It will take less than two weeks for the train to reach China, providing a faster and safer alternative to sea routes.
Alicja Ptak
Four foreigners convicted by Poland of spying for Russia seek asylum after release from prison
They may be Ukrainians hoping to avoid deportation back to their homeland, where they could be harshly treated as traitors.
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Teachers protest in Warsaw, demanding modern schools, better wages and more funding
The education minister displayed large banners on the ministry’s entrance detailing increases in funding implemented by the government.
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties
The changes are part of efforts to help young people buy their first home as Poland grapples with a housing shortage.
Council of Europe criticises Poland’s cuts in teaching of German as minority language
A CoE report issued a number of recommendations to Poland on strengthening support for minority languages.
Court suspends case against Poland’s Turów coal mine
The government welcomed the decision, which allows the mine to continue operating for the time being.
Polish parliament forms Russian influence commission despite opposition boycott and EU warning
Ahead of the vote, the EU urged Poland not to form the Russian influence commission before the elections.
Poland has not implemented EU water quality directive
A minister says the failure to implement the EU directive has no bearing on the current outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has so far killed 16 people.
Poland’s largest power producer to go carbon neutral by 2040
It aims to end the use of coal – which is still Poland’s main source of power – for electricity and heat generation by 2030.
Policeman among those arrested over disruption of Poland’s train system
Mass disruption of trains occurred in various parts Poland over the weekend, during which the Russian national anthem reportedly played over radios.
Record 51% of Poles supplementing public healthcare with private, finds study
A quarter (24%) exclusively use the public National Health Fund (NFZ), which is a record low.
Seventh person dies from Legionnaires outbreak in Polish city
The source of the legionella pneumophila outbreak is still unknown.
Rape of Polish teen in Germany “a consequence of open borders policy”, says Poland’s PM
The Polish foreign ministry called in a German diplomat for talks following the rape of a Pole in Munich, allegedly by a perpetrator from Afghanistan.
Poland “losing race for Ukrainians” and “urgently needs migrants”, warn business leaders
EU data indicate that some Ukrainian refugees are moving west.
