Most members of the ruling coalition support the measure but may not be able to secure a parliamentary majority.
Society
Extreme poverty rate rises to 6.6% in Poland, highest level in a decade
Around 2.5 million people lived in extreme poverty in Poland in 2023, up 47% on the previous year.
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Constructing your own ritual: the growing popularity of humanist weddings in Poland
Agata Rejowska
Many couples are rejecting the dominant role of the Catholic church.
Prosecutors exhume foetuses after death of woman blamed by family on Poland’s abortion law
Agnieszka had to carry a dead foetus for over a week while doctors waited to see what happened to its twin, which then also died.
Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser again breaks record on 30th anniversary
More than 136 million zloty (€30 million) has been raised to fund the purchase of medical equipment for children.
Poland preparing to help up to million Ukrainian refugees if Russia attacks, says minister
“This is international law, but are also the principles of civilised people, the principles of European and Christian culture,” says a minister.
Driver of anti-abortion van attacked in Warsaw
The assault is the latest in a series of attacks on such vehicles, which are driven around Polish cities by a pro-life NGO.
Census data show Poland’s society shrinking and ageing
Poland faces “several demographic traps in the near future”, admits the prime minister.
Poland offers households up to €15,000 to modernise heating in latest clean air drive
With a budget of 103 billion zloty (€22.5 billion), the programme is supposed to be the largest of its kind in Europe
Woman dies in Poland after having to carry dead foetus for seven days
Activists blame the death on Poland’s near-total abortion ban introduced last year.
Man jailed in Poland for planned far-right terror attack on mosque
Explosives, firearms, ammunition and vials of toxic substances were found at the homes of two suspects.
Polish and Ukrainian churches appeal for peace amid Russia tensions
“In the end, war is always a defeat for mankind,” write the hierarchs.
Poland closes loophole allowing shops to evade Sunday trade ban by offering postal services
Supermarkets including Carrefour, Kaufland and Netto, which have been exploiting the exemption, have announced they will now not be open on Sundays.
IKEA offers paid internships to refugees in Poland
Refugees “often need support in entering the labour market”, says an NGO working with IKEA on the programme.
