Residents of Warsaw, however, have a disposable income 5.9% above the European average.
Year: 2024
Small left-wing party cuts ties with Poland’s ruling coalition
“The government is failing workers, women and the young generation, who have been left at the mercy of banks and developers.”
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Tusk withdraws former government’s challenge to European convention on domestic violence
The former PiS government had suggested withdrawing Poland from the Istanbul Convention.
Poland suspends programme to attract IT specialists from eastern neighbours over visa concerns
Almost 100,000 visas have been issued under the “Poland. Business Harbour” programme, with almost 95% going to Belarusians.
Court accepts government’s move to put Polish Press Agency into liquidation
The court official came to the opposite conclusion of two others from the same court who last week rejected moves to put TVP and Polskie Radio into liquidation.
Polish Press Agency’s English-language service The First News closed down
PAP says TFN was expensive and “did not have any measurable impact on Poland’s good image” abroad.
Poland’s biggest annual charity fundraiser again smashes record
WOŚP has so far collected over 175 million zloty (€40 million) this year for fighting lung disease.
Polish opposition leader Kaczyński likens PM Tusk to Hitler
Kaczyński also accused Tusk of wanting to turn Poles into “farmhands for Germany”.
Number of foreign workers in Poland rises 6% to 1.13 million
The national groups that saw the largest increases were Belarusians, Ukrainians, Indians, Colombians and Nepalis.
Poland records EU’s second-highest annual rise in house prices
Its quarterly growth was the highest in the EU, after the introduction of a mortgage subsidy scheme for first-time buyers stimulated demand.
Three-legged boar thriving in Polish forest
It appears to coexist peacefully with a pack of wolves – one of which is also missing a leg.
Bill to recognise Silesian as regional language submitted to Polish parliament
Silesian is spoken at home by 460,000 people in Poland, but there is debate over whether it is a language or a dialect.
Catholic church criticises new Polish government’s abortion and contraception plans
The head of the episcopate warns that “one must never comply with…laws that allow the direct murder of innocent human beings”.
Notary involved in Polish’s government public media takeover charged by prosecutors
The development marks another potential blow to the government.
