State funding for IVF was restored by the new, more liberal ruling coalition after it came to power at the end of last year.
Year: 2024
President picks new chief justice of Poland’s disputed constitutional court
Bogdan Święczkowski served as a senior prosecutor under the former PiS government and is seen as a close ally of then justice minister Zbigniew Ziobro.
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Polish government criticised over firing of director of Polish History Museum
Robert Kostro had led the museum for 18 years since its founding.
Climate change made Central Europe floods more likely and more intense, finds study
Human-induced climate change is responsible doubling the likelihood of extreme rainfall and for a 7% increase in their intensity.
“A sanctified symbol of Polishness”: new exhibition explores the work of Józef Chełmoński
Aleksandra Janiszewska-Cardone
His realist depictions of rural life and nature were initially disparaged by contemporary critics.
European Parliament rejects call for Ukraine to apologise over WW2 massacres of Poles
The idea caused disagreement among Polish MEPs, with right-wing politicians criticising left-wing ones for voting against it.
Polish foreign minister likens Russian kidnapping of Ukrainian children to Nazi crimes in UN speech
Radosław Sikorski also reminded Moscow of Soviet collaboration with Nazi Germany during the war.
Europe’s biggest convenience store chain, Żabka, announces plan to list on Warsaw Stock Exchange
Żabka’s owners, US private equity firm CVC Capital Partners, hope to raise $1-1.5 billion during the debut, which would value the company at up to $8 billion.
Former Polish government oversaw “unlawful, corruption-prone” visa system, finds state auditor
Hundreds of thousands of visas went to people from Asian and African countries as well as to Russians after the invasion of Ukraine.
New chapter for Ukrainian refugee children as tens of thousands start to attend Polish schools
Christiaan Paauwe and Alicja Ptak
A change in the law has led to around 40,000 new Ukrainian pupils attending school.
Polish publishers condemn Facebook after it limits post visibility following change to copyright law
“Facebook has gone to war with the Polish media,” says the editor-in-chief of a leading news website.
Lack of recognition for same-sex unions in Poland violates human rights, rules European court
Poland has left same-sex couples “in a legal vacuum”, found the European Court of Human Rights.
Netherlands pays tribute to Polish paratroopers on Operation Market Garden anniversary
“Today, let us consider their example a call to stand firm for the freedoms and values they fought for with such dedication.”
Poland’s president urges Polish Americans to vote in US presidential election
“Your political strength, your votes cast in American elections, decide the future of America but also the future of Poland.”
