New data from state statistical agency show that unemployment fell to 4.9% in June.
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Poland tears down 41st Soviet monument since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Hundreds of local residents gathered to watch the monument being demolished, with many applauding as it collapsed.
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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.
Far-right MPs condemn Polish government’s “mass immigration” policy and call for “ethnic cohesion”
Two MPs from the far-right Confederation have criticised the Polish government for allowing “mass migration” under “the dictate of business”.
New data reveal how much Poles really earn
Official data reveal growing median earnings, but geographical and gender disparities persist
Duda’s Tour de Pologne: how the president is making small-town Poland his springboard to re-election
Mateusz Bałuka
President Duda has now visited every administrative district in Poland ahead of next year’s election.
Opposition presidential contender declares support for same-sex marriage in Poland
Jacek Jaśkowiak’s support for same-sex marriage could cause tension within his own Civic Platform party.
Antisemitic attitudes growing in Poland, finds new international survey
A new international index of anti-Jewish attitudes finds them to be most common in Poland.
State TV ordered false personal attacks on striking doctors, says former employee
State TV’s news channel claimed a doctor went on “exotic” trips abroad, when in fact she was volunteering at hospitals in Kurdistan and Tanzania.
The team of international volunteers helping feed Warsaw’s needy
Percy Metcalfe
Every Sunday, a diverse group of expats and local volunteers gather outside Warsaw’s Palace of Culture and Science.
Church bows to pressure over burial of archbishop accused of sex abuse
Former Archbishop Juliusz Paetz, who faced accusations of sex abuse, was not buried in Poznań Cathedral, following protests against the plan.
