A Polish government spokesperson has warned that the migrant crisis on border between Poland and Belarus carries the risk of terrorist infiltration into Western Europe. The spokesman represents the security services chief. Since September, Poland’s Border Guard has recorded over 5,000 attempts to illegally cross the border. On Friday one person died of a heart attack while entering Poland. The man, part of a group of Iraqis trying to enter the country was apprehended by the Polish Border Guard on Polish soil. A number of other migrants have also died in recent days. The EU has weighed into the crisis, pushing Poland to accept support from its Frontex frontier force.

Source – Polskie Radio

The head of Poland’ s famous „Solidarity” trade union has said it is ready to step up its action against a decision by the EU’s top court over a disputed coal mine in Poland. Poland has been forced to pay 500,000 Euros per day to the European Commission in a recent ruling by the European Union’s Court of Justice for not stopping production at a crucial coal mine near Poland’s border with the Czech Republic.

The trade union also believes that the EU may have broken the law with its latest ruling. Poland’s prime minister has said that the mine and the accompanying power plant guarantee the supply of electricity to millions of people as well as schools and hospitals and that the government would not all the ruling to risk the health and lives of the Polish people.

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has won his fourth ATP singles title by beating Spain’s Pablo Carreno-Busta in the final of the Moselle Open tennis tournament in the French city of Metz. The top-seeded Pole saw off the 30-year-old Spaniard 7-6, 6-3 in the championship match on Sunday.

The 24-year-old Polish player, who is set to move up to world No. 12 in the Association of Tennis Professionals’ singles rankings, also won the men’s doubles competition at the Moselle Open, partnering with countryman Jan Zieliński.

Source – Polskie Radio

And finally, spare a thought today for some of the residents of Gdańsk who were without heat and hot water when they woke up this morning.

Up to 728 households in some of the Southern neighbourhoods of the city are affected by essential water service maintenance work which means they will not have heat or hot water until Wednesday evening. The outage is exacerbated by the construction of the a new tram line which means the existing water supply system must be redirected around the new line.

Source – trojmiasto.pl

Weather

Today will be a windy day with sunny spells and strong gusts at times. Temperatures will reach 15 degrees centigrade (59 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to 12 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will be a cloudy day with moderate winds from the west and temperatures will reach 16 degrees during the day and 8 degrees overnight.
That was the Radio Gdańsk English news and weather.

MC