Over half the foreign prisoners are Ukrainians, with the next biggest numbers from Georgia and Belarus.
Society
Polish ministry unveils plans for new mortgage subsidy scheme
However, two other ministries, the central bank and trade unions are concerned the scheme could further push up prices.
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Can Poland turn its new humanitarian soft power into hard economic or military benefits?
Michał Stec
Poland has been praised in Western media, visited by politicians and celebrities, and become a logistics hub.
Last billboard disappears from Polish town in drive to beautify streets
Since 2018, Sopot has removed more than 1,000 adverts from its public spaces.
International donors’ conference in Warsaw raises €7 billion for Ukraine
Poland hosted the conference jointly with Sweden.
Over 100,000 Ukrainian refugees have found work in Poland since Russian invasion
Around 75% are women and half are employed in unskilled labour.
Poland falls in World Press Freedom Index for seventh year running
Poland again reached a record low, having fallen every year since 2015, when it reached its highest ever position.
Racoon resists rescue attempts after falling asleep on a streetlamp in Poland
After the fire brigade brought the animal down it climbed back up again to its comfortable perch.
How are Ukrainians finding their way in Poland? Four refugees’ stories
Agnieszka Wądołowska and Shannon Listopad
Four women from Ukraine share their experiences of fleeing the war and hopes for the future.
Moose spotted on roof of Polish shopping centre
The animal was safely sedated and will be released in a nearby forest.
Government to restrict flights at Poland’s busiest airport amid dispute with controllers
Air traffic controllers are threatening to leave their jobs at the end of April if their demands on pay and conditions are not met.
Polish national park closes trails to protect bear cub sighted on ski slope
There are only around 110 brown bears in Poland, and park officials hope the cub will find its mother.
Polish state-funded nationalist media outlet promotes antisemitic book
The first chapter begins by describing Jews as a “parasitic tribe [that] has nested on our skin, sucks our sweat, our blood, for six centuries”.
Eleventh miner dies following accidents at two Polish coal mines
The prime minister has pledged that state support will be given to the families of the victims.
