Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.

Poland must “reconcile respect for international law with the extraordinary nature of the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz”.
PiS says that the minister is obliged to pay out the money and will be held criminally responsible for failing to do so.
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“Polish taxpayer cannot pay for German garbage,” says Poland’s climate minister.
Journals devoted to theology are now valued as highly as leading international titles such as Science, Nature and The Lancet.
This year, over 1.4 million Poles aged 18-21 will be able to vote for the first time, notes a new report.
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The alliance of PSL and Poland 2050 faces tough choices amid falling support.
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Recent years have seen many Polish towns replace greenery with concrete, a trend labelled betonoza (“concretitis”) by critics.
Putin also repeated unsubstantiated claims that Poland is planning to take territory from Ukraine.
Poland rejects Ukraine’s accusations, saying Kyiv has misunderstood its intentions and reiterating it wants to uphold grain transit.
Poland’s highest medical council has criticised the police’s behaviour and called for an investigation.
Poland’s justice minister has criticised the leniency of Babcia Kasia’s conviction, contrasting it to the prison sentence received by a nationalist.
Poland says it is monitoring the situation but that there is no need for “panic”.
“If the European Commission does not extend the ban, we will do it ourselves,” said Poland’s prime minister.
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Anna Hackett
Sex education has become a political battleground amid Poland’s election campaign.
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