The aim is to boost one of Europe’s lowest birth rates.
Maria Wilczek
Former dissident awarded 425,000 zloty compensation for communist-era internment
Andrzej Gwiazda was one of the leaders of the Solidarity trade union that helped bring down communism.
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Poland among four European economies best placed for pandemic recovery: report
Poland follows Lithuania, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in economic outlook.
Polish ruling coalition split over proposed ban on refusing police fines
The proposal has caused another split in the ruling camp.
Poland’s antitrust authority stops radio group merger over competition concerns
Poland’s ruling party has previously expressed opposition to media firm Agora’s takeover of a rival radio group.
Polish spa town offers all residents free Covid tests in effort to draw back tourists
The pandemic has left 90% of local businesses without work.
Poland’s winter swimmers take to snowy mountains for trekking in shorts
Growing numbers of Poles participate in chilly outdoor swims, with clubs sprouting up.
The rise and fall of Poland’s once richest man
Maria Wilczek
In the latest blow, Leszek Czarnecki’s beleaguered Idea bank will be swallowed up by a state-owned rival.
Fiat Chrysler to invest €166 million in Polish car factory
The plant will make new hybrid and electric models of Jeep, Fiat and Alfa Romeo cars.
Krakow loses billions as tourist numbers halve in 2020 amid pandemic
The city suffered an estimated four billion zloty shortfall in revenue.
Coal stockpiles grow in Poland amid lockdown, rising electricity imports and shift to cleaner energy
Demand for Poland’s coal-fired electricity is dwindling.
Government urges Poles to “trust science” as it begins Covid vaccine rollout
There will be special privileges for those who vaccinate against coronavirus, including exemptions from quarantine requirements.
Polish town to house residents who don’t pay rent in containers
The threat appears to have encouraged debtors to pay up, with 3-4 new settlements per week.
Poles fear Covid vaccine more than virus itself, finds poll
Poland will begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations on Sunday.
