Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya took refuge in Poland on Wednesday after refusing to return to her authoritarian homeland from the Tokyo Olympics in a saga reminiscent of Cold War sporting defections.more

A statistical Pole spends about 25 percent of his budget on the maintenance and equipment of his home, indicated HRE Investments analysts, citing Eurostat data. The same is true in the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Finland, Switzerland, Denmark and Germany.more

From today, the documents issued to citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland Member States and their family members will have a new format analogous to the residence card, the Office for Foreigners informed yesterday. Thanks to this solution, they are to be better protected, standardized and more durable.more

As much as 84 percent Poles believe that MPs should not receive a salary increase - according to a poll by the Pollster Research Institute for "Super Express". The increases are supported by 11 percent respondents, and 5 percent has no opinion on this matter.more

In July, nearly 383.4 thousand passengers used the services of Kraków Airport, which is more than a half less than in July 2019, but 86 percent more than in July 2020. In June, it was over 202.5 thousand people.more

In June, retirement insurance at ZUS was paid by 818,000 foreigners, and health insurance by as much as 863,000. Both numbers are record-breaking and mean that among all the insured foreigners constitute over 5% of the group in Poland - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more

Better housing conditions, stability and job security, better health care system are mainly factors influencing Poles' decisions about having a child, the study shows.more

The flags of the German representations in Poland are lowered to the middle of the masts as a sign of deep pain and shame, announced today, on the 77th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising, the German ambassador to Poland, Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven.more

The Germans were not completely surprised by the outbreak of the Warsaw Uprising, but by its scale and fierce fighting - yes, because they expected that they would be able to suppress them in a few days - believes British historian Roger Moorhouse.more

On average, every Pole over the age of 15 drinks 136 liters of beer a year, or 272 half-liter cans, which means the consumption of over 5 kg of ethanol. About 55 percent. ethanol that goes to the organism of Polish society comes from beer - according to the latest report "Poland flooded with beer" prepared by experts commissioned by the Jagiellonian Institutemore

In Poland the financial expectations of the desired specialists are now up to 50 percent higher than last year and more and more often exceed the upper limit of the salary range for a given position - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Beech stands in the Polish part of the Carpathians, located in the Bieszczady National Park, are included in the UNESCO World Natural Heritage list, the World Heritage Committee informed.more

From January 1, 2022, hospitals will have the right to display the patient's name, surname and date of birth on the wristbands identifying the patient. Experts from the GDPR are protesting against this, but the authorities of medical institutions are happy - reports the Prawo.pl website.more

Polish companies do not intend to continue the remote work model; declare that 88 percent. employees will return to stationary work, and 9 percent. will be offered a job in a hybrid model, according to a ManpowerGroup report. Companies on the Vistula explain this with concerns about the well-being of employees and the quality of cooperation.more

About 15 percent fell last year. number of employees posted abroad by employment agencies. Now they may be stopped in the country by a rebound in the labor market - writes in the Wednesday edition of Rzeczpospolita.more

In 2020, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, there was a sharp decrease in life expectancy in all voivodeships in Poland, both for men and women, informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" today.more

Szymon Hołownia, Rafał Trzaskowski were considered by the respondents to be the most intelligent and modern politicians - according to the Kantar survey. The next places are Donald Tusk and Robert Biedroń. Jarosław Kaczyński was considered the least intelligent and modern.more

Users of the website popular years ago will part with it today at 23:59. People using the website's payment services have little time to recover their money, informs Rzeczpospolita today.more

The Green Party demands the introduction of compulsory vaccinations against Covid-19 in Poland. The appeal was addressed to the government and the minister of health; The Green Party also asked other parties to support such a solution. more

53.7 percent of Poles support restrictions for people who have not taken the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a poll conducted for Wirtualna Polska. The portal emphasizes that Poles, however, are strongly divided on specific restrictions for the unvaccinated.more

President Joe Biden is following the developments surrounding a US-owned television company that has been struggling to get its broadcasting licence renewed, an advisor to the United States Department of State has said. more

Remote work, although it initially raised widespread concern, now appears as a new normalcy that many of us no longer want to give up. The just published report revealed that Poles are skeptical about returning to offices after the pandemic - 44 percent. of our countrymen declares that this perspective causes them stress and uncertainty.more

Studios and small apartments sell the fastest because they are the cheapest and because investors buying entire blocks, and even housing estates, indicates Bartosz Turek, chief analyst at HRE Investment. more

More than half of the hotels in Poland have huge problems with assembling a team of employees. Profit forecasts are increasingly distant, according to a new studymore

From the new year, the government wants to introduce the flagship and key solutions of the Polish Deal - reports "Super Express" today, publishing a special letter from Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki to Poles.more

Up to 13 percent of Polish parents regret having decided to have a child, according to a study by the SWPS University. Parents who regret having children more often have a traumatic childhood, have higher levels of depression and anxiety symptoms.more

The Parliamentary Committee on EU Affairs adopted the position of the Polish government on the EU document on the policy of equal treatment of LGBTIQ communities. "We will take appropriate action, respecting the EU treaties," stressed Deputy Family Minister Anna Schmidt.more