Krzysztof Kuryłowicz was last year convicted of sexually abusing a disabled person.
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Stop drinking with statue, say Kraków officials
The monument to director Piotr Skrzynecki sits outside the iconic “Vis-à-vis” bar on Kraków’s market square.
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Polish scholar wins Nine Dots Prize and Cambridge book deal
Joanna Kusiak beat out over 600 other entries responding to the question “Why has the rule of law become so fragile?”
Over a third of Poles “harbour antisemitic attitudes”, finds international study
One in five Poles say they have an unfavourable opinion of Jews, which was the highest figure in any country surveyed.
Man detained in Poland for displaying Russian “Z” war symbols
Propagating symbols in support of Moscow’s invasion was last year made a crime in Poland punishable by up to two years in prison.
PepsiCo opens 1 billion zloty snack plant in Poland
The facility is PepsiCo’s first in the EU designed to measure CO2 emissions, with the aim of achieving net zero emissions by 2035.
Polish government launches data checking service after millions of logins leaked online
Over six million usernames and passwords have been published with over 100,000 individuals affected.
Inflation slows in Poland to lowest level in over a year
The Polish Economic Institute estimates inflation will fall to single-digit levels around October this year.
Poland and Germany agree to strengthen border security to curb irregular migration
The governments say, however, that there is “currently no justification for reintroducing border controls” as two German states requested.
Residents of Polish city warned to stay inside amid bear sighting
Municipal police are patrolling the area where the bear was last this morning.
Poland sanctions 365 Belarusians and bans Belarusian and Russian trucks
The sanctions come in response to Belarus’s Supreme Court upholding the eight-year prison sentence against Andrzej Poczobut.
Polish Left unveils “Plan for Mothers” ahead of elections
Improved access to contraception and reproductive healthcare, 100,000 new nursery places and equal pay for men and women are among the pledges.
Iraqi and Syrian families camped on Belarus border reportedly seeking asylum in Poland
Poland’s human rights office has visited the group to ascertain their status.
Polish city has funded 455 IVF births since government ended subsidies
The conservative ruling party ended central IVF funding in 2015, leading many cities to step in with their own financing.
