Nearly 4.7 million Polish school students at home and abroad sang the national anthem on Friday, as the country prepares to celebrate its Independence Day. Pixabay LicenseImage by Tomek from Pixabay At precisely 11:11 a.m., students and teachers joined together to sing Dąbrowski’s Mazurka, state news agency PAP reported. The annual tribute was part of the lead-up to Poland's Independence Day on November 11. This year, 4,697,220 students and

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On Friday evening, November 8th, the Polish Parliament is set to vote on a bill aimed at decriminalizing abortion. Minister for Equality Katarzyna Kotula before her speech in the Polish Parliament, archival photo from April 11, 2024.PAP/Radek Pietruszka The left-wing opposition proposes the removal of the three-year prison sentence for performing an abortion with the woman's consent.

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Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski has said that the results of the US presidential election validate Warsaw's foreign policy of building political connections with both the Democratic and Republican parties. Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski.Photo: PAP/Paweł Supernak "We have strong relations with Joe Biden’s administration, and we also engage with the opposition, as is typical in democracies," Sikorski said prior to

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In a quiet protest over the challenging financial situation faced by Polish police, thousands of officers across the country simultaneously took medical leave. Warsaw, November 5, 2024. Jacek Łukasik, the Chair of the Police Solidarity Protest Committee, speaks at a press conference regarding the mass sick leaves of Polish officers and preparations for the upcoming Independence

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Unemployment in Poland stood at 2.9 percent in September, marking the second-lowest rate in the 27-nation European Union, the bloc’s statistics agency has reported. Photo:PAP/DPA/Uli Deck The Czech Republic boasted the lowest jobless rate in the bloc in September, at 2.8 percent, while Malta trailed Poland in third place, with 3 percent, according to the Eurostat agency. Meanwhile, Spain had the highest seasonally-adjusted jobless rate in the EU, at 11.2 percent, and Greek unemployment was the second-highest at 9.3 percent, according

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Four historic royal residences in Poland will be admitting visitors for free throughout this month, officials have said. The Royal Castle in Warsaw.Image by Dariusz Staniszewski from Pixabay The annual "Free November" initiative will be held in the country for the 13th time, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported. Tourists can check out attractions such as the Royal Castle in Warsaw, the historic Wawel complex in

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The Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial and Museum in southern Poland, which preserves the site of the former Nazi German death camp, is preparing to mark the 80th anniversary of the camp’s liberation next year. Entrance to the former Auschwitz death camp with the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" (Work sets you free) sign. Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)via Wikimedia Commons Representatives from more than 20 countries are

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General Jarosław Stróżyk, the head of the commission investigating Russian influences, announced plans to submit a request to the prosecutor's office regarding possible diplomatic betrayal by former Defense Minister Antoni Macierewicz, particularly in connection with the abandonment of a multi-role aircraft purchase. Warsaw, October 30, 2024. General Jarosław Stróżyk, the head of the commission investigating Russian

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