The government says it will ignore the ruling and foreign marriage certificates will continue to be transcribed.
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Poland enters race to host EU-backed AI gigafactory
It is bidding to host one of seven planned AI facilities which could attract more than 10 billion zloty in investment.
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Senior official under former Polish government detained over media campaign that attacked judges
Authorities allege at least 8.4 million zloty was misused on the controversial campaign.
Ukraine calls for Polish politicians to “stop inciting hate” after Ukrainian girls abused on bus
Police have identified and detained a man who was filmed hurling xenophobic obscenities at two young Ukrainians.
Polish air-traffic agency funds frozen as Pfizer enforces €1.3bn ruling for Poland’s unpaid Covid vaccines
The prime minister says the government will ensure the agency receives funds to continue operations and ensure air-traffic safety.
Polish far-right activists – one a suspected Russian spy – charged over confrontation with Ukrainian
A recording of the incident went viral on social media this week.
Russian couple jailed in Poland for espionage and sending parcel bomb
The pair had refugee status in Poland but spied on Russian opposition activists.
Iranian-born German citizen indicted in Poland for Holocaust denial during Auschwitz tour
If found guilty of denying Nazi crimes, he could face up to three years in prison.
Man charged in Poland with insulting president with Shrek meme
The crime carries a potential prison sentence of up to three years.
Hungary revokes refugee status of fugitive Polish ex justice minister
Poland will now ask the US if Zbigniew Ziobro is allowed to remain there without valid travel documents.
Poland charges two men with spying for Belarus
The suspects allegedly recorded members of the Belarusian minority in Poland and sent the material to Minsk.
Court upholds request to detain Polish ex justice minister, paving way for US extradition application
Zbigniew Ziobro, who faces 26 criminal charges in Poland, fled to the US in May.
Polish prosecutors launch investigation into Supreme Court chief justice
Zbigniew Kapiński claims that the move is part of a “coordinated political action” against him.
Largest ever sex abuse compensation case against Poland’s Catholic church begins
Janusz Szymik, who says he was raped hundreds of times by a priest in the 1980s, is seeking 20 million zloty from the archdiocese of Kraków.
