However, many candidates were absent, with Sławomir Mentzen saying he would not take part in the “circus”.
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Germany has returned over 11,000 migrants to Poland in past 14 months
The issue has become a hot topic amid the campaign for next month’s Polish presidential election.
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Duda condemns Macron and Scholz calls with Putin as like “speaking with Hitler”
Poland’s president also hit out at Germany’s slow delivery of weapons to Ukraine and its prioritisation of business interests.
NATO, army & EU Poles’ most trusted institutions; government, state media & constitutional court the least
Since 2016, Poles’ trust in NATO, the army and the EU has risen significantly, but fallen for church, police and constitutional court.
Polish universities climb to highest ever position in world ranking
The University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University have both broken into the top 300 of the QS World University Ranking.
Poland’s national minorities boycott government council over cuts to German teaching
Poland’s education minister cut by two thirds the number of hours of German taught to children from the country’s German minority.
Polish minister resigns after filing complaint against postal worker who confronted him over inflation
Michał Cieślak’s actions were widely criticised not only by the opposition but also by others within the ruling camp.
Polish solar firm becomes first major victim of tougher new regulations
The new rules have made it less profitable for households to invest in solar panels, dragging demand down.
Tusk promises abortion up to 12 weeks and same-sex partnerships in “march towards modernity”
“Tolerance must take root not only in the law, but in our heads and hearts,” said the opposition leader.
Polish billionaire to turn Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s Paris house into “space for exceptional women”
Skłodowska-Curie was “a symbol of female strength and a harbinger of great change”, says Dominika Kulczyk.
Syrian asylum seekers flee Poland after being transferred to open detention centre
This is not the first time that “procedures were exploited [by asylum seekers] to travel illegally to the West”, says the border guard.
Kraków signs agreement with monastic order to create new park in church grounds
The city’s mayor hopes that other church-owned green spaces could also soon be opened to the public.
Poland doubles size of planned gas terminal due to Ukrainian, Czech and Slovak interest
Poland is also hoping to open the liquefied natural gas terminal in Gdańsk sooner than initially planned.
Poland obliges medics to collect data on pregnancies, raising concern among abortion rights activists
The health ministry insists the move only expands the current system in accordance with European Commission guidelines.
