This weekend doesn't happen often. A total of 2,375,490 people will celebrate their name day today and tomorrow; on Saturday, gentlemen - Krzysztof and Jakub, and on Sunday, ladies - Anna, Hanna and Mirosława.more
The government has admitted its contact tracing programme is unlawful in a legal letter which confirms it has been running in breach of data protection laws since it was launched in May.more
The social distance will be shortened from 2 m to 1.5 m, more people will be able to participate in fairs and conferences, and the sports limit will be increased to 50% at sports facilities, according to the Polish government project.more
A court in Saudi Arabia has ruled in favor of a woman who was on trial for living and traveling on her own to the Kingdom’s capital, Riyadh, without her father’s permission.more
The parliamentary commission in Poland will deal with the act which provides for penalties for saying the words "trick or treat" - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reportsmore
A sculpture of a Black Lives Matter protester has been removed from the plinth where a statue of slave trader Edward Colston once stood. The sculpture of Jen Reid was erected on Wednesday but removed by Bristol City Council just over 24 hours later.more
There are no plans to make face coverings mandatory for office workers in England, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said. Face coverings in shops will become mandatory in England on 24 July.more
Fear of coronavirus infection decreases among Italians, while rage and sadness are growing - these are the results of a survey conducted in the second week of July, i.e. at the end of the fifth month of the epidemic, when the situation is constantly improving.more
According to the media in UK, face masks may soon have to be worn in all public places including offices and other workplaces as the government prepares to unveil its road map for getting millions back to their desks.more
A new Eurobarometer survey on EU Citizenship and Democracy released today by the European Commission shows that a vast majority of Europeans (91%) are familiar with the term “citizen of the European Union”. This is the highest level of awareness yet since 2007 and a steady increase from 87% recorded in 2015.more
Italians are scared and uncertain about the future - such a picture of society as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic is presented in the report of the Institute of Social Research Censis. At the same time, it was noted that it is because of this fear that the savings of a large group of citizens are growing.more
Poles are ready for the second coronavirus attack; they give up travel and tickets for cultural events, over 40% of Poles save for a rainy day - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more
Also, Christians are not "immune to sin" of injustice and indifference to the cries of others - today Pope Francis gave during a mass in the Vatican, on the seventh anniversary of his visit to the Italian island of Lampedusa, a symbol of the migration crisis.more
Lack of security on the streets of Catalonia's cities and towns has been a growing problem for years, and has recently become even more intense. Residents protest and organize patrols in order - writes the daily "El Confidencial".more
