Stories from Torun · Poland

During the communist era, Polish authorities, under pressure from Moscow, took actions against the church. Jasna Góra served as a stronghold and support for Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński during his imprisonment.

On Radio Maryja, a speaker recalled General Governor Hans Frank and the significance of the Church and Czestochowa during World War II. The speaker stated that Germany did not manage to defeat the Marian nation, and this Marian devotion was evident after the war.

He stated that parliamentary elections will be two or three times more difficult and that the ruling party will be more prepared, resorting to brutal falsification and cheating as power slips from their hands. They will brutally falsify reality and cheat in these elections, he added. A Polish politician, Nawrocki, is preparing a political program for elections, with implications for the presidency. The politician stated that if not for social control of elections, Karol Nawrocki would not be the Polish president today. The party is meeting with supporters across Poland, with elections expected in the autumn of next year. The report mentioned that Sław Kaczyński does not want to remove Mateusz Mochawiecki.

Funding for unemployment activation, training, and employer support in Poland has decreased by 44 percent compared to the previous year. The reduction amounts to 1.5 billion PLN.

Wody Polskie signed an agreement to reconstruct several canals, including Sztynorski, Nicki, Popówka, and Grajewko. The project involves rebuilding degraded bank reinforcements, dredging canals, and improving riverbeds.

The Institute of National Remembrance (IPN) is working with the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage to locate the graves of 350 people. The IPN will request exhumation work and organize formal burials for the victims at the Ostrówki cemetery.

Poland experienced a record number of mass layoffs in 2025, totaling 970,600 employees. The scale of these job losses is impacting the national economy. This follows previous warnings from the Republic regarding the trend of group redundancies.

Economist Professor Wojciech Piątek stated that Poland is losing economic competitiveness due to rising energy costs and EU ETS regulations. He noted that Poland currently has the highest electricity prices in Europe.

Poland's unemployment rate remained stable at 6.1 percent, matching February levels. Economist Professor Wojciech Piątek stated that rising energy costs are forcing entrepreneurs to reduce spending.

The National Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the political use of the prosecution. The investigation concerns the refusal to allow these judges to take their oaths since December 2023.