Warsaw wants the restitution of 73 historical documents, including the 1422 Treaty of Melno, currently held at an archive in Berlin.
Daniel Tilles
Kraków appeals to Polish government for introduction of tourist tax
Polish law currently does not allow for a tourist tax.
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Poles trust EU the most and government the least among institutions, finds poll
The church has recorded the biggest drop in trust since 2017.
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Amid the commemorations, politics was never far from the surface.
We must fight anti-Polonism just as we have fought antisemitism, says Polish PM
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Duda condemned “attacks from abroad” on the Polish government.
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Russia claims “Polish antisemitism facilitated Nazi camps and Holocaust”, EU condemns “false history”
Poland “must apologise to the whole world” for “creating fertile ground for the Holocaust”, said the State Duma speaker.
Three quarters of Poles say immigrants from outside the EU benefit the economy
CBOS polling shows growing recognition of the benefits brought by record levels of immigration to Poland.
Record 2.3 million people visited Auschwitz in 2019
The growing number of visitors also brings challenges as the former camp increasingly becomes a tourist destination.
Poland the only European country in which a majority have confidence in Trump
Poles have the most positive views towards Trump and the US among all European countries.
Monkeys, windmills and sausages: six of the best Polish idioms
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Poland’s president is right to boycott Auschwitz commemoration in Israel
Daniel Tilles
Whatever one thinks of the Polish government’s historical policy, Poland must be properly represented.
Polish president to skip Auschwitz anniversary in Israel if he is not allowed to speak
A spokesman for President Duda sets out “our condition for being present at the ceremony”.
