Foreigners wait an average of one year for a residence permit, with one individual forced to wait for over seven years for a decision.
Society
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%.
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Record number of dead seals found on Poland’s Baltic coast
The WWF found 35 over one weekend, from a population of only around 400 in Poland.
“Power of the nation is built on biological continuity,” says Polish archbishop
“Christianity is the most important element uniting our Polish history,” said Marek Jędraszewski.
Polish government and miners reach coal phaseout deal but doubts remain over EU approval
The use of public funds to support the mining sector could fall foul of EU state aid rules, warn legal experts at a climate NGO.
Polish media outlets appeal to government to support Belarusians
The open letter calls on the authorities to support the release of human rights activists in Belarus.
Polish archbishop thanks state oil firm for buying newspapers from German owner
He also criticised a German supermarket for evading Poland’s Sunday trading ban and praised the government for its Covid response.
Vatican punishes Polish bishop for neglect in paedophilia case
The bishop failed to act on complaints from the victim of a paedophile priest.
The glittering nightlife and thriving culture of interwar Warsaw
Juliette Bretan
The sights and sounds of a short-lived cultural explosion.
Activists stage retro protest against road fines not increasing since 1990s in Poland
The maximum road fine has been fixed at 500 zloty for almost 25 years.
Half of high school students in Polish city opt out of Catholic catechism classes
“They will miss it and come back,” says Kraków’s archbishop
Working parents in Poland – especially mothers – face new challenges during pandemic, find reports
“The positive trend securing equal opportunities for women on the job market was disrupted by the pandemic.”
World’s biggest “insect hotel” created in Warsaw
The aim was was to educate developers about eco-friendly buildings.
Memorial to murdered Jewish ghetto escapees erected in Polish forest
The wooden monument is the work of an NGO and local officials.
