On 1 January, the minimum wage in Poland rose to 30.50 zloty per hour before tax, which at current exchange rates is $7.37, 12 cents above the federal minimum wage in the US.
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Polish sports star comes out as gay in post mourning death of partner
Ski jumper Andrzej Stękała is Poland’s first major male athlete to do so.
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Polish justice minister seeks to strip opposition MP of immunity for deleting emails sought by prosecutors
Michał Dworczyk was chief of staff to former PiS Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Controversy after Polish state TV asks candidate to speak in English at EU election debate
Some accused the station of deliberately setting up the question in collaboration with the ruling coalition.
Automatic lifetime ban for repeat drink drivers unconstitutional, rules Polish constitutional court
Judges found that the measures unjustly restrict the discretion of courts to decide on a punishment for a crime.
Polish solider dies after being stabbed at Belarus border preventing migrants crossing
He was attacked with a knife while trying to stop a group of migrants from forcing their way across the border from Belarus.
Poland sees largest annual fall in favorable views of EU
Despite the decline, Poland still remains the country with the largest share of positive views of EU, at 76%.
Poland among 12 member states calling for urgent start of EU accession talks with Ukraine
Hungary, which has voiced scepticism towards Ukraine’s proposed EU membership, takes over the rotating EU presidency in July.
Controversy after Polish soldiers charged for firing warning shots at migrants crossing Belarus border
The defence minister called the charges “unacceptable”.
Interpol refuses to issue warrant for Polish judge who fled to Belarus
Tomasz Szmydt has been accused by Poland of espionage but Interpol says that such crimes are outside the scope of its activity.
Current European elections as important as 1989, says Tusk at Warsaw rally
For “the Kremlin, the possible political capture of Brussels is more important than the capture of Kharkiv”, said Tusk.
Polish mountain park completes test of bus that could replace overworked horses
The programme was run as part of an agreement with animal rights groups following a recent case of a horse collapsing.
Boeing expands engineering facilities in Poland, creating hundreds of jobs
“Our teams in Poland will strengthen Boeing’s efforts to innovate and compete,” says the firm’s chief engineer.
Kraków looks abroad as student numbers fall by 40% in a decade
The Polish city is famous for its universities, in particular the 660-year-old Jagiellonian.
