Anyone caught stealing from victims of the disaster “will be severely punished”, says the defence minister.
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Poland announces 1 billion zloty support fund for flood victims
Up to 10,000 zloty in immediate aid will be available as well as larger amounts for long-term reconstruction.
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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.
Polish city uses dolls to find foster parents in initiative inspired by Anne of Green Gables
Residents will be asked to pass on the dolls until they reach a person who is willing to foster a child or children.
Poland’s EU office wins praise as only Polish embassy in the world to welcome pets
Ambassador Andrzej Sadoś, who introduced the policy, says it is good for morale and reduces stress.
Poland’s children’s rights commissioner orders inspection of LGBT-friendly schools
Mikołaj Pawlak justified his decision by saying that “children must be protected from criminals”.
Polish city commemorates WWII massacre of Jewish children
The German Nazi occupiers murdered 45 Jewish children who had survived the liquidation of Kielce’s ghetto.
EU approves €1bn Polish state support for farmers affected by Russia’s war in Ukraine
Grants of up to €250,000 will help agricultural producers weather increases in fertiliser prices and the lack of stability on the market.
LGBT activists found guilty over attack on anti-LGBT van in Poland
Among then was Margot, whose pretrial detention in 2020 prompted mass protests.
Polish embassy “appalled” by German teaching material saying “Polish mother hates gays”
This “reproduces anti-Polish stereotypes that Poles hate homosexual people”, says Poland’s ambassador to Germany.
Church was “naive” over child sex abuse, says Polish bishop after report indicates 1,000 victims
It is “shameful that for decades we did not see the [victims’] suffering. Once again, I want to apologise for that”.
