Zbigniew Rau. Photo by PAP/Leszek Szymański (JAP)

- Our relationship with Hungary changed a lot because of the position of Hungary toward Ukraine and Russia.... We had once very strong cooperation on the level of the Visegrad Group, now much much less so - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told today the Atlantic Council in Washington. Source: YouTube (JAP)

Annual inflation in Hungary was 25.2% in March, down from 25.4% in the previous month, the Central Statistical Office (KSH) said on Wednesday.  Photo by Gergely Meszárcsek/Pixabay  (JAP)

The gross domestic product (GDP) of the Czech Republic will fall by 0.5 percent this year. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) GDP is expected to increase by 0.3 percent in Poland, by 0.5 percent in Hungary and by 1.3 percent in Slovakia. Photo by SHAWN THEW/PAP/EPA (JAP)

– Polish POWs, with their hands tied, were shot in the back of the head and thrown into unmarked mass graves. One by one, twenty-two thousand times.

We wish you a blessed, joyful Easter! 

"The Curse of the Empire and the Russian Lie. Russia and Ukraine in Context" ("Prokletí impéria a ruská lež. Rusko a Ukrajina v kontextu a Kontextech"). This is the title of a unique book published this year, to which such eminent authors have contributed as the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Fiala, the famous Polish historian Prof. Andrzej Nowak, Czech dissident and Member of the European Parliament Alexandr Vondra or one of the most outstanding Ukrainian intellectuals prof.

"We unequivocally condemn Russia's actions in Ukraine, including and in particular the forced deportation of Ukrainian children, as well as other grave violations against children committed by Russian forces in Ukraine", reads the statement, published by Permanent Representative of Ukraine to the United Nations Sergiy Kyslytsya.

The Polish president Andrzej Duda has assured visiting Ukrainian head of state Volodymyr Zelensky that Poland will continue supporting his country in its defensive war against Russia.  Photo by  Andrzej Lange/PAP

Pope Francis confirmed to the correspondent of La Repubblica that he will visit Hungary at the end of April, as planned. The 86-year-old pope was brought to the Gemelli clinic on Wednesday with breathing difficulties.

At the National Gallery in Prague, one of the largest museums in Central Europe, an extraordinary exhibition entitled "Josef Mánes: Person - Artist - Legend" was opened on Friday.

"Let's support Ukraine, but let's do so wisely and, above all, let's put the interest of the country and Polish farmers first!" - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Friday. In a joint letter, the Hungarian, Polish, Slovak and Romanian prime ministers and the Bulgarian president asked Commission President Ursula von der Leyen that the European Commission immediately take measures to deal with the unsustainable situation caused by increased grain imports from Ukraine,

Foreign ministers of countries of Central and Eastern Europe, arrived in Łódź on Thursday to take part in Bucharest Nine meeting, where the security situation in Europe and preparations for the Vilnius summit in July are on this summit's agenda. Foreign ministers of Poland Zbigniew Rau and and Romania Bogdan Aurescu welcomed the other heads of diplomacy in Łódź. Fot.

Hungary's parliament approved a bill on Monday to allow Finland to join NATO, leaving Helsinki just a step away from joining the alliance.

The Czech footballers entered the qualifications for the European Championship with a 3:1 home win over Poland.   Photo by Leszek Szymański/PAP (JAP)

The heir to the British throne, Prince William, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Thursday morning. At the Presidential Palace, he met with Andrzej Duda, with whom he talked about Polish-British relations, but also about humanitarian aid for the struggling Ukraine.