According to Polish daily „Super Express”, the Polish government is working on a plan to exclude former communist aparatchicks from receiving one additional month’s pension payment each year. This extra pension benefit is one of the Law and Justice government’s proposals to help Polish pensioners with every day expenses. The amount of pension received by retired communist functionaries is usually at the upper level, so it has been decided that they do not need the additional payment.
The 13th pension was supposed to be for all retirees, irrespective of income. Now, as reported by Super Express, the government is considering changes as a result of which the allowance may not be paid to retired judges and prosecutors from the communist era, as well as former officers of the communist security apparatus.
A Polish court granted provisional asylum to a Russian single-parent family that recently escaped from Sweden. Earlier, the Swedish family services authorities had taken...
April 2nd marked the 14th anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II. The first Polish pope, was also the first non-Italian pope in 400 years when elected in 1978.
He contributed greatly to the fall of communism in the Soviet block together with US President Ronald Reagan & UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
When in Cracow, make sure you do not miss the chance to visit a thousand year old monastery in Tyniec, which has been with us almost since the beginning of Polish statehood.
“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” Words attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius, which may or may not have been in the mind of Poland’s prime minister as he spoke about the future of Poland on Sunday.
Polish folk dances — with their colorful regional costumes and enchanting music — are both a beautiful and entertaining experience to behold. Their traditions...
Speaking in London earlier this month, Deputy Foreign Minister Konrad Szymański announced that Poland was determined to rescue British Prime Minister Theresa May’s EU Withdrawal Agreement. In a speech at the Polish Economic Forum conference in England’s capital city, Szymański said:
Prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki, speaking after a cabinet meeting in Warsaw on Tuesday, said that Poland’s general government deficit would increase as a result of new spending pledges. “It is obvious that the budget is not a bottomless pit; it is not rubber,” he conceded, as quoted by Poland's PAP news agency.
Fitch, an international ratings agency, has upgraded its forecast for Poland’s GDP growth in 2019 from 3.8 to 4 per cent. It also revised upwards its GDP forecast for 2020 from 3 to 3.5 per cent. Fitch also revised downwards its estimate of Poland’s general government deficit for 2019 from 2.2 per cent to 1.7.
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step”. The words attributed to Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, which at least have the merit of being as self-evidently true as they are simple, and of universal application. Thus, may the decision announced by NATO on Saturday about storing military equipment here be seen as the potential first step towards a permanent US base in Poland, or merely an unrelated happy coincidence?
On the weekend of 23rd March, activists Beata Geppert and Izabela Mozdrzén addressed an Amnesty International conference. Irish broadcaster RTE reported how the two women, who had previously attempted to unveil a ‘Stop Fascism’ banner during the Independence Day celebrations in Warsaw, told their Irish audience that Poland was facing a threat from the far right.
The National Library in Warsaw is located on Niepodległości street as well as in the Krasiński Palace. The baroque palace was built in the 17th century and renovated between 2014-2016.
In a bold move to broaden its international reach, Republika TV proudly announces the permanent inclusion of the English-language program Rock Rachon - We Rollin’ to its programming lineup. Hosted by the charismatic Michał Rachoń, the show has quickly become a staple on the channel's airwaves.
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Dr. Manuel Rosa, renowned for his research on Christopher Columbus, recently presented a groundbreaking theory at the Polish consulate in New York. Rosa challenges the conventional belief that Columbus was Italian, suggesting instead that he may have been Polish.
A tragic accident occurred in the north of Italy. A drunk driver drove into a group of German tourists who were standing on the side of the road. 6 people were killed and 11 were injured. All fatalities were between 20 and 25 years old.
