The bill would also criminalise propagating the ideology of historical Ukrainian nationalist leader Stepan Bandera.
Society
Polish church calls on parents not to send children to “corrupting” new health education classes
A deputy education minister, however, says that the church is spreading “fake news”.
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Polish and Israeli presidents jointly lead Auschwitz march
Among the participants in the march were not only elderly Holocaust survivors but also former Hamas hostages.
Poland awarded almost €1bn in EEA and Norway Grants
The funds will be used primarily for supporting the green transition, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, social inclusion and resilience.
Poland and Ukraine jointly condemn vandalism of Ukrainian war memorial in Poland
They described the incident as an act of “deliberate provocation that serves the interests of Russia”.
The forgotten extermination of Polish psychiatric patients in WW2
Filip Mazurczak
Activists have been campaigning for greater recognition of the at least 20,000 victims.
Polish ministry to rename service whose acronym spells swearword
“The fact that the acronym is such an unfortunate word is indeed an oversight.”
Polish province refuses to establish EU-funded migrant integration centres
Protests against the centres, 49 of which are supposed to be established in Poland, have taken place in a number of cities.
Polish president sends government bill criminalising anti-LGBT+ hate speech to constitutional court
Andrzej Duda has referred the bill to the constitutional court, saying he has concerns it violates the right to free speech.
Trial of 45 doctors for spreading anti-vaccine claims during Covid pandemic starts in Poland
If found guilty of disseminating information inconsistent with medical knowledge, they could lose their medical licences.
Poland claims bodies found in border river belong to migrants forced to cross by Belarus
The men were probably among a group of migrants seen last month being “pushed into the water” by Belarusian officers, says a Polish deputy minister.
Oldest wooden building in Warsaw’s Praga district burns down
Built in 1817, it housed two bells, including one from 1772, both of which survived the fire.
Poland creates task force to clamp down on grey economy
The informal economy is believed to amount to hundreds of billions of zloty per year, with estimates of its size ranging from 9% to 30% of GDP.
Polish gynaecologists seek legal clarity after late-term abortion case sparks controversy
A conservative legal group claimed that there is “a loophole that is used to allow abortion on demand”.
