Polish state energy giant Orlen celebrates ending final oil contract with Russia
“The entire region will be free from Russian crude oil,” says Orlen.
World’s oldest boomerang, found in Polish cave, even older than previously thought
The item was carved by early humans from a mammoth tusk around 40,000 years ago.
Head of Poland’s Catholic news agency resigns in protest against bishops’ “totalitarian” takeover
Catholic Information Agency’s board believe the churches plans are illegal.
Polish “citizen patrols” formed on German border to prevent migrant returns
They have been supported by the right-wing opposition, which accuses the government of inaction.
Guide dog receives honorary diploma at Polish university
The black Labrador, named Melisa, accompanied psychology student Anna Zielińska throughout her time at SWPS University.
Couple charged with selling tap water as “innovative product” to Poland’s biggest power plant for €5m
They claimed the product would help with the power station’s system for reducing emissions.
Auschwitz Museum launches educational material on homosexuals imprisoned at the camp
“The aim is to shed light on the history of one of the lesser-known victim groups of Auschwitz,” says the museum.
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QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Poland cannot put itself in a straitjacket that would prevent us from defending our homeland.”
Poland’s Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz during the debate on the bill to withdraw from the Ottawa Treaty, which commits signatories to eliminate the use of anti-personnel landmines.
