Conservative groups have protested against the new subject, which they say is a way to smuggle “corrupting” sex education into schools.
Politics
Poland identifies Russian group aiming to influence presidential election
The government will later this month present a plan for countering such efforts.
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Russian ambassador ignores Polish summons over missile incident
Poland detected a Russian missile entering its airspace on Sunday morning.
Polish government further delays promised doubling of tax-free income allowance
“There is no room” in the budget because of increased defence spending, says the finance minister.
Disabled people protest outside parliament demanding Polish government fulfil pre-election promise
They want the welfare allowance for disabled people to be increased to the level of the minimum wage.
“Some colleagues say I’m too centrist”: an interview with Confederation’s candidate for Warsaw mayor
Alicja Ptak
Przemysław Wipler is seen as a relative moderate among more radical figures in his far-right group.
Government approves extra pay for social care workers
Those on the minimum wages – as many care workers are – would see their earnings boosted by almost 25%.
Tens of thousands of farmers join blockades around Poland in largest protest so far
Polish farmers have been protesting since last month against EU green policies and agricultural imports from Ukraine.
Centre for study of Polish culture and diaspora opens in Brazil
It will promote and teach Polish language, history and culture, as well as safeguard Polish cultural heritage in Brazil.
Polish pupils have higher homework burden than international average, finds study
The Polish government will abolish compulsory, graded homework in primary schools next month.
Polish government wants to release 20,000 prisoners from overcrowded jails
A deputy justice minister blamed the former government for the problem, suggesting that its sentencing policies were too harsh.
Poland to audit state funding for religious groups – “in particular Catholic church” – under former government
Citizens should not be “obliged to financially support religious communities that are alien to them”, says the speaker of parliament.
Polish government has fulfilled only 12 of Tusk’s promised 100 policies in first 100 days in office
One of Tusk’s MPs blamed the fact that KO has to rule with coalition partners and faces a hostile president.
Government and opposition blame each other after Poland gets only 0.4% of EU ammo spending
The government notes that applications were submitted when the opposition PiS party was in power.
