Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been concerns over the number and quality of shelters in Poland.
Society
Church attendance in Poland stable at 30% but school religion participation continues decline
Previously, there had been a long-term decline in attendance, from a peak of 57% in 1982 to a low of 28% in 2021.
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Polish seven-year-old girl killed in Russian attack on Ukraine
She died in the western Ukrainian city of Ternopil along with dozens of other civilians this week.
New US ambassador condemns “grotesque falsehood” that Poles responsible for Holocaust
Thomas Rose, also said Poland is today “the safest country in Europe for a Jew to walk the streets”.
Poles’ negative attitudes towards Germans rise to highest level in 25 years
Only 32% of Poles now say they like Germans, down from 50% in 2022.
New speaker bans sale of alcohol in Poland’s parliament
Parliament needs to “set an example”, says Włodzimierz Czarzasty.
Polish official who removed cross from public office acquitted of insulting religious sentiment
A public “office is not a church”, said the judge in his ruling.
Less than third of Polish schoolchildren join new health classes after conservative backlash
Health education was initially intended to be compulsory, but was made optional following criticism.
Norwegian state TV apologises for calling Polish Independence March “Nazi”
NRK admitted that using the term was a “mistake”.
Polish state polling agency finds record support for same-sex partnerships
CBOS found that 62.1% support the introduction of same-sex civil partnerships, up from 52% last year and 25% in 2011.
Mark Ruffalo to star in thriller about Polish Pope John Paul II’s road to sainthood
He will play the role of a priest assigned to be “devil’s advocate” in assessing the former pontiff’s life.
EU to fund new standard-gauge rail line linking Ukraine and Poland
Ukraine currently has a different track gauge to most of Europe, necessitating time-consuming train changes at the border.
European court rules Poland violated rights of woman who traveled abroad for abortion
The European Court of Human Rights found that the woman’s right to private and family life was violated.
EU includes Poland among countries to be exempted from migrant relocation
The European Commission says says that Poland already faces a “significant migratory situation”.
