The Volhynia massacres of ethnic Poles by Ukrainian nationalists has long caused tensions between the two countries.
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Unemployment in Poland falls below 5% for first time since 1990
New data from state statistical agency show that unemployment fell to 4.9% in June.
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Poland launches contest for school students to “promote truth” about Soviet massacre
The 1940 Katyn massacre saw 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia murdered by the Soviet secret police.
Polish geographers create map of the Witcher world
The map will feature in a new atlas showing “Poland in the contemporary world”.
Poland accuses Ukraine of blocking rail shipments in “unprecedented” move
Transport to Poland via Ukraine from 15 countries – including China – has been blocked since the end of November.
Prosecutors reject applications to ban Polish radical nationalist group ONR
Two opposition mayors and a party leader had applied for ONR to be delegalised.
400 million zloty financing agreed for Kraków to host 2023 European Games
The city had warned that it could pull out unless the government offered financial guarantees.
Poland raises cybersecurity threat level following attacks on Ukraine
Poland’s prime minister today hit out against the Kremlin’s “neo-imperial policy”.
1.7 million zloty donated in two days to child helpline after state funding withdrawn
The NGO behind the service says that young people need its support more than ever amid the pandemic.
Poland set to resume work on largest hydroelectric plant after 33 years
Construction of the 750 MW plant first started in 1972 but was abandoned in the 1980s.
Poland suffered 29% excess death rate in 2021, with more deaths than any year since WWII
Almost 520,000 people died in Poland last year.
Priest and two soldiers among five arrested for trading fake Covid passports in Poland
They are accused of charging between 100 and 1,000 zloty to around 100 people for fake documents, and could face prison sentences of one to 10 years.
Supermarket chains cut prices in Poland following suspension of VAT
Discounters Lidl and Aldi have become the first to announce price drops in response to the government’s “anti-inflation shield”.
Poland breaks up multi-million-euro people smuggling gang on Belarus border
The group is accused of helping people cross from Belarus then reach western Europe, with millions of euros changing hands.
