The vast majority of those foreign mothers, over 81%, are from Ukraine.
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Polish court rejects claim against police who made woman strip after taking abortion pills
The judge argued that the woman had “an interest in portraying herself as a victim” to gain compensation and media attention.
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Belarus puts imprisoned Polish minority leader on list of terrorists
Andrzej Poczobut has been imprisoned without trial since March 2021.
“Insulting or ridiculing church” to be jailable crime under bill supported by Polish justice minister
“We live in a time of increasing aggression towards people who have the courage to admit their faith,” says Zbigniew Ziobro.
“Social shop” opens in Polish city to help those struggling with cost of living
The store offers free groceries to individuals and families experiencing hardship, as well as advice on healthy eating.
Hundreds of iodine distribution points prepared in Warsaw in case of nuclear disaster in Ukraine
All the preparations are “preemptive” and there is currently no “radiation emergency”, assure the authorities.
Polish Catholic diocese to ordain deacons, allowing married men to conduct services
The development comes as the number of newly ordained priests and students joining seminaries has been falling.
Half of pupils opt out of Catholic catechism classes in Polish city
New data from Łódź and Częstochowa show further declines in attendance at Catholic catechism classes in schools.
Polish teachers stop providing their own equipment for a week in pay protest
A recipient of Poland’s Teacher of the Year award calculated that she spends thousands of zloty a year from her own pocket.
Various “overlapping factors” caused Odra river poisoning, finds Polish report
Nearly 250 tonnes of dead fish have been removed from the Oder river since the end of July.
Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters declared persona non grata by Polish city over Ukraine war views
Two concerts by Roger Waters due to take place in Kraków next year have been cancelled.
Polish education minister retracts statement linking “LGBT ideology” to Nazism after legal action
Przemysław Czarnek linked “LGBT ideology” to Nazism and said that “these people are not equal to normal people”.
Poland deserves Nobel Peace Prize for helping Ukraine refugees, says US ambassador
“No one will be able to ignore what Poles have done, how much they have mobilised, how much they have helped by giving [refugees] a roof over their heads and a meal.”
Scottish football fans donate to Polish foundation helping Ukrainian refugee children
The Tartan Army Children’s Charity donated 25,000 zloty (€5,250) to a Polish foundation running a centre for Ukrainian refugees in Kraków.
