The donations will be used to purchase medical equipment for paediatric oncology and haematology wards in Poland.
Politics
Polish parliament passes bill changing who will confirm winner of presidential election
The legislation was strongly opposed by PiS, who claimed that such a change would be “unconstitutional”.
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Poles and Hungarians brothers no longer?
Joanna Kędzierska
The responses of the two countries’ governments to the war in Ukraine are complicating their close relationship.
Polish opposition MPs stripped of immunity over paedophilia cover-up protest and defamation
The motion to waive the immunity of the two opposition MPs was passed thanks to the government’s narrow parliamentary majority.
Gas cut to a dozen municipalities in Poland after Russian supplier put on sanctions list
The government has assured that it is undertaking actions to resume supplies to those affected.
Coal burning banned in Warsaw to combat air pollution
A ban on burning coal to heat homes will be introduced in Warsaw next year and in surrounding districts in 2028.
Russia halts gas supplies to Poland after Warsaw refuses to pay in rubles
The government has assured the public that Poland has sufficient alternative supplies and gas stores to ensure energy security.
Poland sanctions 50 Russian entities and individuals, including Gazprom
A number of oligarchs, including Oleg Deripaska and Mikhail Maratovich Fridman, are also on the new list.
Government to restrict flights at Poland’s busiest airport amid dispute with controllers
Air traffic controllers are threatening to leave their jobs at the end of April if their demands on pay and conditions are not met.
Polish state-funded nationalist media outlet promotes antisemitic book
The first chapter begins by describing Jews as a “parasitic tribe [that] has nested on our skin, sucks our sweat, our blood, for six centuries”.
Polish Left proposes “Europe Day” holiday and leasing German nuclear plants
Poland’s left-wing opposition party has unveiled a new set of policies focused on supporting Ukraine and “de-Putinising Europe”.
Poland launches international billboard campaign to encourage Russia sanctions
The adverts will be displayed “in many European cities” to “remind Western countries of the atrocities taking place in Ukraine”.
One million Ukraine refugees receive Polish ID numbers as government extends support for host families
The government estimates that almost two million Ukrainian refugees are currently in Poland.
US pledges to make Polish army “one of the most capable in Europe” amid talks on new arms deals
Poland’s defence minister is in Washington for talks over buying attack helicopters, Patriot air defence systems, and other US equipment.
