The rebound followed a period of slow growth in 2023, when GDP expanded by just 0.1%.
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Polish far-right MEP ejected from European Parliament after disrupting Holocaust tribute
Grzegorz Braun shouted remarks including “let’s pray for the victims of the Jewish genocide in Gaza”.
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Norwegian court refuses to extradite Pole due to concerns over judicial independence
It pointed to “dramatic and negative developments regarding the independence of Polish courts and judges”.
Poland to build €350 million “impenetrable” wall on Belarus border after president approves plan
The opposition has criticised the project as costly and ineffective.
Poland summons Belarusian diplomat after incursion of uniformed, armed people over border
Three people carrying rifles were spotted by Polish soldiers early yesterday morning.
Poland has Europe’s joint worst central banker, finds international report
Adam Glapiński has overseen Poland’s highest inflation in two decades.
Polish government rejects church request to allow medics to treat migrants at border
“The fact refugees are being used brutally in a political struggle does not absolve us from respecting their rights,” wrote Archbishop Polak.
Protests in Poland after death of pregnant woman blamed on abortion ban
The woman died after doctors reportedly waited for her foetus to die.
Schools to “stay open at all costs” despite being linked to most Covid outbreaks, says health minister
Adam Niedzielski also warned Poland could soon reach 40,000 daily new cases, which would be the country’s highest ever figures.
Lech Wałęsa charged with lying over alleged communist collusion
The former president denies longstanding claims that he was a paid agent of the security services.
Poland needs funds to meet climate goals, says PM at COP26, but warns against EU “blackmail”
“A just transition must take into account that we do not all start from the same starting point,” said Morawiecki.
Polish activists found with Iraqis in car charged with aiding illegal crossings over Belarus border
“If a human impulse requires a decent person to break the law, then the law should be broken,” says one of the detained couple.
Warsaw’s nationalist Independence March in doubt after courts give anti-fascist event right to route
The organiser says it will go ahead anyway despite not being registered.
More fines to be issued for ignoring masking rules in Poland
“We are moving from reprimands to a policy of giving fines,” says the health minister.
