The 14 forests will help create “green rings” around large cities for recreation and to reduce logging.
Alicja Ptak
Polish justice minister asks EU parliament to lift immunity of opposition politicians
Mariusz Kamiński and Maciej Wąsik have been charged with violating their ban on holding public office.
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Polish startup’s “wind panel” wins clean energy award
The installation can generate power from the wind either as a free-standing structure or while serving an enclosure.
Poland lodges protest over demolition of WWII soldiers’ cemetery in Belarus
Warsaw says the “barbaric” incident is part of an “anti-Polish campaign by the Belarusian authorities”.
Image of murder suspect created using DNA for first time in Poland
Scientists at a US lab were able to use DNA from the crime scene to predict the suspect’s appearance.
Coal burning quality standards temporarily suspended in Poland
The government says the move is necessary due to the “current exceptional situation” caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine, which has seen coal prices surge.
Polish influencers fined for failing to cooperate with consumer watchdog in advertising investigation
Some of Poland’s leading social-media stars, with millions of followers, have been fined 140,000 zloty (€30,000).
EDF signs agreements with Polish firms in effort to develop Poland’s first nuclear plants
EDF also outlined the French government’s support for its involvement in Poland’s nuclear programme, including in securing financing.
Polish top court upholds annulment of anti-LGBT resolutions
In the first such legally binding rulings, the Supreme Administrative Court found that the resolutions “violate the dignity” of LGBT people.
Interior minister defends “justified” use of pepper spray on anti-government protesters by police
The incident represented “unjustified aggression by the authorities”, wrote an opposition leader.
Hard to tell if Poland wants Germany to be “ally or scapegoat”, says German ambassador
The German ambassador says he is “unable to understand the logic” of the Polish government.
Polish state history body to reopen cases of priests who died under communism
There are cases in particular that could be re-examined, says the head of the Institute of National Remembrance (IPN).
Single-family houses to no longer require planning permits in Poland in bid to boost housing
“A house free of formalities is supposed to make it easier for Poles to realise their dreams of having their own place.”
EU to refund Poland for arms donated to Ukraine, says PM
Poland has been the second largest donor of military equipment to Ukraine in the world, behind only the US.
