Jolanta Brzeska fought for the rights of evicted tenants in Warsaw.
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Warsaw refuses permission for annual nationalist Independence March
But the interior minister believes the event will eventually still go ahead.
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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.
Warsaw will lose billions in revenue due to government’s tax overhaul, says mayor
A deputy finance minister says that the government is “listening carefully” to local authorities and ready to discuss the issue with them
“Glory to Ukraine” painted outside Russian embassy in Warsaw as part of city-backed exhibition
The slogan is part of the Free Ukraine Gallery, an artistic initiative calling for an end to the war.
Warsaw has spent 55 million zloty on supporting Ukraine refugees
The city’s mayor has renewed calls for more financial support from the national government.
Communist-era Warsaw milk bar forced to close in pandemic added to monuments register
Much of the art decorating its interior has survived intact since it was opened in the 1950s.
Netflix opens office in “key market” Poland, pledging to create more local productions
The streaming giant has invested almost half a billion zloty on productions in Poland in the last two years.
Biden draws on Poland’s anti-communist history to inspire Ukraine resistance in Warsaw speech
The US president also praised the Polish people for “opening their hearts and their homes” to Ukrainian refugees.
Warsaw man dresses as dinosaur every day to cheer up Ukrainian refugee children
Tomasz Grzywiński is now joining forces with other dinosaurs to spread some joy to children forced to flee their homes.
Warsaw’s population has risen 17% due to refugees from Ukraine
President Andrzej Duda yesterday “appealed to the international community to help Poland” deal with the refugee crisis.
“We can’t take any more refugees”: Polish cities call on government to seek EU and UN help
“Neither the city nor the government can now cope with the wave of refugees from Ukraine,” says Warsaw’s mayor.
As Ukraine refugees sleep in Warsaw station, activists appeal to authorities for more help
The provincial governor has promised improvements in how help is provided, but also claims some people are choosing to stay at the station.
Warsaw to seize Russian-claimed building and house Ukrainian refugees there
The apartment complex was built by the Soviets in the 1970s as a luxury residence for diplomats.
