Poland ends special status of Ukrainian refugees
The new law ends the measures put in place when millions of Ukrainian refugees arrived in 2022.
Polish government introduces healthier food and vegan options in school canteens
Schools must serve fried food no more than twice a week, cook using seasonal and local products, and include fruit or vegetables in meals.
Ukraine permits further searches for Polish victims of WWII massacres
The searches will take place in the former village of Huta Pieniacka, where around 850 Poles were killed by Ukrainians on on 28 February 1944.
President vetoes bill reforming judicial body at heart of Poland’s rule-of-law crisis
Karol Nawrocki argued that the measures would simply create even greater “legal chaos”.
Polish top court rejects environmental challenge to construction of first nuclear power plant
The plant is being built on Poland’s northern Baltic Sea coast.
Renewables pass 50% of Poland’s installed power capacity for first time
However, because renewable energy sources are intermittent, they still produce less than a third of the country’s electricity.
Polish officials to boycott Paralympics opening ceremony over inclusion of Russian athletes
The International Paralympic Committee this week announced that Russian and Belarusian para-athletes can compete under their national flags.
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Karol Nawrocki is pushing the limits of presidential power in Poland – but will it backfire? [Opinion]
Daniel Tilles
Nawrocki has already vetoed more bills in five months than Duda did in ten years.
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Nicholas Boston
August Browne was believed to have fought in the Warsaw Uprising, but that claim is now in doubt.
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Alicja Ptak
Poland has had the EU’s second-fastest public rising debt this year.
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