Unauthorised people will not be allowed to be within 200 metres of the border in some places, and up to 2km in others.
Politics
Schoolchildren “abducted” to attend opposition campaign event, says Polish education minister
An investigation has been launched and the case will be reported to the police.
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Interior minister defends “justified” use of pepper spray on anti-government protesters by police
The incident represented “unjustified aggression by the authorities”, wrote an opposition leader.
Hard to tell if Poland wants Germany to be “ally or scapegoat”, says German ambassador
The German ambassador says he is “unable to understand the logic” of the Polish government.
Destroyed Russian weapons put on display in Warsaw to “prove Russia can be defeated”
The destroyed weapons puncture the myth that “the Russian army is invincible”, says a Polish official.
Poland protests removal of flags at cemeteries in Russia of murdered Polish officers
Over 22,000 Polish military officers and intelligentsia were killed by the Soviet Union in the Katyn massacres of 1940.
EU to refund Poland for arms donated to Ukraine, says PM
Poland has been the second largest donor of military equipment to Ukraine in the world, behind only the US.
Poland only has bomb shelters for 3% of population, but authorities seek to reassure public
However, in one province, Wielkopolska, there is not a single shelter.
Polish parliament rejects bill to liberalise abortion law
The proposed law would have allowed abortion on demand up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Poland creates new minister for social integration, focusing on Ukrainian refugees
Agnieszka Ścigaj says she will seek to tackle the issue “beyond Poland’s political divisions”.
Only 2% of Poles view Russia favourably, lowest of any country in global study
Attitudes towards the US, NATO and EU are the most positive ever recorded in Poland by the Pew Research Center.
Poland doubles access points for trucks on Ukrainian border
The border has become an even more import route amid Russia’s blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
Kaczyński quits Polish government to focus on ruling party ahead of elections
“I have decided to concentrate on what is most important for the future of Poland. The party must regain its verve.”
EU concerns over Polish democracy “absurd” and based on “lies”, says Trump’s former ambassador
“The EU has been the victim of a wave of fake news and propaganda from Russia,” says Georgette Mosbacher.
