Residents of Warsaw, however, have a disposable income 5.9% above the European average.
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Small left-wing party cuts ties with Poland’s ruling coalition
“The government is failing workers, women and the young generation, who have been left at the mercy of banks and developers.”
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Widow files complaint after prosecutors drop investigation into Amazon worker’s death in Poland
“He died because he worked too hard,” she says, but prosecutors found that the evidence points to a “natural” death.
Residents protest plans to bulldoze villages to make way for new Polish “mega-airport”
Opponents interrupted a town hall meeting and threw eggs at officials.
Polish soldier reportedly crosses border into Belarus claiming asylum
The Belarusian authorities claim the soldier fled because he disagrees with Poland’s border policies and treatment of refugees.
Polish prosecutors investigate if EU judges committed crime when ruling on Poland
Meanwhile, the National Council of the Judiciary has prepared a resolution calling on the CJEU to “suspend activity until doubts as to its independence are resolved”.
Claims of abuse by campaigner for victims of paedophile priests unreliable, finds Polish court
Marek Lisiński met with the pope in 2019, who kissed his hand after learning that he was an alleged victim of abuse.
First case of Omicron variant detected in Poland
The infected woman from Lesotho was attending a summit in Katowice.
Polish PM urges EU to allow VAT cuts on fuel and food to soften blow of inflation
“Very high prices resulting from EU climate policy” have caused “ordinary Polish families” to “suffer”, said Morawiecki.
Trove of historic plaster models hidden for decades in attic discovered in Warsaw
The collection of 130 pieces had previously been been hidden in an attic, where they survived two world wars.
Police step up fines for Covid breaches in Poland amid Christmas shopping
Police imposed 12,600 fines for missing facemasks in public spaces at the weekend.
Over 100,000 5-11 year olds signed up for Covid jabs in Poland on first day
The health minister encouraged parents to sign up their children as a “present” before Christmas.
Polish city records worst air pollution in the world as winter smog descends
Kraków yesterday topped a global air pollution ranking, coming ahead of Lahore and New Delhi.
Life expectancy falls 1.4 years in Poland amid pandemic, one of EU’s largest drops
Poland spends less than half the EU average on healthcare, and has the bloc’s lowest number of doctors in proportion to population.
