Between 2015 and 2022, the average wage in Poland also rose by 24.5%.
Year: 2023
Right aims, wrong methods: public media takeover shows dangers for new Polish government
Stanley Bill
Captured public institutions must be repaired without resorting to the same dubious methods that degraded them.
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Kraków’s Christmas market ranked as best in Europe
Two other Polish cities, Wrocław and Poznań, were also ranked in the top ten, making Poland the only country to feature three times.
Anger after one of Poland’s iconic bison killed in collision with army truck
The army says the indications so far are that the driver was not at fault for the accident.
Remains of 100 people found in mass graves near former German Nazi camp in Poland
The victims were prisoners of war held in the camp as well as Polish civilians deported there following the Warsaw Uprising.
Polish city appeals to residents to stop feeding wild boars as urban population booms
Kraków estimates that its population of wild boars has reached up to 1,500, ten times the norm.
First Polish nationals evacuated from Gaza
Among those who remain trapped is a Polish-Israeli hostage taken by Hamas during its attack on 7 October.
Tens of thousands join nationalist Independence March in Warsaw
The event passed peacefully, unlike in some previous years.
Man convicted of death threats against Tusk reportedly inspired by state TV
“The man who planned the attack on me and my family testified that he acted under the influence of TVP,” said Tusk.
EU preparing “German plan to annihilate Polish state”, claims Kaczyński
The ruling party leader called on Poles to “fight, fight and fight again” to resist the EU’s plans.
Polish opposition groups sign agreement setting out programme for future coalition government
Among their pledges are reversing PiS’s judicial reforms, overturning the near-total abortion ban, depoliticising public media, and separating church and state.
Goats escape drunk owner, visit library and church, before police apprehend them at bus stop
Images of the goats’ big day out went viral in Poland this week.
Greenpeace launches campaign against construction of floating LNG terminal in Poland
The Polish government, however, argues that the terminal is necessary for the energy security of the region.
Government’s flagship canal project was “uneconomical path to nowhere” finds Polish state auditor
The Supreme Audit Office noted that costs had more than doubled and found 213 million zloty of unlawful spending.
