Poland's government has announced that it will end the 0% VAT rate on food that was introduced two years ago to help soften the blow of soaring inflation. The finance ministry argues that the recent slowing of price rises renders the measure no longer necessary....
Journey times will be reduce by as much as two thirds.
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“It is important that the apartments that are built on the Polish market go to Polish families,” says a deputy minister.
31 December this year falls on a Friday, when practising Catholics are supposed to abstain from meat.
The aim is to boost one of Europe’s lowest birth rates.
Władysław Frasyniuk called soldiers serving amid a migration crisis “trash” and a “pack of dogs”.
Andrzej Gwiazda was one of the leaders of the Solidarity trade union that helped bring down communism.
“This is what Jesus teaches. He too was a refugee,” said the archbishop of Gniezno.
Only 1,200 attempts to cross the border from Belarus have been recorded this month, compared to 17,500 in October.
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While traditional staples remain, new variations are emerging to cater to changing tastes and diets.
Both countries refused to give the UN team access to the border.
Two thirds fear the crisis could lead to armed conflict, and a declining proportion think Poland can rely on NATO allies to help defend its border
Around 40,000 hedgehogs are killed on Poland’s roads each year.
The 2,335 metre-long tunnel completes the capital’s southern ring road.
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