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Plans to create Poland’s first new national park in 24 years move ahead after regional approval
The climate ministry wants to create the Lower Oder Valley National Park by the end of this year.
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Poland set to receive first €5bn from EU recovery funds
A minister says the decision is due to the “very effective work” of the current government and not because Donald Tusk is set to come to power.
Warsaw bans pro-Palestine demonstration outside Israeli embassy
The mayor cited security concerns and pointed to an antisemitic sign that appeared at a previous march in support of Palestine.
New deputy speaker calls for dogs to be allowed into Polish parliament
“MPs have pets and sometimes they have to bring them because they have nowhere to leave them.”
Polish top court to ask for EU ruling on recognising same-sex marriages
The case was brought by a Polish same-sex couple who married in Germany.
Polish border town asks Czechs to stop getting naked in its swimming pool locker rooms
“Czechs have a more liberal approach to nudity” than Poles, reports a local newspaper.
Street cat who became Polish city’s top-rated tourist attraction finds new home
Gacek has found a new home, a new name and a new slimmed-down figure. He is now helping the animal shelter raise funds to help other cats.
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.
Polish opposition take initiative as new parliament meets for first time
The opposition’s new parliamentary majority elected a speaker but will have to wait longer to form a government.
Kraków’s Christmas market ranked as best in Europe
Two other Polish cities, Wrocław and Poznań, were also ranked in the top ten, making Poland the only country to feature three times.
Anger after one of Poland’s iconic bison killed in collision with army truck
The army says the indications so far are that the driver was not at fault for the accident.
Remains of 100 people found in mass graves near former German Nazi camp in Poland
The victims were prisoners of war held in the camp as well as Polish civilians deported there following the Warsaw Uprising.
Polish city appeals to residents to stop feeding wild boars as urban population booms
Kraków estimates that its population of wild boars has reached up to 1,500, ten times the norm.
