Milk bars offered affordable food and were once widespread in Poland but have struggled in recent years.
Society
Police deny opposition leader’s claim that “migrants are occupying buildings in Warsaw”
The interior minister has accused Kaczyński of seeking to “spread fear”.
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Poles most often get news online and from private media, least often in newspapers and public TV
Private station TVN is the most popular and public television the least – but the majority get their news online.
Poland builds most new homes in four decades
Almost 222,000 new homes were delivered in Poland in 2020.
The politicisation of the church is accelerating Poland’s secularisation
Konstanty Pilawa
A political spectacle played out inside a church highlights the dangers.
Launch of Polish “anti-censorship” social media site hit by technical and security issues
Despite the website’s free speech claims, its terms and conditions show that it will censor certain types of content.
A quarter of Poles have no savings
Amid the pandemic, most Poles say they have been cutting back on spending and have stopped putting aside money for savings.
Polish city opens new “green library”
Lublin has converted a former restaurant into a branch of its municipal library, designed as a functional but environmentally friendly space
Polish government boosts funding for child mental health care
Experts have warned that the system is in crisis.
Polish president and Catholic church intervene in dispute over Pole on life support in UK hospital
The man’s own family are divided over the issue.
Christians and Jews in Poland celebrate Catholic church’s annual Day of Judaism
Religious and cultural events were held around Poland, including prayers, lectures, film screenings and concerts.
Poland’s 1979 “winter of the century” in photographs
The winter of 1978/79 in Poland was one of the harshest in living memory
Politicians and activists campaign for people to declare Silesian identity in census
In the previous census of 2011, 847,000 people declared Silesian nationality.
Only vaccinated children would be admitted to preschools in Poland under proposed legislation
The proposal has been put forward in the Senate and backed by a deputy health minister.
