Holocaust historian Alex Dancyg was an active advocate for Polish-Israeli dialogue.
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Poland to hold first British film festival
The five-day event will include an Alfred Hitchcock retrospective and advance screenings of films.
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Asylum applications rise in Poland amid surge of Afghan and Belarusian refugees
The 7,700 applications was 175% higher than in previous year and the highest annual figure since 2016.
Polish state oil giant sells assets to Saudi Aramco and Hungary’s MOL ahead of merger
The sales include hundreds of petrol stations and a share in an oil refinery.
EU climate goals to cost Poland €530 billion by 2030: report
“The numbers are terrifying” and “confirm our worst fears”, says a deputy prime minister.
Pope congratulates Kraków theology faculty on 625th anniversary of foundation
The faculty was established by a papal bull on 11 January 1397.
Polish government to scrap VAT on food and gas in latest anti-inflation package
The package will cost the state budget between 15 and 20 billion zloty.
Covid infections jump 160% in Polish New Year’s Eve party town
In Zakopane, around 30,000 people attended a concert organised by state TV while tens of thousands more came to party.
Church asks court to determine abuse victim’s sexuality and if relationship with priest “pleased” him
A Catholic diocese is challenging a claim for compensation from a former child victim of abuse by a priest.
Poland’s investment zone sees record year in 2021, drawing in €8.2bn
The value of investments was up by 145%, reaching €8.2 billion, and more than 16,800 jobs were created, a 186% increase.
Officials appeal for clarity on tax overhaul as finance ministry launches chat service
Tax officials said they were “outraged and deeply concerned” at the “hastily” introduced changes.
Poland records first deaths linked to Omicron variant
“These people could probably be alive if they had been vaccinated,” said the health ministry.
Polish Antarctic research station emerges from 43-year hibernation
Four Polish scientists have arrived at a station dormant since 1979.
Soros-backed investor completes 40% purchase of leading Polish media house
The deal is the third involving funds linked to the billionaire in Poland in recent years.
