Most members of the ruling coalition support the measure but may not be able to secure a parliamentary majority.
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Polish convenience store giant Żabka makes stock market debut, valuing firm at €5 billion
Analysts expected double-digit increases on the first day of trading but the share price ended the session unchanged.
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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.
US Congress approves $289 million in military financing for Poland
“Poland has delivered extraordinary support to Ukraine in the face of Russia’s further invasion,” says the US State Department.
Polish ruling party’s partner withdraws support for government in parliament over broken promise
The government has only a narrow majority, so losing the votes of Pawel Kukiz’s four MPs could make life harder in parliament.
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters declared persona non grata by Polish city over Ukraine war views
Two concerts by Roger Waters due to take place in Kraków next year have been cancelled.
Polish education minister retracts statement linking “LGBT ideology” to Nazism after legal action
Przemysław Czarnek linked “LGBT ideology” to Nazism and said that “these people are not equal to normal people”.
20 Soviet memorials removed in Poland this year and 40 to go, says head of state history body
“These should have disappeared a long time ago, they are a symbol of the betrayal and suffering of Poles,” says the IPN’s president.
Poland to bring remains of presidents-in-exile from UK to Warsaw
The presidents-in-exile “preserved the idea of an independent, sovereign, free state” and “deserve a symbolic memorial in free Poland”.
Poland deserves Nobel Peace Prize for helping Ukraine refugees, says US ambassador
“No one will be able to ignore what Poles have done, how much they have mobilised, how much they have helped by giving [refugees] a roof over their heads and a meal.”
Scottish football fans donate to Polish foundation helping Ukrainian refugee children
The Tartan Army Children’s Charity donated 25,000 zloty (€5,250) to a Polish foundation running a centre for Ukrainian refugees in Kraków.
Poland to share oil surplus with Germany
The decision came after Germany took control of a refinery majority owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft, something Poland had demanded.
