A list of professions will be created in which it will not be possible to employ foreigners from outside the EU without checking whether there are any Poles willing to fill the position. The government will introduce such solutions, but only if unemployment increases, "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports.more
"I was nobody in prison," Boris Becker confessed in his first interview since leaving prison in the UK and being deported to Germany earlier this week. The former tennis player is serving a two-and-a-half-year sentence for fraud related to his bankruptcy.more
The British government's post-Brexit settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful, the UK's High Court has ruled. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA), an independent body set up to oversee citizens' rights, took legal action against the Home Office.more
As of today, the manufacture and import of single-use plastic products is banned in Canada. It applies to shopping bags, cutlery, straws, plastic drink stir sticks, beverage straws and food containers made of non-recyclable plastic.more
Yesterday's verdict against a former secretary from the Stutthof concentration camp near Gdansk is undoubtedly one of the last cases involving German perpetrators from World War II. The media indicate that Germany has long failed to properly account for German crimes, with criminals receiving low sentences or no sentences at all.more
Italian Minister of Education Giuseppe Valditara has banned the use of mobile phones during lessons. A circular signed by him was circulated yesterday. Penalties for breaking the ban are not foreseen. It is stressed that the new rules are also a sign of respect for teachers.more
A meteorite that fell near the town of Enkoeping, some 80 km east of Stockholm, in November 2020 belongs to the finder, not the landowner, the Uppsala District Court ruled yesterday, settling a dispute over the right to the space rock.more
British Home Secretary Suella Braverman stated yesterday that she wants to see the implementation of the agreement with Rwanda to deport illegal immigrants there as soon as possible. She stressed that being sent to Rwanda should not be considered a punishment.more
The number of UK billionaires has increased by a fifth since the onset of the Covid pandemic, according to a report calling for a progressive wealth tax to tackle rising inequality amid the cost of living crisis.more
A scheme to deport undocumented migrants from the UK to Rwanda to process their asylum applications is legal, the UK's High Court ruled on Monday. This is a significant, if incomplete, victory for the British government,more
More than a third of executions in the US have been carried out in an improper or highly problematic manner this year, according to the Death Penalty Information Center (DPIC). In Alabama, the procedure for injecting the deadly substance took three hours - the longest in the history of the country.more
The court ordered the town halls of Beziers and Beaucaire to remove the Christmas crèches located in the main courtyards of the town halls of these towns, citing the principle of secularism.more
Canadian electronic intelligence is analysing what threats the use of TikTok may pose to the country's security, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced yesterday.more
Single-use plastic items including cutlery, plates and polystyrene cups are reportedly to be banned in England by the UK government after a consultation.more
A group of 90 Ukrainian judges are undergoing training organized by the UK in the conduct of war crimes trials committed by Russian soldiers, the Attorney General of England and Wales Victoria Prentis has announced.more
The Estonian doctors, family doctors, infectious diseases and nurses' association of Estonia supported in a joint statement granting school nurses the right to vaccinate "students who are able to reason independently, even if their parents do not agree," Postimees reported.more
The vaccine affair, the Uber lobbying, the current corruption scandal are damaging the credibility of the EU institutions. Brussels is confronted with calls for more transparency. Similar calls have been made before, with the Covid-19 vaccine procurement scandal or the Uber Files scandal.more
The Spanish government plans to donate up to 150,000 euros to small and medium-sized companies that decide to take part in the pilot project of reducing the working week from five to four days.more
Future generations of New Zealanders born after 1 January 2009 will not be able to buy cigarettes for their entire lives under a package of new anti-smoking laws passed in New Zealand's parliament yesterday. These are among the strictest such laws in the world, Reuters reported.more
The UK today imposed sanctions on 12 senior Russian military officers responsible for attacks on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure and on an Iranian drone engine manufacturer, its director and two other Iranian officials.more
Fewer than 100 people who crossed the English Channel in small boats have been arrested for arriving illegally in the UK under a new power to deter them. more
A lawsuit regarding a foreign currency loan can only be filed in the court competent for the consumer's place of residence. Thanks to this, frankers will wait much shorter for the verdict – informs "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna".more
Citizens of the United Arab Emirates enjoy the greatest freedom when it comes to traveling around the world. This is the conclusion of the latest ranking of the "power" of passports. Poles, however, are also in a privileged group. The Polish passport took 3rd place in the ranking, ex aequo, among others with an American passport.more
