Over 87,000 children did not receive compulsory vaccines in Poland last year, up from around 3,500 in 2010.
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Number of foreign inmates in Polish prisons doubles since 2020
Over half the foreign prisoners are Ukrainians, with the next biggest numbers from Georgia and Belarus.
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The greatest challenge in 2020: the president must end Poland’s “war of the courts”
Piotr Trudnowski
A priority for presidential candidates must be finding a solution to the judicial crisis.
Government wants to introduce “startup leave” for employees to create their own businesses
The development ministry wants to give “those with a potential an incentive to realise their dreams”
Venice Commission and EU condemn Polish court reforms but president wants to push ahead
Despite negative opinions from the Venice Commission, EU and OSCE, Duda reportedly supports the form.
Money collected at masses for murdered Gdańsk mayor used to support Syrian families
More than 25,000 zloty collected at Paweł Adamowicz’s funeral and anniversary mass is helping families in Aleppo.
Man removed from priesthood over child sex abuse reemployed in diocese a month later
A man removed from the priesthood and charged for alleged repeated sexual abuse was re-employed by Poznań diocese.
Three quarters of Poles say immigrants from outside the EU benefit the economy
CBOS polling shows growing recognition of the benefits brought by record levels of immigration to Poland.
Witcher writer Sapkowski is Amazon’s most popular author after Netflix success
Following the success of the Witcher TV series, Andrzej Sapkowski becomes Amazon’s top-selling author.
Ukrainian worker left at bus stop by Polish employer after suffering stroke dies
Her employer waited two hours then left Oksana Kharchenko at a bus stop, but a judge ruled that he “did not act in bad faith”.
Almost 40% of Poles claim to be cutting back on meat and 8.4% have quit completely
Nearly 60% of respondents declared a desire to reduce meat consumption.
Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser smashes record and offers support to Australia
The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOŚP) raised over 115 million zloty.
As Germany opens its labour market, should Poland be worried about losing Ukrainian workers?
Katarzyna Michalska
Germany’s new Skilled Immigration Act goes into force in March this year.
Government promises to fully compensate “each Polish family” for higher electricity bills
Energy prices are rising up to 12% for Polish households this year.
