by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 31 Jan 2017 | Polish news
The latest law amendment on granting protection to foreigners in Poland introduces new procedures of processing applications, creates the Council for Foreigners and extends the competences of the head of the Office for Foreigners. Due to increasing migratory movement,...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 30 Jan 2017 | Polish news
2,000 tickets available for open days of the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk were sold out immediately. It may have been the last chance to see the original museum exhibition as it is the subject of a dispute between the museum management, authorities of...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 13 Jan 2017 | Polish news
Polish Ministry of Culture has spent 100 million euros on the art collection of Princes Czartoryski which includes famous Da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine. According to the Polish government, it was a successful transaction and a historic moment. Nevertheless, experts...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 12 Jan 2017 | Polish news
As of this week in Gdańsk, fans of winter walks and birds are able to feed ducks using distributors of bird food called “kaczkomaty” (a portmanteau from the words “kaczka” – duck and “automaty” – machines). Kaczkomaty are wooden distributors with small packages of...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 10 Jan 2017 | Polish news
Due to air pollution, schools and nurseries in several cities in Upper Silesia remain closed this week. In many places public transportation is free in order to reduce car fumes in the city. The quality of air is improving, nevertheless the experts advise staying home...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 22 Dec 2016 | Polish news
Christmas is almost here and so are carps – the fish eaten traditionally on Christmas Eve in Poland. The Polish Supreme Court has good news for animal rights activists – no more selling carps in plastic bags or boxes without water. It all began before Christmas in...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 16 Dec 2016 | Polish news
“Euro 2016”, “Pokemon Go”, “Deadpool”, “Donald Trump” or “How to pronounce Avon?” – these are the most popular phrases searched on Google by Poles this year. Google has just revealed a list of the most searched phrases by Internet users in 2016. What have we searched...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 13 Dec 2016 | Polish news
Air in Poland is one of the most polluted in Europe, according to the European Environment Agency. Wanda has been living near the junction of Aleja Niepodległości and Trasa Łazienkowska in Warsaw for years and has been always satisfied with this location. I enter the...
by Aleksandra Dąbrowska | 7 Dec 2016 | Polish news
Polish bureaucracy “buried him alive” because of a disastrous mistake. Nevertheless, the homeless man lives, retrieved his documents and now claims for compensation. For that, he must fight a legal battle with the State Treasury and the City Council of...
