Kraków, which received 8.7 million overnight tourists last year, had appealed for a change to the law.
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Kraków’s new mayor withdraws patronage of LGBT+ equality march
Łukasz Gibała, who has been supportive of LGBT+ rights in the past, argues that the event has become too “partisan”.
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Independent beats PM Tusk’s candidate in Kraków mayoral election
Łukasz Gibała won at the fourth attempt, having previously stood in every mayoral election since 2014.
Poland launches €114m fund to support space technology firms
State development bank BGK will invest in 15-20 companies as Poland seeks to strengthen its technological independence.
US ambassador inaugurates planned Polish-American Centre at Kraków’s Kościuszko Mound
The facility “will serve as a living symbol of friendship, understanding, and transatlantic cooperation”.
Far-right candidate excluded from Kraków mayoral election after signature blunder
Over 2,000 of the signatures from local residents in support of the Confederation candidate were invalid.
Fundraiser for baby orphaned by speeding driver in Polish city reaches 1 million zloty
The accident has brought anger and calls for action from residents and local politicians.
Kraków withdraws fireworks ban after negative court ruling
The city argued the ban would improve safety for people and animals, but the provincial governor questioned its legality.
Kraków launches €43m “pre-design” tender for planned metro system
City officials hailed a major milestone in plans for what would be only Poland’s second metro system.
Protest against Islamic centre in Kraków as city condemns “artificial fuelling of fears”
Nationalist groups have led a campaign against what they call an “illegal mosque”.
Largest ever sex abuse compensation case against Poland’s Catholic church begins
Janusz Szymik, who says he was raped hundreds of times by a priest in the 1980s, is seeking 20 million zloty from the archdiocese of Kraków.
Mayor of Kraków dismissed in rare recall referendum
Aleksander Miszalski is a member of Prime Minister Tusk’s centrist KO party, and his dismissal was celebrated by the right-wing opposition.
Kraków ranked world’s 10th best city for culture by Time Out
Poland’s “cultural heart” is a city “that keeps you exploring”, says the magazine.
Around 200 unexploded WWII mines found at university dormitory construction site in Poland
Unexploded ordnance from World War Two is regularly found around Poland.
