Evacuation underway for Donbas Poles
Polish government-led efforts to evacuate around 200 people of Polish descent from the pro-Russian rebel-held Donbas region in eastern Ukraine got underway, Sunday. Some 162 people are waiting at the Polish...
Polish mother convicted of killing son found dead in UK cell
A Polish woman convicted in 2013 of murdering her son in a notorious case that shocked the UK has been found dead in her cell in Derby, England. Magdalena Łuczak was discovered lifeless at 7:15 am on Tuesday,...
Police arrest Pole suspected of people smuggling
A 46-year-old Pole, suspected of smuggling Syrians to Europe, has been detained in Warsaw. Dariusz Z. (surname withheld under Polish privacy laws) was arrested in Warsaw’s Targówek district on a European...
Polish authorities still working on Donbas evacuation plan
A delegation from the Polish foreign ministry, currently in eastern Ukraine, is still preparing evacuation plans for people of Polish descent in the separatist-held Donbas region. “We are determined to...
Poles' concern over political situation on the rise
Fifty-four percent of Poles believe the country is heading "in the wrong direction," the latest survey by pollster TNS Polska shows. The figure marks a three-percentage-point increase since the research...
Polish pharmaceuticals becoming export hit
Poland’s pharmaceutical industry has been seeing an extensive growth in exports in recent years, the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily has reported. Experts from BZ WBK bank have listed the sector among the...
Polish general: major terrorist attack thwarted in 2003
A former deputy chief of Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW) has claimed the organisation thwarted a terrorist attack which could have killed thousands of people in 2003. Speaking to national TV broadcaster...
Warsaw's second metro line opens
Warsaw's long-awaited second metro line opened on Sunday morning, with travel free for all on the inaugural day. ''This will change the whole of Warsaw – not just those districts which it passes through,''...
More dads taking paternity leave
The number of new fathers taking voluntary paternity leave went up four times in 2014, figures from the Polish state insurer ZUS reveal. As many as 129,400 men took the leave in 2014, up from 28,500 in...
Polish pupils begin end-of-school 'Matura' exams
Pupils across Poland began their end-of-school 'Matura' exams on Wednesday morning, and the results will be crucial in securing a place at university. The first subject on Wednesday was Polish Literature,...
Cannabis-based epilepsy treatment halted
The Children’s Memorial Health Institute in Warsaw has banned a doctor who ran experimental cannabis-based treatment of epilepsy in children from pursuing his work. Doctor Marek Bachański, from the Neurology...
Twelve injured in JSW protest
Police were forced to use water cannons and rubber bullets on protesting Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa miners on Monday. Hundreds of protesters gathered in front of the JSW headquarters despite the sub-zero...
