Electricity produced from coal in April amounted to 6.5 terawatt-hours (TWh), almost 10% lower than last year.
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Polish museum launches app for youth to record untold WWII stories
“Among us, there are still those who remember the war. Only our joint effort will save these memories,” said the Warsaw Rising Museum.
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Polish media protest change in copyright law they say will favour Big Tech
The law will allow tech firms to “use our content free of charge and with impunity, and transfer the profits abroad”, say over 350 media outlets.
Polish government rejects opposition claims imprisoned priest was tortured
The opposition has called on the UN’s Committee against Torture and Amnesty International to investigate.
Standoff at Polish judicial council as police and prosecutors enter seeking to secure documentation
“This is an unprecedented attack on judicial independence,” says an opposition MP.
One third of Poles aged 25-34 live with parents
The majority are men.
Man fined for dip in Polish city’s historical fountain
The man was seen high-fiving a statue and “surfing” on a sculpture of a turtle before police intervened.
Germany pledges support for Polish WW2 victims and help bolstering eastern NATO flank
In both cases, Olaf Scholz did not provide details of what these measures would involve in practice.
US to loan Poland $2 billion for purchase of American air defence systems
It is the second such loan to Poland under the Foreign Military Financing programme.
Poland introduces “slimmed-down” school curriculum cutting content by 20%
The new programme will give teachers and students “more time for calmer and in-depth” learning, says the education ministry.
Silesian added as language on Google Translate
The decision comes shortly after Poland’s own president declared that Silesian is not a language but rather a dialect of Polish.
Dutch club honours Polish WW2 liberators with shirts featuring names of fallen soldiers
The Polish 1st Armoured Division helped to liberate Breda from German occupation 80 years ago.
Man convicted of destroying swallow’s nest in Poland’s first case of its kind
Under Polish law, such nests cannot be destroyed between 1 March and 15 October.
Poland’s first queer museum to open in Warsaw with support of city hall
“Warsaw is also a city with a queer history and a queer identity,” says the deputy mayor.
