The proposed increase was criticised by both trade unions and business groups.
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Finland to move passport production to Poland
By doing so, it will join the list of countries that produce their passports in Poland, which includes the UK, Armenia and Lithuania.
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Victim of rape in Polish care home run by nuns awarded 500,000 zloty compensation
The boy was first raped by older children aged six, with the director of the centre later convicted for inciting such crimes.
First AI-hosted radio show in Poland launched
The station’s manager has reassured his staff that the new AI presenter will not replace any human employees.
Poland’s monk-firefighters given new engine to help protect planned mega-airport
The volunteer brigade of monk-firefighters “will be the first line of support for” the planned new airport, says the firm building it.
Polish government encourages customers to take receipts in bid to curb tax evasion by businesses
“The receipt, although on the surface it may seem insignificant, is of great importance to the functioning of the entire economy.”
Polish police release emergency call after criticism over treatment of woman who took abortion pills
Poland’s highest medical council has criticised the police’s behaviour and called for an investigation.
Polish activist “Grandma Kate” found guilty of attacking policeman
Poland’s justice minister has criticised the leniency of Babcia Kasia’s conviction, contrasting it to the prison sentence received by a nationalist.
Number of foreign students in Poland passes 100,000
Almost 9% of students in Poland are now from abroad following a rapid rise over the last decade.
Police intervention against woman in hospital after taking abortion pills triggers outcry in Poland
“Is this still Poland or already Gilead?” asked an opposition MP.
“You can have sex after you get married”: how sex ed is taught in Polish schools
Anna Hackett
Sex education has become a political battleground amid Poland’s election campaign.
Ukrainians establish 10% of new sole proprietorship businesses in Poland this year
In the first half of this year, around 14,000 Ukrainians created sole proprietorship businesses in Poland, almost as many as in the whole of 2022.
Polish Left calls for tougher rules on illegal street races after death of four men
“This is a plague that affects many cities in Poland and the police say they don’t have enough legal tools.”
Poland’s German minority launches campaign against language teaching cuts
The education minister has responded by suggesting that, in fact, it is Germany that is discriminating against its ethnic Polish population.
