Posts by notesfrompoland@mas.to
(DIR) Post #AbAPYLNQnGWDDuUKES by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-10-26T15:36:04Z
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The annual number of births in Poland has fallen 11%, the first time the figure has hit double-digit levels.Poland's birth rate has been in sharp decline since 2018 and is among the lowest in Europe.https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/10/26/annual-number-of-births-falls-11-in-poland-marking-first-double-digit-decline/
(DIR) Post #AbWq92ksIbF3gZ5tXU by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-06T09:34:30Z
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Poland’s prime minister has admitted it was a “mistake” for the ruling party to push for the constitutional court to introduce a near-total abortion ban in 2020.He claims “he has always been a supporter” of the abortion law that existed before the rulinghttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/06/pushing-for-abortion-ban-was-a-mistake-admits-polish-prime-minister/
(DIR) Post #AbapxbVy10LkeDVRFQ by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-08T07:50:56Z
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Poles' most trusted institutions:1. NATO🪖2. Military🧑✈️3. EU🇪🇺Most distrusted institutions:1. Public media📺2. Government💼3. Constitutional court⚖️Biggest declines in trust:1. Police👮♀️2. Church⛪️For the full poll results, see our report ⬇️https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/07/nato-army-and-eu-poles-most-trusted-institutions-public-media-top-court-and-government-most-distrusted/
(DIR) Post #AbenobVfF1mqkZmip6 by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-10T00:49:47Z
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The deputy director of a branch of Catholic charity Caritas in Poland has quit the church, calling it a “mafia” that “shelters criminals”, including child sex abusers.The "clergy [live] comfortable lives at the expense of naive believers", he sayshttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/09/catholic-charity-chief-in-poland-quits-church-calling-it-mafia-sheltering-criminals/
(DIR) Post #AbfEtPY1q9l3rTPKGe by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-10T12:41:16Z
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Greenpeace has launched a campaign opposing plans for an LNG terminal in Gdańsk, which it says will increase dependence on gas imports and threaten wildlife.The government, however, sees the project as vital to Poland and the region's energy securityhttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/10/greenpeace-launches-campaign-against-construction-of-floating-lng-terminal-in-poland/
(DIR) Post #AbfUQ4hbrYCk4xvF3Y by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-10T14:50:17Z
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A pair of goats caused a commotion in a Polish town, where they were spotted entering the library and church before standing at a bus stop.They were then picked up by police, who found that their owner was too drunk to be allowed to take back the animalshttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/10/goats-escape-drunk-owner-visit-library-and-church-before-police-apprehend-them-at-bus-stop/
(DIR) Post #Abn6lfAtKEK5qRukhk by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-14T08:04:47Z
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Poland's new parliament met yesterday for the first time, with the three opposition groups that now hold a majority voting in their candidate as speakerBut the president yesterday evening entrusted the ruling PiS party with forming a governmentRead our report ⬇https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/13/polish-opposition-take-initiative-as-new-parliament-meets-for-first-time/
(DIR) Post #AbnbstQXpYCYedACPY by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-14T12:54:52Z
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Bills to introduce abortion on demand and decriminalise helping women obtain abortions were proposed on the first day of the new parliament by The Left, which is part of the coalition likely to form Poland's next governmenthttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/14/polish-left-announces-bills-to-liberalise-abortion-law-on-first-day-of-new-parliament/
(DIR) Post #AbtccncJTMr0Kvuwoi by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-17T11:04:34Z
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Washington is “happy” that Poland’s likely new government will improve relations with the EU, says the US ambassador.He called Donald Tusk's likely appointment as PM a "strategic opportunity" and says he expects Polish-US cooperation to “get even better”https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/17/us-happy-that-incoming-polish-government-will-improve-relations-with-eu-says-ambassador/
(DIR) Post #Ac3fMxgEX5syMCURpg by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-22T07:23:37Z
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After a Polish education official claimed that "Swedish preschools have special rooms where the teacher goes with a child and masturbates them", Sweden's embassy in Warsaw has denied the “absurd and false claim”https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/21/sweden-denies-polish-officials-claim-its-preschools-have-masturbation-rooms/
