Poland 24 🇵🇱

🇵🇱 Poland has a president and a prime minister — but who actually has the power? This week’s POLAND, EXPLAINED breaks down who governs, who can block laws, and why the balance matters when the two offices clash. Read the full analysis 👇

Polish tennis player Magda Linette has won the fourth WTA singles title of her career, defeating Indonesia's Janice Tjen in a dramatic three-set final at the Chennai Open in India.

🇵🇱 Poles have raised more than PLN 6 million for the two police officers who stopped the Kraków mass shooting. Over 113,000 people contributed in less than two days. Both wounded officers have regained consciousness, while separate fundraisers are helping victims' families and injured local workers.

🇵🇱 Polish residents joined Europe-wide protests against the rapid expansion of data centres. Demonstrators gathered outside parliament in Warsaw, demanding tougher environmental rules and a temporary freeze on major new projects. Their concerns include electricity demand, water supplies and massive server facilities being built near homes.

The Sigismund Bell, that ancient voice of Wawel, rang out over Kraków. It almost never does. For more than five centuries the great bronze has stayed silent except on the rarest of days — major national holidays and the handful of moments when Poland’s history turns. Cast in 1520 and first sounded the following year, it has hung in the cathedral tower ever since. Nearly 13 tons of it. Twelve men still have to pull the ropes by hand to set it swinging. Yesterday, as Poland began two days of national mourning for the victims of the mass shooting in the Main Market Square, the bell was rung. Its deep tone carried across the city as a deliberate act of remembrance — the same sound that has marked both the country’s highest days and its darkest ones.

🇵🇱 Don't give up on Kraków. 🇵🇱 Don't give up on Poland. 🇵🇱 Never let terrorism win. Kraków is far more than a headline. It is centuries of history, stunning architecture, vibrant cafés, unforgettable food, and millions of people going about their daily lives. Poland remains one of the safest countries on Earth, and the vast majority of visitors will continue to experience the country exactly as generations of travellers have before: safely and warmly welcomed. If we allow fear to stop us from travelling, exploring, and connecting with one another, then those who spread terror achieve their goal. Stand with Kraków. Stand with Poland. 🇵🇱 Don't cancel hope. Don't cancel freedom. Don't let terrorism win.

The 24-year-old suspect in Kraków's mass shooting has died in hospital after being wounded by police. Six people were killed in Saturday's attack. Polish prosecutors say their investigation will continue, including into three deaths at the suspect's family home. One police officer remains seriously injured.

🇵🇱🇬🇧 Poland is establishing a new research hub at the University of Oxford. Launching on 9 November, the Oxford–Poland Hub will support joint academic projects, exchanges and Polish cultural studies. Planned funding includes grants of up to £5,000 for research collaborations and £10,000 for international workshops. The initiative is backed by Poland's NAWA for an initial three years.

🇵🇱 THE HEROES OF KRAKÓW Two police officers, Jakub Kulik and Artur Morański, were seriously wounded while stopping the gunman. Nearby, two surgeons who had been having lunch with their families rushed to help. Dr Mateusz Wierdak's emergency treatment may have saved one officer's life. Both officers have now regained consciousness.

🇵🇱 Poland has begun two days of national mourning for the six people killed in Kraków. The city's famous hourly trumpet call was suspended for 12 hours — reportedly its first such interruption since 1939. Kraków will hold a silent memorial march on Monday evening.

🕯️🇵🇱 KRAKÓW, WE MOURN WITH YOU. A city in mourning. A nation united in grief. Our hearts are with the victims of the tragic shooting in Kraków, those who were injured, and the families whose lives have been changed forever. May those who lost their lives rest in peace, and may their loved ones find strength in this darkest of times. Poland stands together. 🖤🇵🇱

🕯️🇵🇱 KRAKÓW, WE MOURN WITH YOU. A city in mourning. A nation united in grief. Our hearts are with the victims of the tragic shooting in Kraków, those who were injured, and the families whose lives have been changed forever. May those who lost their lives rest in peace, and may their loved ones find strength in this darkest of times. Poland stands together. 🖤🇵🇱

🕯️🇵🇱 Pray for Kraków. Pray for Poland. Our thoughts and prayers are with the victims of today's tragic shooting in Kraków, their families, and everyone affected by this heartbreaking tragedy. May those who lost their lives rest in peace. 🖤🙏

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BREAKING: Suspect is Polish citizen - interior ministry official

BREAKING: First, an unconfirmed video shows the face of the perpetrator of the shooting in Krakow's Main Square. 5 dead, at least 10 injured, including 2 police officers.

BREAKING: Police confirms 5 fatalities following a shooting on Krakow's Main Square. poland-24.com/krakow-main-sq…

BREAKING: Krakow shooting. The perpetrator killed by the Police. Well done Polish police 👏👌

BREAKING: 5 dead, 10 injured in Krakow's Main Square shooting, police inform.

BREAKING: Terror attack on the Main Square in Krakow, Poland. At least 2 people killed after a man opened fire from a car, local media report.