The Rusyns are from a region that today lies around the borders between Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine, Hungary and Romania.
Ben Koschalka
Poland’s historic Wieliczka Salt Mine received record 1.9 million visitors in 2025
The mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has bounced back from the lull in tourism caused by the pandemic and war in Ukraine.
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Llama starts new life in Polish mountains after fleeing theme park
The animal will accept food but not allow itself to be touched or harnessed.
More fines to be issued for ignoring masking rules in Poland
“We are moving from reprimands to a policy of giving fines,” says the health minister.
Polish parliament debates bill to ban “promoting homosexuality” and LGBT parades
The authors of the legislation liken LGBT to Nazism.
Poland and Slovakia complete biannual count of goat-antelopes in border mountains
The bilateral action is the oldest such cross-border cooperation in the world.
Three charged for threatening “false pandemic” graffiti in Poland
If convicted, they could face up to five years in prison.
Poland to launch Covid booster jabs for all adults next week
People aged over 18 vaccinated at least six months ago will be able to register from next week.
“We will set fire to Europe”: Polish union protests outside ECJ against order to close coal mine
Up to 2,000 protesters were joined by MEPs from Poland’s ruling party.
Canadian pianist Bruce Liu wins prestigious Chopin competition in Poland
The five-yearly competition in Warsaw is famed for launching global careers.
Border controls with Poland needed amid migrant surge, says head of German police union
Thousands of people from the Middle East and Africa have been reaching Germany via Poland.
Gang disrupts Ukraine famine film screening organised by Polish institute in Moscow
Polish director Agnieszka Holland’s “Mr Jones” was being shown at the Memorial NGO.
Polish medics volunteer to provide emergency care to migrants crossing Belarus border
“Medics on the Border” have been denied permission to enter the border area by the authorities.
Polish city hopes for tourism boost from change to national anthem
The government has proposed swapping the order of the second and third verses of Dąbrowski’s Mazurka.
