Kraków is Poland’s most popular tourist destination, which is a boon to the local economy but causes tension with residents.
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Polish opposition MP released from custody after invoking European immunity
The head of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe confirmed that Romanowski enjoys immunity as a member of the assembly.
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“Amber rush” in Poland as canal construction rumoured to have unearthed precious material
The Baltic coast is famed for its amber.
Polish government offers to buy Marie Skłodowska-Curie house in France
The property near Paris was recently put up for sale.
Polish highlander proposes with traditional 18m wooden pole outside fiancée’s city home
The tradition, which has pagan roots, remains popular in the Orawa region straddling the Polish-Slovak border.
Poland to reduce wait between doses to five weeks for all Covid vaccines
People who have recently recovered from COVID-19 will also not have to wait as long for vaccination.
Church bell hidden from Nazis in occupied Poland dug up 80 years later
A monk ordered it to be hidden when the Germans began seizing bells to melt them down for metal.
Poland may accelerate Covid restriction loosening amid falling infections
Everything depends on this week’s data, according to the health ministry.
Poland’s opposition PO party requires “far-reaching changes”, warn group of MPs and former leader
Civic Platform will never win elections again unless it implements fundamental reform, say the lawmakers.
Poland’s constitutional court not a “tribunal established by law”, rules ECHR
The ruling is the first European judgement on the contentious issue.
Mayor of Polish city making Covid jabs compulsory given police protection after death threats
A crowd of 200 gathered outside his house to protest.
Polish novel nominated for European award as TV adaptation hits British screens
The author, Szczepan Twardoch, raised controversy this week after saying that he does not identify as Polish.
We’ll keep supporting government because there’s “no better option”, says junior coalition partner
Amid talk of early elections, Zbigniew Ziobro warns that a government led by the opposition would be even worse.
One in eight contracted employees in Poland receive off-the-book payments
Almost a third of employees in micro-companies are paid cash-in-hand.
