Polish state rail operator PKP Intercity will run the route four days a week starting next month.
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Poland gave 17.5bn zloty in public funds to religious organisations in 2021-23, finds state auditor
Almost all of the money, around 95%, went to recipients associated with the Catholic church.
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WW2 massacre of Poles by Ukrainians must be called genocide, says head of Polish church
The heads of Poland’s Catholic Church and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church signed a joint declaration on the Volhynia massacres.
Polish court acquits driver of anti-LGBT van, finding homophobic slogans “true”
“Homosexuals much more often molest children” was among the slogans displayed on the van.
Polish medical council calls on government to end new prescriptions limit
The measure was intended to stop online “prescription factories”, but some elderly patients have been left without medicines
Hospitals and human rights commissioner raise alarms over antibiotic shortage in Poland
“We have supplies for a few days, and what happens after that, I don’t know,” said the head of paediatrics at one hospital.
Statue of Polish wartime leader Sikorski unveiled in UK
The memorial was revealed on the 80th anniversary of Władysław Sikorski’s death in a plane crash that remains unexplained.
Large majority of Poles continue to believe Ukrainian refugees “good for Poland”, finds poll
There are estimated to still be over one million Ukrainian refugees in Poland.
Tusk accuses Polish government of allowing “uncontrolled” immigration from Muslim countries
His words were criticised by the ruling PiS, but also by other opposition groups for entering a “bidding war” with PiS on anti-immigrant rhetoric.
Polish medical chamber presents abortion guidelines for doctors after deaths of pregnant women
“The most important message is that, if there is a threat to a woman’s health and life, the pregnancy should be terminated.”
Poland’s longest underwater tunnel opens amid political dispute
The 1.5 kilometres tunnel connects the city of Świnoujście to mainland Poland by road for the first time.
Poland to present “secure borders plan” in Brussels and seek to veto EU migration pact
This plan is clear: ‘No’ to the forced relocation of immigrants,” declared Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
Poles hold most favourable view of US, finds international study
The 93% of Poles who say they hold favourable views of the United States is the highest figure ever recorded by the Pew Research Center.
Authorities investigate mysterious illness killing cats across Poland
Initial tests by the chief veterinary inspectorate have found that some of the deceased cats had avian flu.
