Only 425 legal abortions were carried out in Poland in 2023, the second full year in which a near-total abortion ban was in force.
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Unemployment in Poland falls below 5% for first time since 1990
New data from state statistical agency show that unemployment fell to 4.9% in June.
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“This isn’t my birthplace but it’s where I belong”: Poles face future in Britain’s most pro-Brexit town
Juliette Bretan
Boston has the UK’s highest proportion of immigrants from eastern EU member states and of Leave voters.
Two Polish cities ranked among four worst in EU for traffic
One of the cities is also among the top 20 most congested in the world.
Poland records biggest natural population drop since WW2
Yet experts are not surprised, warning that natalist policies need to help parents juggle duties
Poland’s first autonomous tram tested in Kraków, but city assures drivers their jobs are safe
The trial of autonomous trams could improve safety, but the city assures drivers that their jobs are safe.
Global warming could benefit Polish wine industry
Wine production and consumption have already been growing in Poland.
Poles trust EU the most and government the least among institutions, finds poll
The church has recorded the biggest drop in trust since 2017.
Polish resistance fighters’ daughter born in communist prison loses court battle
A woman whose mother died while giving birth to her in a communist prison has her claim for 15 million zloty compensation rejected.
Supermarket giants in Poland introduce reusable cotton bags to reduce plastic waste
A number of supermarket chains have introduced innovative solutions to cut plastic waste.
First suspected cases of coronavirus in Poland yet to be confirmed
New cases in Poland’s north follow false alarms in Kraków and the capital
No slippers and lock up your dog: Polish church advises how to receive priest at home
Greeting the priest barefoot is “an expression of the highest contempt”.
Polish firm repairs and donates 15,000 pairs of used shoes for homeless people
A shoe repair shop in Wrocław cleans, mends and donates unwanted shoes in a zero-waste drive.
Polish school bans pupils from complaining
“We are reminding ourselves to look at what is good, what is positive, and not complain.”
