PiS says that the minister is obliged to pay out the money and will be held criminally responsible for failing to do so.
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Dates of Polish presidential election announced
The vote will take place on 18 May, with a second-round run-off on 1 June if no candidate wins over 50%.
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Greece becomes 13th member of Three Seas Initiative on EU’s eastern flank
President Andrzej Duda hailed Greece’s accession as a great “success”.
Polish central bank surprises market with larger-than-expected interest rate cut
The interest rate cut, from 6.75% to 6%, is Poland’s first in three and a half years.
Foreign women responsible for 5.5% of births in Poland last year
The figure doubled compared to 2021 but that was not enough to compensate for a continued overall decline in births.
Polish state energy giant to invest $1bn in carbon storage
The investment will bring the company closer to its goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 25% by 2030.
Abortion cannot be permitted on mental health grounds, declares Polish church
The church’s position – which is contradicted by leading medical bodies – has been rejected by reproductive rights organisations in Poland.
Polish state energy giant abandons new carbon-neutral goal after less than a week
The decision came after complaints from coal miners.
Opposition mock ruling party’s pledge to improve Polish hospital food after eight years in power
Hospital food has long been the subject of complaint and ridicule by Poles.
Article on criticism of Polish government disappears from newspaper owned by state energy firm
No official reason has been given but an inside source said the newspaper was pressured by the ruling party to remove the article.
Polish ruling party pledges billions to improve communist-era housing estates
Over eight million Poles live in buildings constructed from prefabricated concrete slabs, a system widely used from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Poland begins giving free laptops to all fourth graders
Almost 400,000 laptops will be provided pupils this year and teachers will also receive vouchers to help them buy laptops.
Polish left pledges 35-hour working week
The Left also unveiled three new female co-leaders to join its existing three male ones.
Dog escapes home, climbs mountains
The dog was found on a mountain pass that reaches a height of 1,725 metres (5,659 feet) above sea level.
