“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.
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Mixed-race beauty pageant winner in Poland reports online abuse to prosecutors
Victoria Forrest says she has received “unimaginable hate on the internet” since her victory was criticised by a far-right commentator.
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European court rules EU can block funds over rule of law, rejecting Poland and Hungary’s appeals
Polish ministers describe the rule-of-law conditionality mechanism as a “tool for blackmailing member states”.
Polish state firm signs deal to start work on nuclear reactors with US firm
Poland’s mining giant KGHM wants to repurpose its existing coal plants.
Poland proposes “new platform of dialogue” to Russia as foreign ministers meet in Moscow
Russian warned the West that it must “avoid actions that would guarantee the safety of some at the expense of others”.
Poland generated record amount of electricity from wind in January
Wind turbines met around a third of the country’s electricity needs at times.
Pole chosen as first ever non-Dutch head of Permanent Court of Arbitration in the Hague
Marcin Czepelak, Poland’s current ambassador to the Netherlands, won a majority of the votes cast.
Polish authorities prepare for potential influx of Ukrainian refugees
The interior ministry has previously said it is preparing for up to one million people fleeing potential conflict in Ukraine.
Poland marks 80th anniversary of WWII Home Army resistance movement
With around 400,000 members at its peak, it is believed to have been the largest underground force in German-occupied Europe.
Widely used unapproved drug not effective in treating Covid, finds Polish state-backed study
Sales of the amantadine have boomed during the pandemic despite no evidence that it helps in the treatment of COVID-19.
Suicide attempts among children and teens rose 77% in Poland last year
Police data show there were 1,496 suicide attempts by people aged up to 18 in Poland last year
Secret WWII radio found under floor in Warsaw apartment
The radio was used by the underground resistance to listen to foreign broadcasts.
Poland forecast to have EU’s highest inflation this year
But it will also have the EU’s joint third highest GDP growth, according to new forecasts from the European Commission.
Hunger protest over conditions at holding centre for refugees and migrants in Poland
Poland’s deputy commissioner for human rights says the conditions are “unacceptable”.
