Polish thought Information Service 27.02.2026
Poland. A monument will be demolished in Pyrzyce Memorial monument with the inscription “God-Honor-Home”. In the coming days it will be decided by the councillors of this town, supported by the Institute of National Memory. On the monument we see the face of an anonymous Red Army soldier who fought in this place with the German 3rd Reich's criminal troops. It is worth remembering that many Poles fought in the Red Army, besides skeptical about the politics of the russian Union. Thanks to these soldiers, the German Pyritz became Polish Pyrits. The monument is protected by the 1994 Polish-Russian intergovernmental agreement on graves and memorial sites of victims of war and repression. Pyrzyc residents in consultation did not agree to its demolition. The monument underwent “decommunization” and commemorates all soldiers fighting for independency and sovereignty of Poland. The monument is consecrated by a Roman Catholic clergyman. Against the demolition of the Monument in Pyrzyce, among others, there were: The Association of Legacy of Polish Combatants and the Polish thought Club. In defence of the monument, he is the manager of the Museum of Recovered Lands and the Confederation of the Polish Crown Adrian Włodarczyk. In the vote, the councillors voted to disassemble the monument with the slogan “God-Honor-Homeland” [9 – in favor, 1 – against, 2 – was ashamed of the vote] The cost of demolition will be covered by IPN. In his place, a fresh monument of independency is to be created.
Poland. Proukrainian exposition of the head of the Polish MFA Radosław Sikorski. According to him, war in Ukraine is besides our war. The head of diplomacy in Poland gave a large deal of attention to Poland's safety issues in the Sejm. It connected them to the situation of Ukraine. He said: “We all see danger. The situation is serious. The awareness of danger can paralyze or mobilise. We can't afford paralysis. Passiveness or counting on others is an invitation to escalation, as well as shouting out that this is not our war... War warnings are increasingly being issued in various European countries. They inform Denmark, Germany, France. NATO Secretary General says Russia has moved the war to Europe. past throws us into deep water. Today, we are experiencing acts of diversion throughout the continent." Deputy talker of the Sejm, associate of the Confederation, Krzysztof Bosak, informed that his club would reject information on abroad policy priorities presented by the head of the MFA. ‘We would like the Polish policy to become more assertive, but it will not become stronger from the rumbling and attacking the opposition.“
Poland. The Ministry of Finance acknowledges that “in 4 years Europe has lost 100,000 jobs and almost 10% of production in the chemical sector”. This is mainly due to artificially inflated energy costs.
Poland. Coal imported into Poland turned out to be a waste product. According to the head of the Ministry of abroad Affairs Marcin Kierwinski coal imports to Poland in 2022 brought losses of PLN 1.3 billion. Over 700,000 tonnes of natural material imported by the Government strategical Reserve Agency has never been sent to individual customers and is inactive in storage. In a large part, it's carbon so low that it's useless in practice. The government of peculiar services and mining trade unions warned against bringing in this coal.
Poland. Ukrainians enter the Polish beer market. Mark Umanpyvo from Ukraine works increasingly boldly on the Polish beer market. Only 2025 the company sold 848,000 litres of beer in Poland. Umanpyvo products have already been retailed in at least 8 cities: Warsaw, Kraków, Lodz, Toruń, Poznań, Szczecin, Katowice and Gdańsk.
Poland. Gdańsk plans to arrive from the Russian embassy over PLN 2.2 million in connection with the unauthorised usage of the consulate building. This decision is simply a consequence of the withdrawal of approval for the further operation of the Batory Street facility.
Poland. Tunnels between Poland and Belarus have been discovered. According to information provided by the Podlaski Border defender Branch, a full of 4 tunnels under the border were revealed. The largest was respective twelve metres long and about 1.5 metres high. The entrance to the Belarusian side was hidden in the forest, and the passage ran under the border barrier and method road. The Border defender stated that about 50 m of the tunnel was on the Belarusian side, and about 10 m on the Polish side.
Poland. Ukrainians produced drugs in Poland. Officers of the Nadwiślański Border defender Branch They crashed a professional synthetic drug lab. operating on 1 of the capital properties. During the implementation, about 18 kilograms of advanced quality mephedron with a black marketplace value of about PLN 1.5 million and respective 100 litres of chemical components utilized for its production were secured. Two Ukrainian citizens were detained in the act.
European Union. EU funds will be utilized for abortion. The European Commission has decided that associate States can usage EU funds to guarantee free abortion for womenwho come to them and who in their countries have limited access to safe abortion. This respond to the citizens' initiative signed by nearly 1.2 million EU citizens, including almost 44,000 Polish women and Poles.
United States. United States Central Command introduced the president Donald Trump. possible variants of Iran impact – ABC station informs. There are voices among Republicans and White home officials that Israel will play a major function in a possible operation. This situation coincides with the end of the American-Iran talks in Geneva, which did not bring a breakthrough.
