UNCOVERED: Gdansk - The Untold Story

Poland’s ‘solidarity’ push for EU energy resilience in face of Russian aggression

In the second article in a series on the Polish economy, we look at how the country is forging closer ties with its neighbours

The Guardian - UK · 23h ago

Meet Teodor Zajder, the 9-year-old Polish speedcuber who became the first person to solve a 3×3 Rubik's Cube in under 3 seconds

Nine-year-old Polish speedcuber Teodor Zajder set a new record for the fastest time to solve a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube. He completed the solve in 2.76 seconds at the GLS Big Cubes Gdańsk 2026 event in Gdańsk, Poland, on February 8, 2026. Zajder became the first person to break the…

The Economic Times · Sep 21

My search for the perfect Polish dumplings in Gdańsk

Pierogi are a religion in Poland, but I’d never been a believer. Could a recce in the charming Baltic city convert me?

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

Poland closes last Russian consulate after ‘act of state terrorism’ on railway

Foreign minister orders closure of Gdańsk consulate and says four people now arrested after sabotage attack

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2025

‘Our boys were forced into the enemy army to save loved ones’: the second world war exhibition dividing Poland

The Museum of Gdańsk’s project about the 450,000 Polish soldiers made to fight for the Third Reich has attracted rightwing protests, but others insist the country needs to reckon with its painful past

The Guardian - UK · Aug 20, 2025

Poland and Portugal celebrate start of pride month with parades

For both countries, it was an opportunity to celebrate LGBTQ+ identity as well as demand political changes.

Euronews · Jun 7, 2025

Mysterious substance spotted swirling across the surface of the Baltic Sea — Earth from space

This 2018 satellite photo shows an unknown substance swirling across the Gulf of Gdańsk in Poland. Scientists were shocked to later discover what it really was.

LiveScience · May 7, 2025

‘We hiked green volcanoes near Barcelona’: readers’ favourite day trips from cities

Our tipsters revel in rural escapes and dips in the sea on their city breaks from Gdańsk to Lisbon

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2024

Donald Tusk’s second coming: can returning PM remake Poland?

Known by friends for his courage and ‘monstrous stubbornness’, Tusk will aim to deliver reform in the face of a divided electorate and a hostile president

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

How Gdańsk is reclaiming its industrial waterfront

The prosperity of port cities, throughout history, has been closely tied to the ports’ ability to adapt to economic and technological change. As ships got bigger, ports had to keep up. This has often seen the port proper grow apart from the city whose name it bears because the old…

The Conversation · May 11, 2023