Those murders “initiated the genocidal crimes of the Third Reich” but “are not widely known”.
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Poland seeking release of students detained in Nigeria and denies “Russian flag” claims
The group from the University of Warsaw were detained amid ongoing mass protests in Nigeria.
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Poland’s “Elbow-High” king was taller than believed, finds camera probe of tomb
Poland’s 14th-century King Władysław I was nicknamed “Łokietek”, translating as “Elbow-high” in English.
“The issue is closed”: Germany rejects Poland war reparations demand
“Germany admits its historical responsibility [but] the issue of reparations is a closed one from the perspective of the German government.”
Poland’s gas imports from outside EU fell 90% in second quarter after Russia cut supplies
However, the overall volume of gas supplies to Poland remained fairly stable as more arrived from within the EU and through an LNG terminal.
Poland issues diplomatic note to Germany seeking war reparations
Reparations “will allow Polish-German relations to be based on justice and truth and will lead to the closing of painful chapters in the past”, says Poland.
Poland’s oldest university to move classes online after energy bill rises 700%
Soaring energy bills “put the functioning of the university in question for the first time”, says the rector.
Book on Nazi persecution of homosexuals and poetry collection win Poland’s leading literary prize
Jerzy Jarniewicz’s “Mondo cane” won the Nike Literary Award while Joanna Ostrowska received the readers’ prize.
Polish WWII “girl from the photograph” buried in London after being identified in online campaign
Poland’s state historical body, the IPN, last year appealed for help identifying the woman in the 1943 photograph.
Polish bank forced into reconstruction and owner fined 20 million zloty
Leszek Czarnecki, formerly Poland’s richest man, showed a “reprehensible” approach to overseeing the bank he owned, says the financial authority.
Half of pupils opt out of Catholic catechism classes in Polish city
New data from Łódź and Częstochowa show further declines in attendance at Catholic catechism classes in schools.
Polish teachers stop providing their own equipment for a week in pay protest
A recipient of Poland’s Teacher of the Year award calculated that she spends thousands of zloty a year from her own pocket.
Polish parliament approves postponing local elections
The government says the change is necessary for organisational reasons, but the opposition says it is a political move.
Various “overlapping factors” caused Odra river poisoning, finds Polish report
Nearly 250 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from the Oder river since the end of July.