Ukraine. Leader of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenski he distinguished those who peculiarly helped to strengthen global cooperation and supported Ukraine in fresh years. As many as 7 people from Poland were among the winners. Head of the Polish MFA Radosław Sikorski received the Order of Prince Jarosław the Wise 2nd degree. In 2011, this policy was honoured with the same third-degree award. Apart from the Minister, the awards were besides awarded to the head of Exen Mateusz Wodziński, Mayor of Warsaw Mokotov Rafał MiastowskiMayor of Orzes Mariusz Oleś, writer Michał Przedlackifounder "Political Crisis"Sławomir Sierakowski and president of the Ukrainian Union in Poland Mirosław Skórka.
Ukraine. As part of repatriation actions, 1,000 bodies were sent to Ukraine, which according to preliminary information belong to Ukrainian soldiers and mercenaries fighting on the side of Ukraine. The transfer of remains was confirmed by the Military Prisoners Coordination Staff in Kiev.
Ukraine. Bank from Poland will operate in Ukraine. The ultimate Council of Ukraine ratified the agreement with the Government of Poland on activities Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego in Ukraine – is given on Thursday on the Parliament website. The paper forms the legal basis for the functioning of the bank and allows support to the government and public and private institutions. Parliament in Kiev adopted the Act on the ratification of the agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Poland on the activities of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) in Ukraine. It is the only bank in Poland wholly owned by the Treasury – it was emphasized on the website of the ultimate Council.
France. Paris blocks Russian media. French media regulator Arcom reported that recommended blocking 35 Russian media websites, including tv and radio stations available by streaming platforms. The decision follows the sanctions adopted by the European Union.
Germans. An alternate for Germany (AfD) had a temporary court victory. The Cologne Administrative Court ruled that the national Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) could not classify the organization as a ‘right-extremist’ organisation for the time being. The decision is of a temporary nature and has been taken in the form of a alleged safeguard procedure. This means that the court has accepted the group's request by blocking counterintelligence plans until the final result of the case.
Hungary.Simon Holovnia stands a wall behind Ukraine. The main subject of the summit of the Heads of Parliaments of the Visegrad Group states in Budapest was the war in Ukraine. The criticism of Kiev from Hungary met with a strong criticism of Budapest from Deputy Marshal Simon Holownia.
Greece. USS Gerald R. Ford, the world's largest warship of this week in the Mediterranean as part of a military expansion to exert force on Iran, sailed on Thursday from the Souda base in Crete.
Israel. Government radicals request the introduction of the death punishment for "Palestinian enemies of Israel". Minister for interior safety Itamar Ben Gwir calls for specified a peculiar law to be adopted in a fast manner.
Israel. Israeli press reports More than 93% of all settlers' force investigations were closed without an indictment. little than 3% of investigations ended in conviction. In more than half of the cases of judaic settlers' violence, which documented Yesh Din in the last 3 years, were attended by Israeli soldiers or policemen.
Iran. president of Iran Masud Peseshkan recalled on the day of the next circular of talks with the US that the ultimate spiritual and political leader, Ayatollah Ali Chamenei, had banned weapons of mass destruction. Clearly, Tehran will not make atomic weapons.
Lebanon. The Israeli army announced on Thursday that it attacked 8 Hezbollah military bases located in east Lebanon. A teenager died in the attacks and 1 individual was injured – the Lebanese Ministry of wellness passed on. In the mediate East, tension increases between the US and Iran, which sponsors Hezbollah.
Myanmar (Burma) The rebel group Arakan Army reported that 17 civilians were killed in the Tuesday attack on Yoe Ngu, Rakhine (formerly Arakan). another data was provided by the civilian organization Ponnegyun Youth Association (PYA), according to which the number of fatalities was 18. Its president Pyae Phyo Naing, which reached the village after the raid, described the dramatic scale of the damage, indicating that 4 or 5 buildings had been set on fire and many more were severely damaged.
Uruguay. Mercosur enters into force. Uruguay was the first country in the South American block of Mercosur to ratify the trade agreement with the European Union. This opens the way for the provisional implementation of the Agreement. The agreement was adopted by a large majority by the Uruguayan home of Representatives, the lower home of the Parliament. A day earlier, the Uruguayan legislature unanimously passed it – the Uruguayan paper "El Pais" transmitted it. The governments of the another Mercosur countries covered by the Agreement, Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay, are besides seeking fast ratification of the agreement. In Argentina, the agreement has already been ratified by the Chamber of Deputies, and a vote in the legislature was announced on Thursday. The approval of the agreement by the European Parliament is likely to take much longer, but the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, indicated that it could be implemented temporarily as shortly as 1 of the Mercosur countries ratified it. The EU-Mercosur trade agreement signed on 17 January will introduce customs preferences for exporters of products specified as beef, poultry, dairy, sugar or ethanol from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay. In turn, the markets of these countries will open up to European industry. In early January, most EU countries agreed to sign the agreement. It was opposed by Poland, France, Austria, Ireland and Hungary.
The Information Service was prepared by the editorial squad of Polish Thought.
