Over 6,000 asylum seekers are receiving social assistance in Poland, up from an average of 3,900 last year.
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Far fewer Ukrainian refugee children started school in Poland than expected after benefits change
Only 20,000 new Ukrainian children signed up, compared to estimates of up to 80,000.
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Poland accuses EU of “encouraging human trafficking” amid Lampedusa crisis
The government has adopted a resolution blaming the EU for the renewed crisis on Lampedusa.
Polish opposition want to appoint official representing Polish diaspora
There are an estimated 20 million people of Polish ancestry outside Poland, equivalent to around half the population of the country itself.
Polish opposition launch campaign to mobilise female voters
New data show that a record 44% of all candidates in the elections will be women, up from 23% in 2007.
Public sector workers hold “March of Rage” in Warsaw demanding pay rises
They say that, in four years, cumulative inflation has reached 45%, the minimum wage has risen 65%, but public sector salaries have only increased by 18%.
Polish ruling party pledges to introduce earlier pensions if it wins another term
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński rejected the idea as unaffordable less than a year ago.
Polish government plans state streaming service showing sport and films
Polish media have dubbed the ruling party’s idea a “national Netflix”.
Catholic church defends Polish third-grade schoolbook stating “I prefer to die than sin”
The education ministry has refused to comment, noting that school religion classes are the sole responsibility of the church.
Polish opposition outlines 100 policies for first 100 days in office
Among the plans are doubling the tax-free income threshold, overturning the near-total ban on abortion and raising salaries for public-sector employees.
Foreign women responsible for 5.5% of births in Poland last year
The figure doubled compared to 2021 but that was not enough to compensate for a continued overall decline in births.
Abortion cannot be permitted on mental health grounds, declares Polish church
The church’s position – which is contradicted by leading medical bodies – has been rejected by reproductive rights organisations in Poland.
Opposition mock ruling party’s pledge to improve Polish hospital food after eight years in power
Hospital food has long been the subject of complaint and ridicule by Poles.
Polish ruling party pledges billions to improve communist-era housing estates
Over eight million Poles live in buildings constructed from prefabricated concrete slabs, a system widely used from the 1960s to the early 1990s.
