A woman whose mother died while giving birth to her in a communist prison has her claim for 15 million zloty compensation rejected.
Month: January 2020
Supermarket giants in Poland introduce reusable cotton bags to reduce plastic waste
A number of supermarket chains have introduced innovative solutions to cut plastic waste.
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Money collected at masses for murdered Gdańsk mayor used to support Syrian families
More than 25,000 zloty collected at Paweł Adamowicz’s funeral and anniversary mass is helping families in Aleppo.
Russia claims “Polish antisemitism facilitated Nazi camps and Holocaust”, EU condemns “false history”
Poland “must apologise to the whole world” for “creating fertile ground for the Holocaust”, said the State Duma speaker.
Man removed from priesthood over child sex abuse reemployed in diocese a month later
A man removed from the priesthood and charged for alleged repeated sexual abuse was re-employed by Poznań diocese.
Three quarters of Poles say immigrants from outside the EU benefit the economy
CBOS polling shows growing recognition of the benefits brought by record levels of immigration to Poland.
Witcher writer Sapkowski is Amazon’s most popular author after Netflix success
Following the success of the Witcher TV series, Andrzej Sapkowski becomes Amazon’s top-selling author.
Ukrainian worker left at bus stop by Polish employer after suffering stroke dies
Her employer waited two hours then left Oksana Kharchenko at a bus stop, but a judge ruled that he “did not act in bad faith”.
Almost 40% of Poles claim to be cutting back on meat and 8.4% have quit completely
Nearly 60% of respondents declared a desire to reduce meat consumption.
Record 2.3 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019
The growing number of visitors also brings challenges as the former camp increasingly becomes a tourist destination.
Oscar nomination for Polish film Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi could become only the second Polish film to win the Oscar for best international feature film.
Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser smashes record and offers support to Australia
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) raised over 115 million zloty.
Poland the only European country in which a majority have confidence in Trump
Poles have the most positive views towards Trump and the US among all European countries.
Monkeys, windmills and sausages: six of the best Polish idioms
Daniel Tilles
Our editor picks and explains some of his favourite Polish sayings. What are yours?
