The most popular writer in Poland for the fifth year running was crime and thriller writer Remigiusz Mróz.
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Attending school to be mandatory for Ukrainian refugee children in Poland from September
It is estimated that there are at least tens of thousands of Ukrainian children in Poland who do not attend local schools.
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“Let women decide, not bishops or politicians”: bill to liberalise Poland’s abortion law proposed
The law would introduce state-funded abortion on demand, compulsory sex education, and prescription-free morning-after pills.
Hospital treating Poland’s first coronavirus case lacking basic protective equipment, relying on donations
Nurses are reportedly threatening to stop working if they are not provided with proper protective clothing.
New legislation aims to close gender pay gap in Poland
The legislation would require firms to provide information of differences in wages for male and female employees.
Polish municipalities to sue LGBT activists for including them in “Atlas of Hate”
The legal organisation Ordo Iuris says the map is based on “lies, untruths and manipulations”.
Poland races to tidy up its waste disposal
Maria Wilczek
Poland reforms its inefficient waste management system as EU rules become stricter.
Poland’s courts struggling to cope with record case load and judicial vacancies: report
New data show a mounting case load for judges.
Poland’s hidden corruption
Grzegorz Makowski
While perception of everyday corruption is shrinking, it is becoming ingrained in the political and administrative system.
From Poland to America: the travels of Bernie Sanders’s father Elias
Jerzy Haszczyński
A century age, Sanders’s father emigrated to the United States – twice.
Kraków in TripAdvisor’s top 10 trending destinations for 2020
Kraków welcomed a record 14 million visitors last year, who spent 7.5 billion zloty.
Doctors warn Poland not prepared for coronavirus, despite government assurances
In anticipation of Poland’s first cases, doctors worry about the lack of protective gear.
An unwanted march: Polish nationalists honour anti-communist partisans accused of war crimes
Paulina and Wojciech Siegień
The march has become a controversial annual tradition.
Polish couple who took homemade explosives to protest against LGBT parade sentenced
Some criticised the one-year sentences as too lenient, as well as the fact that the case was not treated as terrorism.
