump's Peace Council. Speaking during the planet economical Forum in Davos Volodymyr Zelenski He revealed that his representatives were interviewing the Americans there, and they would then contact the Russians.
Ukraine. Commander of Ukrainian Armed Forces Syrian Alexander with fear reported that Russia uses over 715,000 soldiers in the war. He called on allies from the European Union to urgently strengthen air defence. He added that "A crucial deficiency of anti-aircraft defence means does not let us to full defend civilians and critical infrastructure facilities."
Ukraine. Leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski awarded state awards to 49 foreigners for their unselfish support to Ukraine. Among the decorated was the Polish cardinal Konrad Krajewski.
Ukraine. Leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski Insolently attacking the Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban. Zelenski said: “We all see that the forces that effort to destruct Europe do not lose a single day, even within the continent. all Viktor who lives with European money, while trying to sale European interests, deserves a slap.‘. He added that even if Orban "feel comfortable in Moscow, this does not mean that we should let European capitals to pretend to be tiny Moscow". We should remember what separates Russia from all of us. Dr. Adam Kurek with Polish thought Club He said: "Zelenski's insolence exceeds all standards. A typical of the overeating corruption of a fallen state dares to criticize being outside the Union decisions of the EU Prime Minister. Zelenski, alternatively of her, should be active in combating theft in his immediate surroundings. And to sage about Hungary's interior policy, due to the fact that it is not Hungary that is at war and it is not Budapest that freezes”.
Hungary. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban He answered the rude words Zelenski Volodymyr: ‘I am a free man who serves the Hungarian people. You are a man in a desperate situation who for the 4th year is incapable or unwilling to end the war – despite the fact that the president of the United States has given all possible aid to accomplish this‘. The Prime Minister of Hungary added that no substance how much he was "flavoured" by Zelenski, his country would not support the Ukrainian army and that he did not think he could communicate with the Ukrainian politician.
Switzerland. Ukraine's leader strikes NATO policies in his speech in Davos. Volodymyr Zelenski stressed the request to make a common European armed force, arguing that Europe now relies solely on NATO and the United States. The leader of Ukraine pointed to the deficiency of strong European action against threats specified as Russian ballistic missiles in Belarus or the alleged shadow fleet transporting Russian oil. Zelenski said: “At the moment, Europe is simply convinced that NATO will work in the event of an emergency. However, no 1 has seen the real actions of this alliance. If Putin decided to take Lithuania or attack Poland, who would answer? At the minute NATO exists thanks to the belief that the United States will take action, that they will not look from the side, that they will help. But what if they don't help?“
Switzerland. politician of California and a large critic of president Donald's politics Trumpa Gavin Newsom was expected to talk at 56. planet economical Forum in Davos. His speech was cancelled and the politician himself was not allowed into the American pavilion. According to the White home spokesperson, “no 1 in Davos knows who he is.”
France. The French Navy on Thursday morning boarded a Russian tanker from the alleged shadow fleet in the Mediterranean. The information was provided by the French president Emmanuel Macron. The Communication states: “The operation was carried out in the global waters of the Mediterranean, with the support of respective of our allies... We are determined to uphold global law and guarantee effective enforcement of sanctions." The Russians consider specified actions to be escalating and deteriorating already bad relations with France.
Iran. Iran published the first authoritative government data on the number of deaths after brutal suppression of national protests. According to the government in Tehran, 3 117 people were killed as a consequence of the riot. The American Human Rights Activists News Agency estimates that the number of killed is at least 4,902 people and may be much higher.
Syria. The situation in Syria is destabilising. The United States is considering withdrawing about 1,000 troops from Syria. Washington confirms that the Pentagon does not see the point of further presence in the region in the event of the SDF (Syrian Democratic Forces) defeat. Further fighting between government forces and Kurds may aid to free militants from the alleged muslim State. The Central Command of the U.S. Armed Forces (CENTCOM) late reported the launch of an IS transfer mission to Iraq to reduce tension.
United arabian Emirates. At the age of 88 Rifaat al-Assad. Western media referred to him as ‘Hama's butcher’. According to them, he was liable for violent suppression of the uprising against Hafez al-Assad in 1982, in which more than 30,000 people died. He had to leave his homeland again in 2024 due to the fall of his nephew's power. Rifaat al-Assad then fled to Lebanon, later to the UAE. In 2024, the Swiss prosecution charged him with war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Cuba. American president Donald Trump I'd like to The collapse of the communist government in Havana. Donald Trump's administration believes that Cuba's economy is close to collapse, and its government has never been so fragile after losing a key ally in the individual of Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela. According to CIA analysts, it's a convenient time for a extremist weakening of the government in Cuba. The "Wall Street Journal" reports that Trump's squad "actively seeks people inside the Cuban government that could aid negociate a political agreement to set aside the communist leadership of the island by the end of 2026".
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