From January to September 2023, Poland recorded 17,868 attempted or successful irregular crossings over its border with Belarus.

From January to September 2023, Poland recorded 17,868 attempted or successful irregular crossings over its border with Belarus.
While Russians with EU-registered cars can cross the border, Poles who have Russian-registered vehicles cannot due to EU sanctions.
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Polish Smog Alarm, an NGO, has published its annual ranking of Polish cities with the worst average air quality.
The court found three ex-communist security agents who tried to frame priest Jerzy Popiełuszko not guilty of crimes against humanity.
Ten tigers detained on the Polish-Belarusian border are on their way to Poznań Zoo in a race against time to save them
Sixteen priests have confirmed recent allegations of bullying and inappropriate behaviour by Archbishop of Gdańsk Sławoj Leszek Głódź.
Emilie van Outeren
Poland’s government is using religious arguments to make a tried-and-tested method of boosting the birth rate, in vitro fertilisation, more difficult and expensive.
New EU data highlight Poland’s unprecedented wave of mass immigration, but also indicate that arrivals from Ukraine are declining
Schoolchildren around Poland have taken part in the annual “Rainbow Friday” (Tęczowy Piątek) initiative to show support for LGBT people. Notes from Poland looks at reactions.
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill compares and contrasts the histories of immigration and attitudes towards the phenomenon in Poland and Britain.
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles explains how Poland’s government wants to reap the economic benefits of immigration while persuading its supporters that it remains opposed to it. This is a balancing act that will inevitably collapse.
Stanley Bill
Stanley Bill looks into the 11 November March of Independence, how it has been covered, the government’s support for it, and the spectre of radical-right wingers in Polish politics.
Tom Diserens
Tom Diserens discusses the environmental threats to the Białowieża forest and the associated political battle with the European Union.
Daniel Tilles
Daniel Tilles studies possible outcomes of the European Union forcing migrants from Muslim countries on Poland.