Poland’s relative defence spending – already the highest in NATO – will rise to to 4.7% of GDP in 2025.
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Belarus adds NGO from Poland to list of “extremist” organisations for first time
The foundation’s leadership could in theory face long-term sentences in Belarusian penal colonies.
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Polish ruling party pledges billions to improve communist-era housing estates
Over eight million Poles live in buildings constructed from prefabricated concrete slabs, a system widely used from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
Poland begins giving free laptops to all fourth graders
Almost 400,000 laptops will be provided pupils this year and teachers will also receive vouchers to help them buy laptops.
Polish left pledges 35-hour working week
The Left also unveiled three new female co-leaders to join its existing three male ones.
Dog escapes home, climbs mountains
The dog was found on a mountain pass that reaches a height of 1,725 metres (5,659 feet) above sea level.
Teachers protest in Warsaw, demanding modern schools, better wages and more funding
The education minister displayed large banners on the ministry’s entrance detailing increases in funding implemented by the government.
Video shows Polish far-right election chief promising to “register gays” if they win power
“We will register not only [homosexual] relationships but also individual faggots so that none of them has the right to come close to any child.”
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties
The changes are part of efforts to help young people buy their first home as Poland grapples with a housing shortage.
Council of Europe criticises Poland’s cuts in teaching of German as minority language
A CoE report issued a number of recommendations to Poland on strengthening support for minority languages.
Polish ruling party names far-right leader as election candidate
Robert Bąkiewicz, a former leader of the National Radical Camp (ONR), last year warned of “Jewish blackmail” against Poland.
Court suspends case against Poland’s Turów coal mine
The government welcomed the decision, which allows the mine to continue operating for the time being.
Congressman calls for US to support Poland’s war reparations claim against Germany
“It cannot stand that Poland, the country that suffered the most under Nazi Germany, should be one of the least compensated.”
Exhibition commemorating Polish child victims of Nazis and Soviets opens in Polish parliament
Poland’s culture minister expressed his hope that the exhibition will also displayed at European institutions.