Alicja Ptak
If you think Poles are unapproachable, just wait until you’re handed your own pair of slippers.

Alicja Ptak
If you think Poles are unapproachable, just wait until you’re handed your own pair of slippers.
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The new regulation should have been discussed and agreed upon with the church, they argue.
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Stanisław Dziwisz has welcomed the decision and says that he “forgives” the harm done to him.
The government estimates that almost two million Ukrainian refugees are currently in Poland.
Anna Rzhevkina
Rental prices, already at record highs, have been pushed up further.
High borrowing rates and construction costs have prompted many Poles to put their unfinished homes up for sale.
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The “Home Plus” programme was meant to create housing for middle- and low-income families.
Poland’s commissioners for human rights and data protection says the plans could violate the law and citizens’ rights.
The slogan is part of the Free Ukraine Gallery, an artistic initiative calling for an end to the war.
The city’s mayor has renewed calls for more financial support from the national government.
Russia has refused to comply with a court order to hand over the Soviet-built former diplomatic complex.
Poland has been the main destination for refugees from Ukraine, with almost 2.7 million people crossing its border since Russia’s invasion.
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Beavers, a species once close to extinction in Poland, are now thriving in the country.
Poland has been the main destination for the millions of refugees from Ukraine fleeing Russia’s invasion.
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Weronika Strzyżyńska is currently studying journalism at Goldsmiths as a Scott Trust Bursary recipient. She has written on issues immigration and Brexit for New Statesman and Prospect
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Agnieszka Wądołowska is managing editor of Notes from Poland. She has previously worked for Gazeta.pl and Tokfm.pl and contributed to Gazeta Wyborcza, Wysokie Obcasy, Duży Format, Midrasz and Kultura Liberalna”
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Daniel Tilles is editor-in-chief of Notes from Poland and assistant professor of history at the Pedagogical University of Krakow. He has written on Polish affairs for a wide range of publications, including Foreign Policy, POLITICO Europe, The Independent and Dziennik Gazeta Prawna.
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Stanley Bill is the founder and editor-at-large of Notes from Poland.
He is also Senior Lecturer in Polish Studies and Director of the Polish Studies Programme at the University of Cambridge, where he works on Polish culture, politics and history.
Stanley has spent more than ten years living in Poland, mostly based in Kraków and Bielsko-Biała. He founded Notes from Poland in 2014 as a blog dedicated to personal impressions, cultural analysis and political commentary. He is committed to the promotion of deeper knowledge and understanding of Poland.
He is the Chair of the Board of the Notes from Poland Foundation.
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Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Science, member of the Polish parliaments
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