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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Polish government to regulate electric scooters amid safety concerns
Electric scooters, which are currently unregulated in Poland, have been blamed for hundreds of accidents annually.
Courts challenge legality of Poland’s lockdown, encouraging businesses to reopen
Patryk Wachowiec
Without a state of emergency, the government’s measures may be unconstitutional.
Poland orders cull at fur farm with country’s first mink coronavirus case
Poland is the world’s third-largest fur producer.
Former president and Nobel winner Wałęsa says pandemic “bankrupted” him
Restrictions have prevented him from taking paid speaking jobs abroad.
Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser again breaks record despite pandemic and conservative criticism
This year’s Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity has so far raised over 127 million zloty.
Foreigners with residence permits rise 8% in Poland but asylum applications drop amid pandemic
Turks received asylum status more than any other national group.
Polish opposition leader sets out plan to end “corrupting” links between church and state
Hołownia wants to abolish the state-financed Church Fund and limit the episcopate’s control over religious teaching in schools.
Police deploy force against Polish abortion protests as hospitals cancel terminations following ruling
Hospitals have begun to cancel planned terminations.
Polish town becomes first to withdraw resolution opposing “LGBT ideology”
The head of the council expressed concern that the resolution was being “exploited” to “tarnish our image”.
Poland falls to lowest ever ranking in global corruption perception index
“The erosion of rule of law and democratic oversight has created conditions for corruption to flourish,” says Transparency International.
One in five Poles glad WWII led to fewer Jews in Poland, finds study
The survey revealed that certain antisemitic stereotypes remain common in Poland.
Pioneering anti-smog measures improve air in one of Poland’s most polluted cities
Kraków had some of the worst smog in Poland – which itself has the EU’s most air pollution – but has taken steps to tackle the problem.