(DIR) Post #Ac4BPPDEKwCcrK8KWG by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-22T13:36:49Z
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A historical building in Warsaw that has been standing empty for decades amid a legal dispute will be turned into a music library.The site also previously housed a library, but most of its collections were burned by the German occupiers in WWIIhttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/22/historical-warsaw-building-to-be-turned-into-music-library-after-standing-empty-for-decades/
(DIR) Post #Ac4HrdfCngcnVo43Ae by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-22T09:40:11Z
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Poland's main two parties, PiS and PO, have declared they will oppose proposed EU reforms in the European Parliament this week.PO leader Donald Tusk yesterday warned that the plans represent the kind of "naive euro-enthusiasm" that caused Brexithttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/21/polands-main-parties-pis-and-po-to-oppose-eu-treaty-change/
(DIR) Post #Ac8Y7y319ktTGRqlYu by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-24T16:22:09Z
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Ukraine has called on the EU to monitor the situation on its border with Poland, which Polish truckers have been blocking in protest at what they say is unfair competitionKyiv is also preparing to evacuate Ukrainian drivers, who are waiting days to crosshttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/24/ukraine-calls-on-eu-to-monitor-polish-truckers-protest-blocking-border/
(DIR) Post #AcKS3UQV4sC6PQpo7U by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-11-30T09:56:32Z
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Poland’s largest company, state energy giant Orlen, lost nearly 8% of its market value on Wednesday amid plans by the likely next government to hit the firm with a special tax.The outgoing ruling party accused them of deliberately tanking Orlen's valuehttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/11/30/orlen-loses-6-billion-in-market-value-on-incoming-governments-levy-plans/
(DIR) Post #AcMrQ4xCptntEpv7vk by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-12-01T14:02:15Z
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A plan by Poland's incoming ruling coalition to make it easier to build wind turbines has been criticised by the outgoing government and some experts.They claim it would allow expropriation of land for turbines, which could also be built closer to homeshttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/01/controversy-in-poland-over-incoming-coalitions-plans-to-loosen-rules-on-building-wind-turbines/
(DIR) Post #AcTTr2g0NEuFCTv0Rk by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-12-04T18:03:33Z
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“The voting age must be lowered to 16,” says the new speaker of parliament Szymon Hołownia, one of the leaders of the incoming ruling coalition.That would require a constitutional amendment, and Hołownia says he will seek support from other partieshttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/04/voting-age-should-be-lowered-to-16-says-new-speaker-of-polish-parliament/
(DIR) Post #AchdcFJxh0nCQWs5M8 by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-12-11T10:42:53Z
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With a new government set to be formed in Poland over the next two days, a cinema in Warsaw is screening a live feed from parliament amid huge interest in political events.For more on how the process is likely to unfold, see our report ⬇️https://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/11/warsaw-cinema-screens-live-feed-from-parliament-amid-change-in-government/
(DIR) Post #AckDSPe6R4SQDdp30y by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-12-12T20:23:56Z
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Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal has ruled that changes to the disciplinary system for judges proposed by the government and approved by parliament earlier this year with the aim of unlocking frozen EU funds are unconstitutionalhttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/12/polish-judicial-bill-intended-to-unlock-eu-funds-declared-unconstitutional-by-top-court/
(DIR) Post #Ad2po7rGcH2tditncW by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2023-12-19T15:21:19Z
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The proportion of Catholics in Poland who attended Sunday mass stood at 29.5% in 2022, new church figures show.That was up from 28.3% amid the pandemic in 2021 but well below the pre-Covid figure of 36.9% in 2019 and continues a long-term declinehttps://notesfrompoland.com/2023/12/19/church-attendance-in-poland-rose-after-pandemic-but-remains-well-below-pre-covid-levels/
(DIR) Post #AdVZUKXn6Tc0zMlOHw by notesfrompoland@mas.to
2024-01-04T16:33:35Z
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Poland ranks second in Europe in terms of the openness of public data, according to an EU Commission report, which names the country as a "trendsetter"https://notesfrompoland.com/2024/01/04/poland-ranks-second-in-europe-in-public-data-openness/