Poland has also seen the bloc’s largest rise in consumer confidence over the last year.
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Poland signs $2.5bn deal with US for air defence system
It will make Poland the first country other than the US itself to use the system.
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Intel to expand presence in Poland at its largest EU research and development centre
The world’s biggest chipmaker is investing around €72 million at its R&D centre in Gdańsk.
Polish government encourages sexual abstinence and fidelity to avoid HIV
The campaign has been criticised as outdated and incomplete by an education foundation.
Poles most often get news online and from private media, least often in newspapers and public TV
Private station TVN is the most popular and public television the least – but the majority get their news online.
Poland builds most new homes in four decades
Almost 222,000 new homes were delivered in Poland in 2020.
Elderly queue for vaccine registration in Poland as system hit by delays
After long waits in queues or on phonelines, many discovered that no slots were available.
Government entices foreign doctors to Poland with “simplified procedure” and “decent earnings”
The health minister handed medical licences to five Belarusian and Ukrainian doctors who have completed the new process.
Art auction sales hit new record high in Poland amid pandemic
A new record price for a single painting was also set.
Launch of Polish “anti-censorship” social media site hit by technical and security issues
Despite the website’s free speech claims, its terms and conditions show that it will censor certain types of content.
A quarter of Poles have no savings
Amid the pandemic, most Poles say they have been cutting back on spending and have stopped putting aside money for savings.
Polish city opens new “green library”
Lublin has converted a former restaurant into a branch of its municipal library, designed as a functional but environmentally friendly space
Polish government boosts funding for child mental health care
Experts have warned that the system is in crisis.
Second lawmaker defects from Poland’s main opposition party this week
Joanna Mucha, a former minister, and Jacek Bury, a senator, have departed Civic Platform (PO) and aligned themselves with Szymon Hołownia.
