The hackers were targeting Polish institutions with the aim of extorting information and conducting “de facto cyberwarfare”.
Alicja Ptak
Polish region launches climate education programme for primary schools
The national government is also working on a similar scheme that would be introduced across Poland.
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Polish ruling party proposes “pro-democratic” changes to electoral code but opposition cries foul
The opposition says the aim is to help the ruling party increase turnout among groups where it traditionally has more support.
Children’s wards nearing capacity in Poland amid surge in flu and RSV infections
One doctor says that over two years of pandemic-induced restrictions has left children’s immune systems more vulnerable.
Activists mapping Poland’s anti-LGBT zones win in court against county that sued over “Atlas of Hate”
Inclusion in the Atlas of Hate, which tracks anti-LGBT resolutions, had “damaged the good name of the country”, argued local authorities.
Poland freezes gas prices in 2023 for households, schools, hospitals and churches
Maximum gas prices will remain the same in 2023 as they were in 2022, preventing a threefold increase.
Inflation dampens Poles’ Christmas cheer
Alicja Ptak
“People are now buying individual branches rather than whole Christmas trees.”
Poland has EU’s third lowest share of IT professionals in workforce
Polish IT firms say that they find over 40% of their vacancies hard to fill, a new report has found.
Polish government withdraws judicial bill for further consultation after president expresses doubts
The legislation is intended to meet the European Union’s demands and unlock billions in frozen funds.
German states oppose construction of Poland’s first nuclear power plant
“Together, the federal states speak out against the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Poland and [are] in favour of abandoning the project.”
Polish parliament declares Russia terrorist state but opposition boycotts vote over Smolensk
The resolution states that Russia was “directly responsible for…the crash of Polish Air Force Flight 101 in Smolensk”.
Polish opposition criticised after MP with Covid attends key parliamentary vote
The MP has also been accused of hypocrisy after previously criticising the government for relaxing quarantine rules.
Church apologises after priest filmed holding down child at special needs school
The school has suspended the priest and police have passed evidence on to prosecutors.
Poland records EU’s second-largest improvement in VAT collection
Poland closed its VAT gap by 9.1 percentage points between 2016 and 2020, equal with Hungary and behind only Latvia.
