The mine, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has bounced back from the lull in tourism caused by the pandemic and war in Ukraine.
Ben Koschalka
Government sends safety handbook to every household in Poland
The guide includes information on what to do in the event of natural disasters as well as military attacks and terrorist threats.
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European Amputee Football Championship kicks off in Kraków with win for hosts Poland
The second edition of the tournament features 14 European national teams.
Poland’s Catholic church holds Day of Solidarity with Afghans
Prayers were held for peace in Afghanistan and money was collected to support refugees from the crisis-hit country.
Polish party launches app to allow members to set policy
Speaking at the party’s first national congress, Poland 2050 leader Szymon Hołownia called the Jaśmina app “groundbreaking”..
All residents of Poland have one month left to complete census or face fines
Foreigners resident in Poland must also complete the census form.
Polish firms create floral-scented asphalt to improve conditions for builders
Budimex and Lotos also say the substance is more environmentally friendly.
“Crimea is Ukraine,” says Polish president, condemning Russia’s “illegal annexation”
Duda was speaking at the inaugural Crimea Platform summit in Kyiv.
Polish church condemns “un-Christian fear” of refugees and calls for “hospitality”
The episcopate has issued a statement in response to the recent surge in people seeking to cross from Belarus.
The underground photographer who chronicled the Warsaw Uprising
Ben Koschalka
Sylwester Braun captured the dramatic and tragic events of the struggle against Nazi-German occupation.
Ancient Pomeranian culture face urns discovered in burial ground on Polish riverbed
The oldest artefacts are three thousand years old.
Most Poles support restrictions on entering public venues for unvaccinated people
One university has confirmed that only vaccinated students will be able to stay in its dorms.
The beaches of interwar Poland in pictures
A century ago, newly independent Poland regained access to its coastline. Bathing on Baltic beaches, as well as by rivers, boomed.
Polish government approves tenfold increase in speeding fines among tougher new road laws
Poland has one of the EU’s highest rates of road fatalities.
