This year, 38% of student visa applications have been rejected by Poland, up from just 8% in 2020.
Alicja Ptak
Opposition want Tusk held “criminally responsible” for failings in lead up to Polish floods
The prime minister accused the opposition of manipulating a statement he made before the floods.
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Polish court rejects appeal against detention by Spanish journalist accused of spying for Russia
The journalist, who also holds Russian citizenship, was detained on 28 February while reporting on the refugee crisis at the Polish-Ukrainian border.
Polish parliament approves law to suspend mortgage repayments
Borrowers would be allowed to take four-month “credit holidays” both this year and in 2023.
Hundreds of Polish companies sign up for scheme to rebuild Ukraine after war
“Russia is responsible for the destruction [so] Russia should pay for the reconstruction of Ukraine,” says a Polish deputy minister.
Prosecutors to re-examine industrial sewage pouring into Polish river after TV report
A deputy climate minister called the pollution from the German-owned tannery “appalling” and warned that it “cannot go unpunished”.
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.
