The conservative opposition have accused the government of wanting to introduce online censorship.
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Poland supports Trump call for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence
Poland is already NATO’s biggest relative spender, devoting 4.12% of GDP to defence in 2024, which is set to rise to 4.7% this year.
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Record amount of new housing completed in Poland in 2021
The 235,000 new homes was the highest in four decades as well as an all-time record in terms of floor space.
Poland to offer free Covid tests in pharmacies and shorten quarantine amid Omicron surge
Available hospital beds are to be increased and over 60s testing positive will be able to see a GP.
Polish government denies death of bison linked to razor-wire fence on Belarus border
The authorities say the creature had been seen looking “ill” and died of “natural causes”.
Ruling party proposes law requiring 80% of music on daytime radio to be Polish
At least half of content across the whole month would need to be Polish, which would be the highest such quota in Europe.
Polish town tests anti-smog sound cannon
The shockwave generator pushes toxic particles higher up into the air.
Poland records highest ever number of new Covid cases as Omicron surges
36,665 new cases were reported today, with some forecasts predicting the figure to pass 100,000 next month.
UN adds Polish amendments to new Holocaust denial resolution
Among the changes proposed by Poland is the rejection of attempts to blame other nations for German Nazi crimes.
Polish government sets out ideas to fight phone and internet fraud
The number of malicious attacks has recently increased, said the secretary of state for digital affairs.
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.
