Karol Nawrocki

Europe News

Row between Poland and Ukraine over medals intensifies

After Poland’s president stripped his Ukrainian counterpart of the country’s highest state honour, current and former Ukrainian officials are renouncing their own awards.

21/06/2026

Europe News

Polish president strips Zelenskyy of Poland's highest state honour

Polish President Karol Nawrocki’s decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle has sparked controversy in Ukraine.

20/06/2026

Europe News

Bardella meets Nawrocki in Warsaw

French far‑right leader Jordan Bardella on Thursday began a two‑day visit to Poland, seeking meetings with right‑wing and nationalist figures ahead of next year’s French presidential election, after similar trips to Portugal, Italy and Belgium.

19/06/2026

Europe Today

Watch: Inside the deepest diplomatic crisis between Poland and Ukraine

A recent military designation has sparked a major diplomatic crisis between Warsaw and Kyiv, exposing deeply conflicting national narratives. What has happened?

09/06/2026

Europe News

Polish leader wants to strip Zelenskyy of the state's highest honour

President Karol Nawrocki said he will ask for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to be stripped of the White Eagle, after Zelenskyy named a military unit after a group that led massacres of ethnic Poles during WWII.

29/05/2026

Europe News

More US troops in Poland - What the country has to say about it

The decision by US President Donald Trump to send an extra 5,000 troops to Poland appeared to take both Polish and US authorities by surprise.

22/05/2026

Europe News

Trump to send extra 5,000 US troops to Poland

Trump said he had made the decision based on the election of the right-wing Polish President Karol Nawrocki.

22/05/2026

Germany

Trump: US troops may be moved from Germany to Poland

Will US troops withdrawn from Germany be moved to Poland? When asked, US President Donald Trump said Warsaw favours the idea, and it is feasible.

09/05/2026

Europe News

Polish president vetoes law unlocking €44bn in EU defence loans

The bill would have allowed Warsaw to access funds from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) programme.

12/03/2026

The Cube

Is Poland's president promoting a bitcoin platform?

A video circulating online appears to show Poland's president endorsing a bitcoin investment platform, but the footage has been taken out of context.

19/01/2026

Poland

Polish president slams EU as 'fading star' and warns of Russian threat

One of Russia's goals, in addition to persecuting its own citizens, "is territorial expansion, mass murder and attacks on civilian targets, including hospitals and schools," the Polish president said.

16/01/2026

World News

President Nawrocki cancels meeting with Orbán

Polish President Karol Nawrocki cancelled on Sunday a meeting with Viktor Orbán due to the Hungarian Prime Minister's visit to Moscow to discuss energy ties with Russia.

30/11/2025

World News

Flexing muscles: Is physical fitness becoming a must for politicians?

In times of uncertainty, a politician who displays physical strength can appeal to voters, says Professor Jacek Wasilewski, a media expert from the University of Warsaw.

22/10/2025

Poland

Polish president signs zero income tax law for parents with two kids

The bill, presented by Karol Nawrocki in August, removes the income tax obligation on families earning up to 140,000 zloty (€32,973) a year.

16/10/2025

Europe News

Right-wing demonstrators protest migration, Mercosur deal in Warsaw

Thousands marched through the Polish capital on Saturday, protesting against illegal migration and opposing the EU-Mercosur agreement. On the same day, Prime Minister Donald Tusk claimed that Poland would be exempted from the EU migration pact.

11/10/2025

Germany

Polish president visits Germany amid tensions over WWII reparations

Polish President Karol Nawrocki has arrived in Berlin with a clear demand: war reparations from Germany. Yet amid Russian aggression, Poland also needs its neighbour’s support. Experts told Euronews what's at stake.

16/09/2025