A court has convicted three supermarket workers for mistreating live carp, which are traditionally sold ahead of Christmas in Poland.
Year: 2020
Poland’s Sunday trading ban lifted ahead of Christmas due to pandemic
The exemption is meant to spread Christmas shopping across more days and help struggling businesses.
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Almost 70% of Poles say God plays important role in their life, the second highest figure in EU
Religious belief remains strong in Poland, but is in decline.
What does Andrzej Duda’s presidential election victory mean for Polish politics?
Aleks Szczerbiak
PiS controls the levers of state power, but Duda could also carve out a more independent role.
As ex-minister held for corruption, opposition raise concern over alleged use of spyware in case
A newspaper claims the “strong” evidence was collected using controversial Spyware.
Poland overtakes Germany as EU’s biggest coal generator
But the country is slowly starting to embrace cleaner forms of energy.
Number of resident foreigners in Poland rises to highest ever level despite pandemic
Almost half a million foreigners now have residence permits.
MPs propose changing communist-era alcohol law to allow online sales in Poland
The government has signalled its opposition to the change.
Family with autistic son seek asylum in Poland after fleeing Netherlands
A European Arrest Warrant has been issued for the parents, after they took their child out of foster care and fled to Poland seeking asylum.
European Court of Human Rights to consider if Poland discriminates against same-sex couples
Dorota Pudzianowska
A legal scholar explains the cases and their possible implications.
Trybunał w Strasburgu sprawdzi, czy Polska dyskryminuje pary jednopłciowe
Dorota Pudzianowska Chodzi o pary, które są w związku od wielu lat, ale nie mogą korzystać z praw dostępnych dla małżeństw.
Poland celebrates EU budget success but confusion remains over rule-of-law conditionality
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
Poland adds Latin to core curriculum to help pupils “understand foundation of Western civilisation”
A new subject, Latin and the culture of classical antiquity, will be taught from September.
Poland removes statute of limitations on communist crimes
The statute of limitations for some communist crime cases had been to expire next month.
