Information Service of Polish thought 31.07.2026
Poland. Ukrainians want Polish coal! president of Ukrainian company Coal Energy Wiśniowiecki presented in an interview with the “Business Zone” plans to extract coal in advanced Silesia, though The government in Poland considers its operation to be unprofitable. The company assumes that monthly extraction can be up to 25,000 tonnes of energy coal, which would first enter the Ukrainian market. Coal Energy prepares the task “Bobrek-Mechowice”, comprising deposits located on the border of Zabrza and Bytomia. Resources for the first phase of extraction exceed 9 million tonnes. The full resources in the 400 group decks analysed are estimated at around 25 million tonnes. On the Polish coal case “Polish Thoughts” The Minister has spoken recently. Jary MarkowskiProfessor Paweł Soroka, Chief WZZ August 80 Bogusław Ziętek, Defender of Polish Mining Rafał Jedwabny.
Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to transfer further missiles to the Patriot system. The Prime Minister of Poland stated: "Poland can supply Ukraine with further military support, including measures related to Patriot systems" – announced Donald Tusk after visiting the site of the collapse of the facility close Tarnawy-Kolonia. The Prime Minister besides stated that according to the interview with Zelenski Volodymyr The next 100 days may be decisive for the course of the war in Ukraine.
Poland. Prime Minister Donald Tusk on platform X wrote: “Last night, during a massive rocket attack on Ukraine, 1 of the Ch-101 maneuvering missiles breached Polish airspace and fell 50 km from Lublin. The rocket was armed. It was Russian with large probability. I would like to thank all EU and NATO leaders for their solidarity and willingness to help."
Poland. Head of the MFA Radzisław Sikorski In a conversation with the BBC, he said, "It is not yet known whether the Russian rocket that fell in Lublin was over Poland due to the failure, or whether it was intended." He assessed that the consequence to fresh events should be to proceed supporting Ukraine and to consistently strengthen the defence capabilities of European countries.
Poland.The peculiar services of Ukraine will be able to operate legally in Poland! After the entry into force of the fresh Polish-Ukrainian contract officers SBUs will be able to stay in Poland as liaison officers or authorised representatives and participate in agreed activities. The paper provides for a wide scope of data exchange, whose effective control will depend primarily on decisions of Polish services.
Poland. General Artur Jakubczyk stated explicitly that Poland limited its anti-aircraft and anti-missile defence capabilities as it transferred the PAC-3 MSE missiles to Ukraine. The general said: “Let us remember that we handed over Ukraine's interceptive missiles PAC-3 MSE, which means that our anti-aircraft and rocket defence capabilities have been limited. present it is hard to measure whether we are able to effectively defend ourselves against maneuvering missiles that fly at very low altitudes and are hard to detect.”
Poland. Police detained a 40-year-old Polish fishy in court for public provocation to commit crimes and insulting Ukrainian leader Zelenski Volodymyr. According to officers, a man was to print social media entries. He's facing 3 years in prison.
Poland. Failure of the bailout strategy in Poland. In the first months of the bailout system, most of the fees collected did not return to consumers. The reason is not to donate packages, but besides to lose paper vouchers or to exceed their expiry date. The outstanding appropriations shall stay with the operators. Consumers did not receive more than 70 percent of paid bail. The full amount of funds corresponding to the difference between the packages sold and returned exceeded PLN 650 million!
Poland. She died at 87. Cembrzyn Iga. Outstanding Polish actress, screenwriter and director. In 1964, she debuted on the screen with the function of Princess Emine in "The manuscript found in Saragossa" by Wojciech Has. However, she is best known for Andrzej Kondratiuk's 1970 iconic movie "Hydrozamyka". In her rich career, she has besides performed in specified productions as “Salto”, “Jowita”, “Stardust”, “How to do it”, “Girls of Nowolips”, “Siekierezada” and “The spindle of time”. She besides played in 1 of the episodes of "Stakes bigger than life".
