Kraków’s “Lajkonik” is a bearded horse rider supposedly representing 13th-century Mongol invaders.

Kraków’s “Lajkonik” is a bearded horse rider supposedly representing 13th-century Mongol invaders.
“Grievances against those leaving the country to avoid being drafted are justified,” says Poland’s defence minister.
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Tokarczuk’s foundation also aims to promote Polish culture, fight discrimination, and support civil liberties and animal rights.
The Supreme Court’s disciplinary chamber should not be recognised as a court, and the judiciary council is not independent, finds a new ruling.
A gas explosion in the south-western town of Szczyrk has killed at least eight people, four of them children.
Warsaw continues to be ranked as one of the world’s vegan hotspots, with 50 vegan restaurants in the city centre.
Home-improvement chain OBI reignites a debate about the images of a Jew counting money hung for good luck in some Polish homes.
The latest PISA international rankings put Polish schoolchildren third in Europe at maths and science and fourth for reading comprehension.
Allowing same-sex couples to register as the parents of a child would be “a threat to the Polish legal order”, rules a court.
Leading figures from SLD are accused of “falsifying Polish history” by perpetuating the “Soviet narrative” that Poland was liberated by the Red Army.
PiS MEP Patryk Jaki claims that “for years there has been an organised campaign to defame me online” by making him look stupid.
“We will take all steps so that the child is adopted by a man and a woman” in order to “preserve his identity”, says a deputy minister.
Warsaw has won the EU’s annual Access City Award, given to the city that has done most to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Warsaw’s Rotunda, one of the city’s most iconic buildings, has reopened following a three-year rebuilding project.