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Poland plans greater support for female athletes after childbirth and protection for referees
The proposed law would extend and increase funding for for elite female athletes after they give birth.
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Controversial new conservative school textbook to be sold in Polish post offices
The publisher says it will remove a controversial passage seen as referring to IVF, although the author condemns “censorship” and says he would not change a word.
Union of Poles in Germany celebrates centenary
“Old problems remain unresolved” while “new ones” have arisen, wrote Jarosław Kaczyński.
Poland defines pavements as exclusively for pedestrians
A subtle change to traffic laws means motorists could face fines for parking on pavements but experts note that ambiguity remains.
Three quarters of Ukrainians have a better opinion of Poles since Russian invasion
Some 83% of Ukrainians surveyed have a good or very good opinion of Poles.
Around 1,400 sewage outlets operating on Polish rivers without permits
Some 282 such cases have been recorded on the Oder river, where over 100 tonnes of dead fish have washed up amid an ongoing environmental crisis.
Polish police officer buys flights for Senegalese football team to prevent deportation
The team had been in Poland for an tournament that was part of an anti-racism campaign but hit difficulties returning to Senegal.
Limit on cash payments in Poland from 2024 despite criticism
A delay to the new law led the United Poland party to declare “good news for everybody who loves freedom”.
Polish museum asks visitors to stop having sex on its premises
Several pairs of lovers have been caught in flagrante this summer on the museum’s CCTV.
Kraków unveils new dragon statues as part of proposed tourist trail
The dragon figurines are based on a citizens’ initiative inspired by Wrocław’s gnomes.
29-year-old becomes Poland’s youngest ever professor
Mateusz Hołda from the Jagiellonian University’s Medical College heads a world-leading cardiac morphology team.
Thousands of pupils left without school places in Poland as aftereffect of earlier education reforms
The current cohort of pupils entering secondary schools is around 50% larger than normal.
Polish central bank to notify prosecutors of opposition leaders’ “unlawful threats” against governor
Central bank chief Adam Glapiński says that opposition leader Donald Tusk and one of his deputies have threatened to remove him by force.
