Ukraine has pledged to open historical archives and allow more exhumations to take place.
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Poland uses DNA testing to identify victims of WWII Ukrainian massacres for first time
“After more than 80 years, families are receiving the answer they have awaited for generations,” says Poland’s culture minister.
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Polish Christmas traditions in prewar pictures
Ben Koschalka
Many customs have remained unchanged for generations, if not centuries.
Zelensky hails “very positive” first meeting with Poland’s Nawrocki
Nawrocki said that the meeting was “a sign that we are together” and “bad news for Moscow”.
Round table that hosted talks paving way for fall of communism in Poland removed from presidential palace
“I can proudly say that post-communism has today ended in Poland”, declared Karol Nawrocki.
Poland demolishes another Soviet monument
“We say ‘no’ to…Russians who believe that these lands somehow belong to their sphere of influence.”
New documents raise questions about African immigrant who became a Polish WWII hero
Nicholas Boston
August Browne was believed to have fought in the Warsaw Uprising, but that claim is now in doubt.
Huge stash of WWII resistance documents found under floorboards in Warsaw
The collection also includes the diary of a young woman living under the Nazi-German occupation.
German parliament calls for memorial to Polish WWII victims
The idea has been discussed for years, and was previously approved by the Bundestag in 2020.
Poland’s Communist Party declared unlawful by constitutional court
“There is no place in the Polish legal system for a party that glorifies criminals and communist regimes responsible for the deaths of millions.”
Nazi-German statue, dubbed “Teutonkhamun”, found during construction of Polish supermarket
The statue of a warrior, once part of a Wehrmacht barracks, went disappeared at the end of the war.
Poland bets on tourism to add extra dimension to booming economy
Olivier Sorgho
The government wants tourism to contribute 9% of GDP within a decade, up from 4% now.
Tusk hails relations with Germany after Merz talks but urges Berlin to “hurry up” with WW2 compensation
Merz revealed that Poland and Germany are preparing to sign a defence agreement next year.
Germany agrees to return medieval documents looted by the Nazis to Poland
The culture minister called the decision “the most important and valuable return of stolen cultural heritage in modern Polish history”.
