· Emily O’Reilly presented the European Ombudsman’s activity report for 2020 to the European Parliament.

· The Ombudsman’s findings show that both the European Commission and the Council made a number of errors.

· The European Commission is accused, for example, of a lack of transparency in the negotiations concerning the COVID-19 vaccines and their purchase and distribution.

· The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) organised a public hearing on ‘Counteracting anti-gender movements today to secure gender equality in Europe tomorrow’.

· Family of a dead pregnant patient hospitalised in Częstochowa posted a statement on social media.

· In recent years, we have been witnessing a significant spike in criminal acts identified as hate crimes.

· The crisis on the Polish-Belarusian border, caused by an increased influx of immigrants, continues.

· The European Court of Human Rights has rejected a complaint by a male couple regarding the refusal to grant Polish citizenship to twins in their care.