Last year, Poland had 35% fewer road deaths per million inhabitants than in 2019.
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Poland to investigate Brueghel painting stolen 50 years ago and now found in Netherlands
“Woman Carrying the Embers” by Pieter Brueghel the Younger disappeared from the National Museum in Gdańsk around 1974.
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Polish Left announces bills to liberalise abortion law on first day of new parliament
One would end the near-total abortion ban and introduce abortion on demand; the other decriminalise helping women obtain abortions.
EU preparing “German plan to annihilate Polish state”, claims Kaczyński
The ruling party leader called on Poles to “fight, fight and fight again” to resist the EU’s plans.
Polish opposition groups sign agreement setting out programme for future coalition government
Among their pledges are reversing PiS’s judicial reforms, overturning the near-total abortion ban, depoliticising public media, and separating church and state.
Goats escape drunk owner, visit library and church, before police apprehend them at bus stop
Images of the goats’ big day out went viral in Poland this week.
Film adaptation of classic Polish novel becomes global hit on Netflix
Forgotten Love (Znachor) is on track to be be among Netflix’s most successful ever non-English titles.
Poland’s first ever resolution declaring area “free from LGBT ideology” withdrawn
Of the 105 anti-LGBT resolutions introduced in 2019 and 2020, currently only 15 remain in force.
Warsaw university suspends Norwegian student over “Keep world clean” banner at Palestine march
“There is no place for any forms of hate speech or violence at the Medical University of Warsaw,” says its rector.
Demonstrations of support for Israel and Palestine take place in Warsaw
“We are here to let Israel know that it will not be alone,” said Marian Turski, a 97-year-old Auschwitz survivor.
Poland changes construction laws to curb “pathological” housing development
The new rules increase the distance between blocks on neighbouring plots and set requirements for playgrounds and green spaces.
Annual number of births falls 11% in Poland, marking first double-digit decline
Poland having one of Europe’s lowest fertility rates.
Kaczyński suggests Germany and Russia behind opposition parties now set to take power
“We are dealing with external forces that use formations that operate in Poland and present themselves as Polish.”
Poland begins retraining coal miners to work in wind farms
Poland produces around 70% of its electricity from coal but has plans to replace that with renewables and nuclear.
