Polish Catholics poured into the streets on Thursday to celebrate Corpus Christi, one of the country's most important religious events. The year-end tradition, which takes place 60 days after Easter, entails processions through cities and villages, with believers bringing the Eucharist to four temporary altars.
Archaeologists have announced that a rare Venus figurine discovered in northern Poland is about 6,000 years old. The find, which was discovered close to the Parsęta River in the vicinity of the town of Kołobrzeg in December 2022, is now being described as one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the area.
A devastating fire that broke out in the southeastern Polish city of Rzeszów took the life of a 14-year-old girl and left eight others in hospital. Wednesday evening's fire at the 12-story residential building led to a massive emergency response and evacuation.
Worried residents of Skierniewice, a city in central Poland, are fuming after three unregistered teenage migrants, two from Guinea and one from Iran, escaped from the city's child and youth care centre in the middle of the night. The teenagers had been taken to the centre by Polish Border Guard officials following their arrest at the country's border.
The European Commission is once again taking Poland to court by referring the country to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). This latest decision is about inadequate access to justice for protecting air quality. Brussels says that Poland has not complied with its duty to enable people and organizations to take the state to court over excessive pollution.
The BBC reported the introduction of BBC News Polska, a service in the Polish language, scheduled to start on June 24. Available through a dedicated website and social media content, the service is being launched as a one-year pilot project. The British public broadcaster said the effort will provide independent and impartial news, as well as combat disinformation in the region.
Authorities in Vilnius have opted for drones to better control their wildlife after a wild bear was spotted in the city streets over the weekend. The animal was spotted moving around the capital on Saturday night and into Sunday, raising public fears for their safety and measures to ensure it did not come to harm.
Now, in Poland, the disparity between the salaries of chief executives and those of ordinary workers has grown to such inflated proportions. A new ranking provides a glimpse of how large that divide can be, particularly in the retail sector, where workers often earn little because they don’t have to meet high standards to get hired. Pepco Andy Bond, chief executive of Pepco, last year received a salary that was the same as the total earnings of 239 average employees in 2024.
Daily sales of large store chains in Poland reveal huge disparities in the size and character of business. Lidl tops the chart on an average daily sales basis, with Żabka, retailing in another format and aimed at a different group of customers trailing far behind. While Dino’s shops are structured in the same manner as Biedronka anything, they are in different locations, which affects turnover.
A significant amendment to the Labor Code is on the way and it will be effective as of next year. A reform being prepared now in the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy could improve the situation for millions of Polish workers. If such an amendment passes, an employee’s length of service with include work under civil law contracts and time spent running a business — retroactively to the beginning. This change will qualify employees for additional leave and other monetary benefits.
The government has adopted a change in the Construction Act to facilitate builders' work in Poland. While many of the planned changes are likely to streamline the building process, some of the changes — most notably the increased ability to legalize illegal buildings — have drawn complaints. “New regulations may hurt spatial planning,” says expert Aleksander Maziarz from ALK.
The taxman in Poland has commenced audits at people who sold items, rented out apartments, or provided services, over the Internet, between 2023 and 2024. The checks are being conducted using data from platforms including Vinted and Booking. com under new disclosure rules. Some taxpayers are in the process of being notified by official letter that checks continue.
The global automotive industry has discovered Poland as a technology site and is highly interested in innovative and ecologically sound powertrain solutions. For years, the country has been known as one of the leading sources of skilled engineers for coding and outsourcing; now it is setting its sights higher. Whole global tech products are increasingly being created in Poland. But there are issues that prevent Polish IT from really take full advantage of its potential.
Even with historically low unemployment in the world, many workers worldwide continue to feel financially strapped. More and more people are now juggling multiple jobs, and it’s not always offering financial relief. Curiously, Poland is an exception to what is a stable and non-flexible trend worldwide.
The lives and fates of the Czechoslovak citizens executed by the Nazis in World War II are being revealed in an online database newly made available to the public. Established to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the war, the long-term project is to cover all people from Czechoslovakia who met their death by the hands of the Nazis.
A violent storm battered Poland over the weekend, prompting the country to upgrade its high storm alert to cover all regions. Emergency services were inundated, with more than 700 calls by 7 p.m., primarily from eastern and southern areas. "In the three worst affected provinces, we have received the support of extra personnel," the State Fire Service said.
France’s defence ministry has contacted France’s largest car maker, Renault, to help build supplies of its drones, the company said on Sunday. Renault said meetings had occurred, but stressed that no final decision had been taken. The company is now waiting for more information from the ministry.
When kids go on school trips, their parents often are concerned about their safety. To mitigate those concerns, the mobile app mObywatel contains some nifty features that analyses the safeness of both the car and the driver before any journey ever takes place. Users are able to quickly verify in a few steps whether a coach has up to date technical inspections and civil liability insurance.
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