Lviv’s mayor called Sławomir Mentzen a “pro-Russian politician with a Polish passport”.
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Rare meteoric iron found in 2,700-year-old artefacts in Poland
The find mean that the Polish sites now rank among the most concentrated sources of meteoric iron artefacts globally.
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European Parliament rejects call for Ukraine to apologise over WW2 massacres of Poles
The idea caused disagreement among Polish MEPs, with right-wing politicians criticising left-wing ones for voting against it.
Polish foreign minister likens Russian kidnapping of Ukrainian children to Nazi crimes in UN speech
Radosław Sikorski also reminded Moscow of Soviet collaboration with Nazi Germany during the war.
Netherlands pays tribute to Polish paratroopers on Operation Market Garden anniversary
“Today, let us consider their example a call to stand firm for the freedoms and values they fought for with such dedication.”
Reconstruction plans for Warsaw palace destroyed in WWII win International Architecture Award
The Saxon Palace was, like most of Warsaw, destroyed by the German occupiers during World War Two.
German archive returns items to families of Polish victims of concentration camps
The objects, which included watches, jewellery, wedding rings, letters and photographs, were handed over at a ceremony in Warsaw.
Fourth-century Celtic helmet is oldest ever found in Poland
Archaeologists say that the discovery could change our understanding of contact with Celtic cultures during that period.
Rare Roman vessel found at 2,000-year-old burial site in Poland
Only seven such vessels have been discovered and only four were used as burial urns.
New museum tells the story of Poland’s oldest chocolate company
Stuart Dowell
Founded in 1851, Wedel survived both Nazi and communist rule.
Ukraine should allow exhumation of WWII victims “out of gratitude for Poland’s help”, says Polish FM
His words come amid renewed controversy over the massacres after remarks last week by Ukraine’s foreign minister.
Poland holds state funeral for 700 WWII victims executed by Germany in “Valley of Death”
Over a tonne of human bones were found, with most of the victims still unidentified.
Gaps in Germans’ knowledge of WWII Nazi crimes, finds Polish study
Almost 60% of Germans wrongly believe the primary victims of the Holocaust were German Jews.
Opposition criticises education ministry for approving Polish-German history textbook
“Has it really come to the point where the history of the Second World War has to be written for our children by the Germans?”, a PiS MEP asked.
