One provider says it has lost 15% of its drivers and another reports that it now has 26% fewer drivers in Warsaw.
Society
Almost half of government voters disappointed with failure to liberalise abortion law
Over half of young Poles – who voted in record numbers last year – say they are disappointed.
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Poland’s constitutional court is a “puppet”, says Germany’s top judge, prompting angry response
The president of Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal says her German counterpart’s words were “scandalous”.
Poland ranked as worst country in EU for LGBT people
The annual Rainbow Map is based on legal rights and social climate for LGBT people.
Number of deaths lower than normal this year in Poland despite coronavirus
Experts point to a milder winter, better air quality, fewer road deaths and less flu infections.
Government to subsidise domestic holidays for workers to boost Poland’s tourism industry
The “1000+” programme will cost an estimated 7 billion zloty this year.
Polish animal shelters hit hard by coronavirus crisis
Donations have dried up many shelters have had to halt adoptions due to safety concerns.
Cleaner lockdown air may have saved 800 lives in Poland – more than the official virus death toll
Reduced air pollution may have prevented almost 800 premature deaths in April.
Polish cities pumping water from swimming pools to fight shortages amid record drought
Local communities are having to find new ways to retain and reuse diminishing water supplies.
Poland not yet at peak of epidemic because it is following a different model: health minister
Poland’s tough and early lockdown measures helped suppress the epidemic but also pushed its peak forward.
Microsoft announces $1 billion investment in Poland
The project will be Poland’s largest ever IT investment.
New domestic violence law in Poland to immediately remove perpetrators from the home
The measure was supported by all political groups in parliament apart from the far right.
Almost half of workers “more efficient” at home as pandemic accelerates changes to working model in Poland
A quarter of people working from home would not mind continuing to do so.
Stygmatyzacja i faszerowanie lekami: polska psychiatria wciąż zmaga się z problemami sprzed 100 lat
Hanna Szukalska
Opowieści pacjentów i lekarzy o systemie ochrony zdrowia psychicznego w Polsce.
