Frank Gardner, the BBC’s security correspondent, was on a short-haul flight from Warsaw to London.
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Foreign women account for 6.7% of births in Poland, three times higher than in 2020
The vast majority of those foreign mothers, over 81%, are from Ukraine.
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Over 40,000 Ukrainians learning Polish using free app since May launch
Babbel last month made courses in English, German and Polish free for Ukrainian speakers in order to help refugees.
Residents of Poland’s Suwałki Gap appeal for emergency shelters in case of war with Russia
The land corridor between the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad and Belarus has long been seen as a potential weak point in a war with Russia.
Poles’ trust in media declines, with state TV least trusted source, find Oxford report
Only 24% trust TVP, while the most trusted outlets are RMF (51%), Radio Zet (47%) and TVN (47%).
Polish government pledges to guarantee coal prices for home heating
Over 35% of households in Poland use coal for heating, and soaring prices have raised concerns over energy poverty.
Two nuns charged after report on abuse of disabled children in care home
The nuns allegedly tied children to beds, locked them in cages, and beat them with a mop on a daily basis.
Poland’s abortion underground: with backstreet clinics no more, pills become new battleground
Anna Gmiterek-Zabłocka, TOK FM
Activists help women obtain abortion pills but conservatives want the law tightened.
Russians in Poland protest Ukraine war outside embassy
Dozens of demonstrators chanted “Russia without Putin”.
How can Poland spend its EU Covid recovery funds well?
Krzysztof Izdebski
The government must ensure transparency and participation.
Poland confirms first case of monkeypox
“We are in no danger, there is no epidemic, no cause for concern,” says a health ministry spokesman.
Growing majority in Poland support same-sex civil unions or marriage, finds poll
Almost two thirds of Poles are in favour of introducing same-sex partnerships or marriage equality, finds pollster Ipsos.
NATO, army & EU Poles’ most trusted institutions; government, state media & constitutional court the least
Since 2016, Poles’ trust in NATO, the army and the EU has risen significantly, but fallen for church, police and constitutional court.
Poland’s national minorities boycott government council over cuts to German teaching
Poland’s education minister cut by two thirds the number of hours of German taught to children from the country’s German minority.
