A 29-year-old wants to trek along the Polish borderline

29-year-old Michał Gontaszewski from Polkowice (Lower Silesia) attempts to cover on foot the total lenght of the borders of Poland, that is a distance of about 4,000 kilometres. He set off on Monday. He claims that what he mostly fears is solitude, ticks and stray dogs, but above all – that he will prove too weak to complete his journey.

He was kicked to death by his 16-year-old partner

Doctors did not manage to save the 55-year-old man who had been brutally assaulted a week and a half ago by his 16-year-old partner. The man died in the hospital in Zabrze. The tragedy took place at a party. The teenage girl was kicking the man and jumping over him.

Will Marek Belka be the President of the National Bank of Poland?

Marek Belka agreed to run for presidency of the National Bank of Poland (the NBP) and even took some preliminary steps in this direction. The former Prime Minister resigned from a lucrative position in the International Monetary Fund.

Warsaw calls off the flood alarm

The inhabitants of Warsaw may now have a sigh of relief. It proved to be possible to save the city from a mighty flood, even though the floodbanks on Vistula were on the verge of breaking and despite the fact that the situation appeared quite seriously at times.

Marshal Komorowski remarks on euro in Poland

Economists are puzzled by Bronisław Komorowski’s remarks concerning entering the euro area. Harsh criticism starts to appear pertaining the astounding and bizarre statements. It is all due to the fact that according to the marshal Poland will adopt the common European currency in 20, or even 50 years.