Poland’s Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, has confirmed that Poland will uphold its veto on a European Union migration pact, at a summit of European Union leaders.

Speaking to reporters in Brussels on Thursday, Mateusz Morawiecki declared that his government would uphold its „strong veto” on the European Union migration pact, citing „no tolerance” for human trafficking. “There can be no tolerance for human trafficking or human smugglers,” Morawiecki said. „Protecting the external borders of the European Union is necessary due to terrorism threats,” he added. Morawiecki told reporters that warnings from Poland were now being „taken more seriously” by the European Parliament, which he said was a good sign.

Source – Polskie Radio

Poles will set their clocks back by an hour this weekend, as daylight saving time ends.

European Union law requires all member countries to observe daylight saving time by moving clocks forward by an hour on the last Sunday of March and back by an hour on the last Sunday of October. The European Parliament in 2019 voted in favour of abandoning the practice of moving clocks back and forward by an hour. EU lawmakers decided they wanted the time changes scrapped, leaving it up to national governments to choose whether to stay on permanent summer or winter time. Almost 4 in 5 Poles are against moving clocks forward in spring and then back again in the autumn, according to a study cited by the Polish state news agency, with three-quarters of respondents opting for permanent summer time, while the remainder say they prefer to stick with winter time.

Source – Polskie Radio

Poland’s Hubert Hurkacz has reached the semifinals of the Swiss Indoors tennis tournament in Basel, with a hard-fought win over Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands.

The Polish world No. 11 outplayed the 25th-ranked Dutchman 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the men’s singles at the indoor tournament in Switzerland on Friday. The 26-year-old Pole will now face France’s Ugo Humbert or home favourite Dominic Stricker for a place in the championship match. Earlier this month, Hurkacz won his seventh career singles title by beating Russia’s Andrey Rublev in the final of the Shanghai Masters tournament in China.

Source – Polskie Radio

Gdańsk City Guard have called on residents of the city to report places where there are homeless people.

The autumn and winter period is the most difficult time of the year for them, during which they are exposed to low temperatures and hypothermia. Officers make regular welfare checks in the areas where the homeless are known to be and the city guard works together with other institutions when searching for people in a homeless crisis who require help. Residents can request help for the homeless from the Municipal Family Support Centre in Gdańsk on the number 58 522 38 20 or call the city guard on the number 986.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a rainy day in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 8 degrees Celsius (46 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 2 degrees overnight. Tomorrow continue rainy in light winds and temperatures of 11 degrees again during the day and 8 degrees overnight.

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