The total value of mortgage applications in Poland rose by 421% year-on-year in December to a record high of over 10 billion zloty.
Society
Hundreds of NGOs and public figures call on Tusk to stop migrant pushbacks at Belarus border
“By postponing putting an end to this practice, the Polish authorities are condoning human rights violations,” they wrote in an open letter.
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Pandemic forces international students in Poland to make tough decisions
Percy Metcalfe
Whether to stay or go home is one of many questions faced by the international academic community.
President denies breaking rules on public gatherings by praying against coronavirus at shrine
At least ten people were in the chapel, but religious services are currently limited to five attendees.
Growing majority see Polish judicial reforms as “unacceptable attempt to violate rule of law”
A new poll echoes previous ones showing PiS’s judicial reforms having more opponents than supporters.
Polish couple use 3D printers to produce protective masks for medical personnel
Łukasz and Justyna Więcek aim to 3D-print 1,200 protective visors, supplying hospitals in the entire region.
After priest convicted for raping minor, response of archbishop questioned
The accused priest was moved from parish to parish by the Archbishop of Gdańsk without explanation.
Quarantined Poles can confirm their location with selfies using new government app
The new app aims to check people’s whereabouts and to ensure better care.
Forgotten lands? Remembering flight and expulsion in Poland’s former German territories
Marcel Krueger
Civil society groups are helping local communities to engage with their own and the German history.
Polish society rallies to help medical staff and the vulnerable during coronavirus shutdown
Many in Poland have been running errands for the elderly, feeding medical staff and helping the homeless.
Polish government repatriating tens of thousands stranded by coronavirus flight ban
There may be hundreds of thousands of Poles needing to return.
Rape survivors hold fashion show in clothes they were wearing during assaults
The event was a response to claims that the way women dress can provoke sexual violence.
Archbishop tells faithful not to fear coronavirus: “Satan is powerless in the face of holy water”
“Do not be afraid of the church. Christ does not spread germs or viruses. Christ restores health.”
Polish firm creates mobile air-quality map with sensors on electric cars
Airly has fitted sensors to zero-emission cars that will provide real-time measurements of air quality in Warsaw.
