“These animals have often never seen a forest. They simply live in the city,” says an official.
Ben Koschalka
Poland’s €340,000 “patriotic benches” damaged by rain and vandals within days
The installations were funded by a state-owned development bank and have drawn controversy.
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Polish city puts struggling airport up for sale
In 2018 the Łódź airport served just 218,000 passengers.
Poland’s 1979 “winter of the century” in photographs
The winter of 1978/79 in Poland was one of the harshest in living memory
Only vaccinated children would be admitted to preschools in Poland under proposed legislation
The proposal has been put forward in the Senate and backed by a deputy health minister.
Top Polish court rules that sex change abroad must be recognised in official documents
A transgender person who underwent a sex reassignment procedure abroad has won the right to have her sex change recognised in her Polish passport.
Familiar feud in Poland after game show calls regional language a dialect
Activists point out that Kashubian is an official regional language.
Government admits it cannot introduce New Year’s Eve “curfew” but says restrictions remain in place
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appealed for people to stay at home.
Man convicted of insulting Polish president by drawing penis on election poster
He has received six months’ community service and been ordered to abstain from alcohol.
Catholic institute to investigate “increasing number” of Poles quitting the church
An anti-abortion ruling and revelations of clerical sex abuse appear to have contributed to the trend.
Poland’s new Department of European Identity seeks to “ban LGBT ideology”
The head of the new unit has outlined his plans.
German local authorities provide Covid medical supplies to Poland
Other German authorities have also provided equipment to Polish cities and regions.
Christmas comes early for carp in Poland after “historic” animal cruelty ruling
A court has convicted three supermarket workers for mistreating live carp, which are traditionally sold ahead of Christmas in Poland.
Government programme encourages young Poles to start family earlier
Young people are “bombarded with consumerism channelled towards building a career” and need an “alternative”, says a minister.
