President Nawrocki vetoed an earlier version of the bill but has now signed a revised version into law.
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Reported hate crimes against Ukrainians in Poland up 30% this year
The figures come following a number of recent high-profile cases of verbal and physical attacks against Ukrainians.
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Poland-Slovakia gas interconnector stands largely idle as Bratislava sticks with Russian supplies
No gas has flowed from Poland to Slovakia via the €100 million interconnector since March 2024.
Poland to launch construction of first nuclear plant after EU approves €14bn in state aid
The decision means “construction will be able to start immediately”, as early as this month, says Donald Tusk.
Trial of Polish far-right leader for attacking Jewish celebration in parliament begins
Grzegorz Braun declared in court that he was facing trial because he had “dared to defend myself against Jewish supremacy”.
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.
The “Heweliusz Effect”: Netflix’s biggest-ever Polish production added 78m zloty to economy, finds report
The series has quickly become one of Netflix’s most-watched non-English titles.
US invites Poland to take its “rightful place” at next year’s G20 summit
Poland this year joined the world’s largest 20 economies.
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.
Agriculture ministry seeks purchase of Carrefour’s Polish assets to create state food retailer
This would help challenge the “dominance of foreign discount chains” and support Polish farmers, says the ministry.
Poland’s richest receive more in child benefits than poorest, finds report
The CenEA think tank recommends that, at a time of growing public debt, Poland should consider limiting benefits to less affluent recipients.
Poland raises corporate income tax on banks as president approves government bill
The hike will provide billions in revenue as Poland seeks to tackle rising debt.
Poland to buy $100m of US arms for Ukraine in response to Russian rail sabotage
The intention behind Russia’s rail sabotage “was clearly to kill Polish citizens”, says Radosław Sikorski.
New US ambassador condemns “grotesque falsehood” that Poles responsible for Holocaust
Thomas Rose, also said Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
