Orlen is buying Polska Press from its German owner, Verlagsgruppe Passau.
Year: 2020
Classic communist-era comic to become Netflix’s first Polish animated series
Kajko i Kokosz will premiere in 2021.
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Released Polish journalist tells of torture during detention in Belarus
Two Poles have described the brutal treatment they faced while being held.
Poland to raise state pensions for those who fought communist regime
“It is our duty to provide people who fought for our freedom and independence with a dignified standard of living.”
“No apologies, no shame”: the rise of Poland’s guerrilla LGBT activists
Percy Metcalfe
The detention of an activist has highlighted a new, more radical approach.
Special unit created to fight “trash mafia” that illegally burn and dump waste in Poland
Much of the illegally disposed of waste if imported for processing from abroad.
Norman Davies: the Battle of Warsaw, one hundred years on
Norman Davies
The “Miracle on the Vistula” was no miracle.
Couple find biological son after 34 years following death of boy they raised as their own
When their adult son died in a fire, DNA tests revealed that he was unrelated to them.
Poland has worst air in Europe, finds new international pollution ranking
Life expectancy for inhabitants of Warsaw and Łódź could rise by 1.2 years if the air improved.
“Poland is the last bastion of the West,” says Polish ambassador to Germany
“We no longer recognise ourselves in this Europe of growing hostility towards Christian faith and domination of gender ideology.”
Polish ministers propose law making NGOs declare foreign funding and creating public register
Some NGOs work on behalf of of foreign lobby groups and states, say the authors.
Over 150 Jewish tombstones used for road construction in WW2 unearthed in Polish town
Leżajsk once had a large Jewish population and it remains an important site for Hasidic Jews.
Half of Poles do not wear masks correctly, with men worse than women, finds study
Research found that, despite masks being obligatory, up to one third of the public did not wear them.
Poland reintroduces restrictions in coronavirus “red zones” as infections hit new record
Poland will be divided into colour-coded zones, with tougher measures for places with big Covid outbreaks.
