Poland has been at the bottom of the ranking since 2019.

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Poland has been at the bottom of the ranking since 2019.
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The finding was observed by researchers monitoring temperatures in the Tatra mountains.
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The suffering of Poles under German-Nazi occupation is “still not well known” among Germans today, says the government.
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“Poland will become one big megalopolis,” said the prime minister.
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With around 183,000 members, the Polish community constitutes 6.5% of Lithuania’s total population and is the country’s largest ethnic minority.
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The city has launched a website allowing people to check if their car is among those that will now be barred.
The Polish defence budget, at 4.12% of GDP, is the highest among NATO countries and more than double the alliance’s guideline of 2%.
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Last month the government decreed that healthcare providers who receive public funds are obliged to offer abortions.
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“Everyone has the right to protest but you cannot protest in a way that violates other people’s rights,” says the university.
Brad Smith encouraged global tech firms to invest in Poland, which he says can establish itself as an “AI Valley”.
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The government is circumventing a presidential veto on prescription-free access to emergency contraception.
The facility will “promote accurate reporting of Russia’s full-scale invasion, amplify Ukrainian voices and expose Kremlin information manipulation”.
Donald Tusk pledged to continue his “march for good”.
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An underground barrier installed at Turów mine has resulted in groundwater levels on the Czech side of the border rising.
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Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow. He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications, including Foreign Policy, POLITICO Europe, The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
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Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland, mostly based in Kraków and Bielsko-Biała. He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions, cultural analysis and political commentary. He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland.
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