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Here at Radio Gdansk English Service, we strive to keep you happy and warm (is it really still -12 out there?) Whatever the weather this February, we have a great line-up for you this week. NewsRadio Gdansk English Service news...

The Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawieck has criticised Germany’s president for backing a controversial Russia-Germany gas pipeline, calling it an anti-EU project. The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has drawn criticism from the EU's eastern members, the European Parliament and the...

Mr Trump stands accused of inciting an insurrection on January 6th when his supporters attacked and ransacked the US Capitol building, leaving at least five people dead. Mr Trump, who is not present at the trial, is being prosecuted by...

Inoculations for teachers of grades 1-3, as well as those who work in kindergartens and nurseries, are scheduled to begin this Friday. Michał Dworczyk, the official spearheading Poland's inoculation drive, said he hoped the country’s teachers would be vaccinated by...

Radio Gdansk English Service is happy to support an international artistic event organised by Zachęta – National Gallery of Art and the British Council for disabled artists. The competition is inspired by the Europe Beyond Access in which the British Council is...

Warsaw warned of a deepening "crisis" in ties after Russia on Friday announced the expulsion of diplomats from Poland, Sweden and Germany, accusing them of taking part in illegal protests against the jailing of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. The foreign...

Polish and Lithuanian officials paid tribute yesterday to Polish and American war hero Tadeusz Kościuszko on the 275th anniversary of his birth. Kościuszko famously led the first Polish national uprising against the Russian Empire in 1794 after serving as a...

Poland's first nuclear power station could be built in Pomerania, that's according to new government documents seen by a Polish news site. According to "Business Insider Polska", four locations for the plant are under consideration, two of which are in...

Poland’s foreign minister has called on Russian authorities to release opposition leader Alexei Navalny, saying the Kremlin critic has become "a victim of political persecution". On Tuesday, a Moscow court handed Navalny a three-and-a-half-year prison sentence, with nine months credited...

Polish pensioners will not be given the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, a senior official has said. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, head of Poland's vaccination programme Michał Dworczyk told reporters the AstraZeneca jab would not be offered to old-age...