The ban resulted in a decreased number of police interventions and intoxicated people referred to care centres, informed the city hall.
Society
Zelensky condemns Polish farmers’ protest as “erosion of solidarity”
Ukraine’s interior minister added that the blockade of the border by prostesters “impacts Ukraine’s defence capabilities”.
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Eight dead after gas explosion in Polish mountain resort
A gas explosion in the south-western town of Szczyrk has killed at least eight people, four of them children.
Warsaw ranked sixth most vegan-friendly city in the world
Warsaw continues to be ranked as one of the world’s vegan hotspots, with 50 vegan restaurants in the city centre.
Retailer withdraws “Jew with a coin” images sold as good luck charms in Polish stores
Home-improvement chain OBI reignites a debate about the images of a Jew counting money hung for good luck in some Polish homes.
Poland among the best in Europe in new PISA education rankings
The latest PISA international rankings put Polish schoolchildren third in Europe at maths and science and fourth for reading comprehension.
Same-sex couple cannot register in Poland as parents of UK-born child, rules top court
Allowing same-sex couples to register as the parents of a child would be “a threat to the Polish legal order”, rules a court.
Poland to intervene over Polish child being adopted by gay couple in UK
“We will take all steps so that the child is adopted by a man and a woman” in order to “preserve his identity”, says a deputy minister.
“A model for others”: Warsaw wins EU award for improving disability access
Warsaw has won the EU’s annual Access City Award, given to the city that has done most to improve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Parishioners rally in support of priest on trial for abusing disabled girls
A majority of parishioners have come out in support of the priest, while the mother of an alleged victims has been “stigmatised and humiliated”.
Youth climate strikes hit the streets of Poland
Thousands of youngsters have skipped school to join climate protests around Poland.
Minister defends “free speech” of lecturer fired for homophobic class
Firing a lecturer for a “homophobic” class constitutes a violation of free speech and academic freedom, says the higher education minister.
“The Poznań” enters Cambridge Dictionary after being embraced by British football fans
The Cambridge Dictionary contains an unusual new term.
No sign of Polish “Brexodus” from UK in latest migration data
New ONS data show that Poles remain the UK’s largest group of foreign nationals, with no notable decline in numbers.
