The vast majority of those foreign mothers, over 81%, are from Ukraine.
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Former head of Polish police charged over explosion of Ukrainian grenade launcher in his office
The incident left the police chief hospitalised and blew a hole in the floor of his office.
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Ban on media at Belarus border violates freedoms, rules Polish Supreme Court
“People who work as journalists have a unique legitimacy to be in places where important events take place,” said the judges.
EU moves to makes Poland pay €84m fines accrued so far over judicial chamber and coal mine
The money will be taken from Poland’s European funds if Warsaw continues to refuse to pay the fines.
Poland’s first lady invites opposition to discuss proposed education law
Before her husband became president, Agata Kornhauser-Duda was a German teacher.
Poland’s “spatial chaos” caused by poor planning wastes 84bn zloty per year: report
The Polish Economic Institute found inefficiencies in land use and transport networks, as well as excessively dispersed housing.
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1.7 million zloty donated in two days to child helpline after state funding withdrawn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.
