Zbigniew Ziobro was making a live appearance on a conservative television station when the police came to his home to detain him.
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Annual births in Poland hit new postwar low as population decline accelerates
2024 was the 12th year in a row in which deaths have exceeded births.
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Polish energy firms worry about coal shortages ahead of winter
Reserves of coal have shrunk and global demand has increased amid economic rebound from the pandemic.
Tusk blames pregnant woman’s death on “government selling itself to religious sect”
The near-total ban on abortion means it is now “prosecutors, not doctors, that guide pregnancies”, says the opposition leader.
Nurses detained for issuing false Covid vaccination certificates in Poland
The digitisation minister also recently exposed illegal issuing of certificates.
Belarusian soldier tried to shoot at Polish forces in border standoff, says Poland
Other armed Belarusians were also observed trying to destroy border fencing in what Poland calls “further provocations” by Minsk.
South Korea joins Poland’s nuclear race with offer of six reactors
France and the United States have also expressed interest.
“Thanks to the abortion law, there’s nothing they can do,” wrote woman before death in Polish hospital
She died after doctors reportedly first waited for her foetus, which had birth defects, to die.
NATO “concerned at escalation” on Polish border, calls for Belarus to “respect international law”
“NATO is ready to continue helping our allies and maintaining security in the region,” said its headquarters in Brussels.
Polish state rail operator plans bus services to stations in fight against transport exclusion
PKP is planning to launch a subsidiary company that would provide bus transit to train stations from remote locations.
Poland raises interest rates more than expected in response to soaring inflation
The NBP has raised its key rate by three quarters of a percentage point to 1.25%.
Poland rebuilds its labour market quickest in EU, according to ILO report
Poland lost the fewest work hours among EU states in 2020, at 2.1%.
Poland to offer vouchers to “energy poor” households amid surging inflation
Up to three billion zloty (€650 million) will be earmarked for the scheme.
Llama starts new life in Polish mountains after fleeing theme park
The animal will accept food but not allow itself to be touched or harnessed.
