Over 6,000 asylum seekers are receiving social assistance in Poland, up from an average of 3,900 last year.

Over 6,000 asylum seekers are receiving social assistance in Poland, up from an average of 3,900 last year.
Poland was one of seven member states placed under the EU’s excessive deficit procedure this year.
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The prime minister warned that any attempts to obstruct access to the programme by banks will be penalised.
The drag queen’s performance involved scissors, fake blood and an inflatable doll featuring the image of a bishop who had made anti-LGBT statements.
The initiative, a collaboration with a neighbouring national park, is intended to protect both animals and humans.
The recognition of Polish in Áurea is a “form of social justice that aims to correct the linguistic violence of the past”.
And the majority of those are likely to have taken place in the 27 days before the new rules came into force in late January.
Viktor Orbán had last week suggested that Poland and Hungary actually “want exactly the same thing”.
Poland this week confirmed a deal that will see it acquire almost 1,000 tanks and over 600 howitzers from South Korea.
The human rights rapporteur paid tribute to Polish citizens for their solidarity and generosity.
Poland used to have Europe’s largest stork population but lost that title to Spain in 2015.
“This is currently the largest framework agreement in Europe for this type of work,” says the company.
The lack of same-sex marriage “constitutes economic discrimination and has a negative impact on the economy”, write the group of over 40 experts.
“I wish I had the kind of understanding within the EU as a whole that I see on the Spanish side,” said Mateusz Morawiecki.