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Almost 4 thousand schools in Poland have ethics classes. Not only schools in big cities provide them but also small village ones – even if there is only 1 volunteer student to participate. Religion classes will not give up without a fight Students from Social Schools Complex in Poznań really like
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Is Anakin similar to Julius Caesar? How do you say “May the force be with you” in Spanish? Teachers refer to the “Star Wars” motives in language, physics and history classes. Who wouldn’t like to play Star Wars at school? Zuza and Kasia from XXXIV High School in Warsaw
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66% of Poles believe that the Polish accession to the Euro zone will negatively affect the situation of their households – according to the latest TNS Polska report. Poles want to keep their Złoty 46% of responders are convinced that the adoption of the common European currency will adversely affect their
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“Fifty shades of Grey”, “receipt lottery”, “Eurovision”, “Andrzej Duda” or “Where is Putin?” – these are the most popular phrases searched on Google by Poles this year. Where can I find Bertie Bott’s Beans? The American internet tycoon has just published a list of the most popular search phrases among
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Nearly 21 thousand families (84 thousand people) will receive help as part of the “Szlachetna paczka” action, which happened last weekend in Poland. This year’s donations have broken the record – 54 million złoty (€12.4m), average value of one package – 2.6 thousand złoty. Szlachetna Paczka makes a lot
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On December 5th, a new amendment to the Constitutional Court Act passed by the new Parliament on November 25th entered into force. Yesterday the Constitutional Court judges looked into the matter to see if the amendment was constitutional. Provisions of the Constitutional Court Act are unconstitutional All five judges of
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The Polish president put under oath several Constitutional Court judges presented by the new PiS government, deposing judges assigned by the previous government. The actions have triggered an investigation by the European Commission under an early warning mechanism of serious or systemic violations of EU rule of law. Is the
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Maciej Jankowski, a former Solidarity activist and former member of the AWS (Solidarity Electoral Action) decided yesterday to return a medal he received in 2009 from the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński. Maciej Jankowski in Monika Olejnik’s “Kropka nad i” Mr Jankowski was the guest of Monika Olejnik in
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Christmas time is upon us and the Christmas fever has started, giving con-men a chance to get money out of unsuspecting people who want to spend their Christmas and New Year in the scenic Tatra mountains. A scenic view of the Tatra mountains – wonderful place to spend your Christmas
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Every third owner of a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME) in Poland works 50 hours a week, according to “Puls Biznesu” (Business Pulse). Business owners spend their free time working. During the time that goes beyond the statutory standards (40h/week) the SME sector produces 8.3 trillion dollars
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The presidents of Poland Andrzej Duda and, of Germany, Joachim Gauck have written in a joint message: “A message from Polish bishops to German ones changed Polish-German relations and the history of Europe. Churches were ahead of politics; the contents of the message are still relevant”. Andrzej Duda Fifty
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After the burning of an effigy symbolising a Jew in Wrocław by Polish nationalists, the prosecutor’s office received several reports of offense, including one from the president of Wrocław himself. It seems Police have not taken any action. Nationalists burning a Jewish effigy The scandalous event took place on