The demonstration was led by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the exiled Belarusian opposition leader, who called the vote a “farce”.
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Poland’s biggest charity fundraiser sets new record with €42 million raised so far
The donations will be used to purchase medical equipment for paediatric oncology and haematology wards in Poland.
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Ukrainian couple open “Crimea” restaurant opposite Russian embassy in Warsaw
“We want to remind the Russians working opposite that Crimea belongs to Ukraine and nothing will change that.”
New Polish rules blocking international child returns “not permitted” under EU law, finds European court
The EU’s court is “attacking Polish children” and “spitting in the face of parents”, says a Polish minister in response to the ruling.
Poland’s conservative ruling party joins TikTok to challenge “radical anti-PiS messages” on social media
PiS is the last of Poland’s main political parties to join the social media platform.
EU ends legal action against Poland over anti-LGBT zones
LGBT rights groups expressed concern at the decision, noting that most anti-LGBT resolutions remain in place.
Polish cities most congested for their size in the world
Wrocław, Łódź, and Kraków have the worst city-centre congestion in the world among cities classified as “small” in the TomTom Traffic Index.
Inflation eats into Poles’ doughnuts ahead of “Fat Thursday”
On the last Thursday before Lent, Poles eat over 100 million doughnuts – an average of more than 2.5 per person.
Polish delivery giant sparks grammar debate in trademark battle
InPost has asked contractors not to use grammatical case endings for the name of its “paczkomat” parcel lockers.
Warsaw unveils plans to more than double size of metro
The expansion would ensure that over half of Varsovians will live within one kilometre of a metro station, up from 28% currently.
Procedure granting Ukrainian refugees access to Polish labour market used 900,000 times
A minister welcomed the growing Ukrainian workforce, which “complements our labour market” and “pays taxes here in Poland”.
Biden’s “historic” Poland visit will “signal importance of US-Polish relations”, says ambassador
The US president will also “say thank you to Polish society” for welcoming Ukrainian refugees.
Polish parliament approves monthly payments to families of uniformed personnel killed in line of duty
Children, spouses and parents of those killed would be eligible.
Doubts and disputes emerge over disabled rape victim reportedly refused abortion in Poland
The health minister called the case a “colossal manipulation calculated to evoke emotions” but the victim’s aunt accuses him of “lying”.
