Housing prices rose by 17.7% year-on-year in Poland in the second quarter of this year compared to an EU average of 2.9%.
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Recruitment for “Ukrainian Legion” begins in Poland
Ukrainians living abroad will be trained and equipped by Poland then sent to help defend their homeland.
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Poland begins giving free laptops to all fourth graders
Almost 400,000 laptops will be provided pupils this year and teachers will also receive vouchers to help them buy laptops.
Polish left pledges 35-hour working week
The Left also unveiled three new female co-leaders to join its existing three male ones.
Dog escapes home, climbs mountains
The dog was found on a mountain pass that reaches a height of 1,725 metres (5,659 feet) above sea level.
Poland cuts tax for first-time homebuyers and raises it for those buying multiple properties
The changes are part of efforts to help young people buy their first home as Poland grapples with a housing shortage.
Exhibition commemorating Polish child victims of Nazis and Soviets opens in Polish parliament
Poland’s culture minister expressed his hope that the exhibition will also displayed at European institutions.
Polish town offers free house designs based on famous 19th century style
Otwock hopes that the Świdermajer style can be “revived in our town and be an inspiration to residents”.
Poland has not implemented EU water quality directive
A minister says the failure to implement the EU directive has no bearing on the current outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease that has so far killed 16 people.
German unveils plans for Berlin centre commemorating Poland’s WW2 victims
We Germans, and that includes me, still have a lot to learn,” said Claudia Roth, the federal commissioner for culture and media.
Policeman among those arrested over disruption of Poland’s train system
Mass disruption of trains occurred in various parts Poland over the weekend, during which the Russian national anthem reportedly played over radios.
Rare ancient double burial site uncovered in Poland
The mounds are believed to have been originally created almost 3,000 years ago then re-used a thousand years later by a different culture.
Record 51% of Poles supplementing public healthcare with private, finds study
A quarter (24%) exclusively use the public National Health Fund (NFZ), which is a record low.
Seventh person dies from Legionnaires outbreak in Polish city
The source of the legionella pneumophila outbreak is still unknown.
