The find includes human remains and personal items of the pilots, with efforts now underway to find their families.
Year: 2023
Polish PM appeals to opposition groups to form new government with him
All opposition parties have ruled out working with the ruling PiS party, which lost its parliamentary majority at last month’s elections.
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Poles face a crisis of faith: not in God, but in the Catholic church
Katarzyna Skiba
A deeply religious country wrestles with its own identity.
Beaver defies experts by surviving second winter in Polish mountains
Park rangers now see signs that the animal has been joined by others, indicating that a new colony may be established there.
Core inflation rises to new high of 12.3% in Poland
While Poland’s headline inflation has begun to fall, core inflation – which excludes goods with the most volatile prices – has continued to rise.
US agencies sign letters of intent to provide $4bn financing for Polish nuclear reactors
“Poland needs new energy solutions to protect itself from Russian influence, meet climate commitments and drive economic development,” says the US ambassador.
Survey of 185,000 Polish school pupils finds suicidal thoughts widespread
Almost a third of school pupils said they have no will to live and almost one in ten said they have attempted suicide.
Kaczyński announces assassination investigation over Smolensk crash and wants Putin to face ICC
Opposition figures accused Kaczyński of using a national tragedy for political purposes ahead of this year’s elections.
Poland introduces immediate ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports
Ukraine says it “regrets” today’s decision by Poland, which is “contrary to arrangements” between the two countries.
Poland to create commission investigating Russian influence but opposition cry foul
The body would be empowered to ban people from office if it found that they had acted under Russian influence to the detriment of Poland.
Netherlands honours 99-year-old Polish veteran for role in WWII liberation
Eugeniusz Jan Niedzielski served in the Polish 1st Armoured Division, which helped liberate the Netherlands from German Nazi occupation.
New census data reveal changes in Poland’s ethnic and linguistic makeup
English has become the most commonly spoken language in people’s homes apart from Polish, overtaking Silesian and Kashubian.
Poland marks anniversary of WWII massacre days after victims’ graves vandalised in Germany
Over 1,000 slave labourers – the largest number of whom were Poles – were burned alive in a barn in the German town of Gardelegen on 13 April 1945.
EU rejects Poland’s request to end €1 million daily fines for ignoring ECJ ruling
The fines have so far amounted to €526 million (2.4 billion zloty) since being imposed in November 2021.
