“We have a large army – the third largest in NATO in terms of numbers – but we must also have a resilient society,” says the defence minister.
Society
Carp in the bath, hay on the table and Home Alone: the most unusual Polish Christmas traditions
Agata Pyka and Richard Greenhill
From talking animals to Macauley Culkin, here are seven of Poland’s most interesting Christmas traditions.
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Poland falls to record low in World Press Freedom Index
It has fallen every year since 2015, when it reached its highest ever position.
Polish census discriminates against disabled, LGBT and ethnic minorities, warns human rights official
The census is inaccessible to visually impaired people, does not allow trans people to choose gender identity, and forbids non-Polish letters.
Police issue fines as hundreds gather for anti-lockdown protest in Polish city
Participants called for the government to be put on trial and businesses to reopen.
Prime minister and state TV join national Bible reading day in Poland
The education minister announced plans to make biblical studies an academic discipline.
The legal definition of rape in Poland needs to change – but so do cultural attitudes
Magdalena Grzyb
The burden is on rape victims to prove they demonstrated resistance to the act, and many perpetrators escape justice.
Mystery tree “creature” reported to animal services actually a croissant
Residents were scared to open their windows.
Polish constitutional court rules human rights commissioner must leave office
Adam Bodnar must vacate his position within three months.
Polish mother who abandoned infant in baby hatch now fighting to get him back
The “window of life” is run by nuns in Łódź.
Polish bishops express “serious moral objection” to AstraZeneca and J&J Covid vaccines
They were produced using cell lines derived from aborted foetuses.
Polish coal plant was EU’s biggest CO2 emitter in 2020
Three Polish power stations were in the top 10.
Mine managers imprisoned 15 years after one of Poland’s worst mining disasters
They have received two-year sentences.
Police take action after thousands of bikers gather at Poland’s holiest Catholic shrine
The annual event was confined to a mass for motorcyclists.