European Union. Europe excludes conscript protection from Ukraine. On Thursday, EU associate States officially agreed to an extension for another year, i.e. until 4 March 2028, to the protection of temporary refugees from Ukraine and to the exclusion of male conscripts. The decision will come into force in the coming days.
Ukraine. Editor-in-chief of “Electoral Newspaper” Adam Michnik At a literary festival in Drohobych he accused the president Karol Nawrocki, PiS, Confederate and Crown to appeal to the “Emotion of Fascism”. He referred to the poem Ryszard Krynicki "Fascists change shirts" and words Czesław Miłosz about the union of the pre-war National and extremist Camp with the post-war communist party. According to Michnik, communists utilized cultural nationalism after the war, which was directed not only against Germans but besides against Ukrainians.
Ukraine. Kiev residents are increasingly complaining about the deficiency of available and prepared shelters during Russian rocket attacks. According to the authorities, the capital of Ukraine has 4,358 shelters, but only about 500 of them are appropriate bomb shelters. According to the press agency Reuters, Kiev residents request the authorities to open and organize shelters as Russia intensifys rocket attacks on the Ukrainian capital. The problem became peculiarly visible in the areas of the city most frequently shelled by Russian troops.
Russian Federation. A corruption scandal in Russia. Russian services have stopped Algae, Deputy Head of Unmanned Systems and Robotics Department of the Ministry of manufacture and Trade. According to the Russian media, the case concerns the embezzlement of funds allocated to the improvement of home drone production and the acquisition of Chinese unmanned workers to be presented as Russian.
Lithuania. Appeal to defend Polish education! 15 Polish social organizations in Lithuania called on the highest authorities in Vilnius and Warsaw to defend Polish schools in Lithuania, indicating the hazard of unequal treatment of institutions due to the language of teaching. The paper states: "We ask for the usage of available diplomatic dialog instruments and bilateral cooperation to advance compliance with the rule of equal treatment and the protection of the rights of the Polish national number in Lithuania, both under global law and through a multi-annual strategical partnership between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania". The appeal was addressed to the presidents of both countries, prime ministers, parliamentary presidents, MFA heads, and the Lithuanian Ministry of Education and the Lithuanian Department of National Minorities. 15 Polish social organizations signed the appeal, among others. Association of Poles in Lithuania, Association of Teachers of Polish Schools in Lithuania “Macierz Szkolna”, Association of Scientists of Poles of Lithuania, Association of Polish Scouting in Lithuania, European Foundation of Human Rights, Association of “Vilian Forum”.
Latvia. A leading organization policy ‘Together for Latvia’ Ilja Podkolzins was sentenced to 5 years in prison for “collecting intelligence and passing it on to Russian peculiar services”. A group which aims to defend national minorities in Latvia was created by the erstwhile mayor of the city of Rzeżyca, Alexander Bartashevichs – a policy that had previously been expelled from the Social Democratic organization Consent for an ambiguous position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ilja Podkolzins pleads not guilty and his supporters claim he is a victim of russophobic amok.
Spain. The Spanish government reported an immediate deployment of troops to Ceuta, an autonomous city located in North Africa, following an invasion of migrants from Morocco. Within 24 hours, thousands of people reached Spanish territory, including inflows or utilizing inflatable floating agents. Madrid and Rabat announced the acceleration of their referral procedures and the European Commission offered operational support to Frontex.
Italy. Head of the Italian MFA Antonio Tajani called for Spain to be suspended in the Schengen area on Thursday following the massive influx of migrants from Morocco to Ceuta. In his opinion, Madrid's migration policy is simply a threat to the safety of another European countries. Italian abroad Minister Antonio Tajani advocated the closure of the Schengen area borders with Spain on Thursday. Italian policy was a reaction to the entry of hundreds of migrants from Morocco to Spanish Ceuta in North Africa.
Iran. American forces attacked a wave of strikes on dozens of muslim Revolutionary defender Corps facilities in Iran on Wednesday night. CENTCOM indicated that the operation was a consequence to earlier attacks on US troops in Jordan. Iranian media reported explosions and wounded in the south of the country.
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