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NationalUS troops arrive in Poland for exercises
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 16:05:00 GMT
Over 1,500 US troops from Fort Bliss, Texas, arrived in north-western Poland on Thursday for several weeks of joint exercises with Polish soldiers.
Poland spends 2.7% of GDP on family benefits: report
Thu, 21 Mar 2019 07:50:00 GMT
Poland spends 2.7 percent of its GDP on state benefits for families and children—one of the highest figures in the EU, according to a newspaper.
Polish, Spanish right eye team-up in European Parliament
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:37:00 GMT
Poland’s Law and Justice party wants to work with Spain’s right-wing Vox grouping in the European Parliament, a politician from the Polish ruling conservatives said on Wednesday.
Polish president urges deal with teachers over pay
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 14:30:00 GMT
Poland’s president on Wednesday appealed to the country's government and teachers to sit down for talks amid a dispute over pay.
Polish conservative leader to meet chief of Spain’s Vox party
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 08:00:00 GMT
Poland’s conservative leader was on Wednesday expected to meet the head of Spain’s right-wing Vox party, a news agency has reported.
New rules on fighting food waste in Poland?
Wed, 20 Mar 2019 07:00:00 GMT
Polish MPs are next month likely to adopt new rules on combating food waste, according to the Rzeczpospolita newspaper.
Polish researchers highlight benefits of anti-inflammatory diet: report
Tue, 19 Mar 2019 11:00:00 GMT
A new study by a team of Polish researchers has found that an anti-inflammatory diet that includes chocolate, red wine and beer could be the key to a longer lifespan, according to a report.
Polish parents protest pro-LGBT sex ed, gay adoption
Mon, 18 Mar 2019 16:30:00 GMT
Several hundred parents on Monday staged a protest in Warsaw against a pro-LGBT move by the city’s mayor amid a row over suggestions that gay couples in Poland should be allowed to marry and adopt children.
Polish opposition parties’ European Coalition is ‘pro-Moscow’: MEP
Mon, 18 Mar 2019 11:20:00 GMT
A coalition formed by five Polish opposition parties ahead of European Parliament elections in May is a “pro-Moscow” project, veteran Polish MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski has claimed.
Half-price weekend tempts tourists in Poland
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 15:26:00 GMT
A range of restaurants, museums, theatres, hotels and sports clubs are offering half-price services in a campaign aiming to boost off-peak tourism in Poland.
Polish PM in Budapest as Hungary marks national holiday
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 12:45:00 GMT
Poland’s prime minister on Friday took part in commemorations in Budapest of the 171st anniversary of the Hungarian Revolution of 1848, a day observed as a national holiday in that country.
Clocking cars could mean jail time in Poland
Fri, 15 Mar 2019 11:58:00 GMT
Polish deputies on Friday backed new rules under which anyone turning back the mileage reading on a car would face from three months to five years in jail.
Polish Church unveils report on paedophile priests
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 17:00:00 GMT
The Catholic Church authorities in Poland said on Thursday they had received 382 reports of clergymen sexually abusing children between 1990 and 2018.
Respect for Poland growing abroad, FM tells MPs
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 12:07:00 GMT
Poland is increasingly respected abroad, Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz told parliament in a major policy speech on Thursday.
Poles encouraged to screen for aneurysm
Thu, 14 Mar 2019 01:00:00 GMT
Poland’s health ministry is encouraging the public to undergo screening tests for abdominal aortic aneurysm.
Polish bishops voice ‘depravation’ fears over LGBT move
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 17:04:00 GMT
Polish Catholic bishops on Wednesday hit out at a pro-LGBT declaration endorsed by the mayor of Warsaw, and claimed sex education which reflects gender identity could deprave children.
Polish gov’t pledges billions to improve local transport
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 13:45:00 GMT
Poland’s government will spend billions to improve local transport, the country’s prime minister and infrastructure minister declared on Wednesday.
Farmers burn tyres, disrupt traffic in central Warsaw
Wed, 13 Mar 2019 11:46:00 GMT
Dozens of farmers set tyres alight in a protest in central Warsaw on Wednesday, disrupting traffic during morning rush hour.
Poland’s LOT grounds Boeing 737 Max 8s after Ethiopian Airlines crash
Tue, 12 Mar 2019 19:45:00 GMT
Polish airline LOT said on Tuesday it was temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft in its fleet following a deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash.
Poland in talks to buy F-35 military jets from US: president
Tue, 12 Mar 2019 13:30:00 GMT
Poland is in talks with the United States to buy modern F-35 fighter jets for its air force, President Andrzej Duda has said.
