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Poland enters the "new normal"
Welcome to Gazeta Wyborcza's weekly newsletter on Polish politics. The Polish government is motivated to guide the country to the new normal as soon as possible. This week, it announced a number of...
29-05-2020 19:00 -
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Polish Minister of Health under fire following reports of multiple conflicts of interest: an overview
At the height of the epidemic, a ski instructor and an acquaintance of the Minister of Health, Łukasz Szumowski, sold more than 100 thousand faulty masks to the Ministry. This was revealed to be only...
29-05-2020 18:31 -
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It took Poland's health secretary two months to go from nation's father-figure to its embarrassment [OPINION]
In mid-March, when Łukasz Szumowski was the face of the government's response to the coronavirus crisis, he was widely praised. Two months later he's trying to evade questions about his and his...
29-05-2020 16:04 -
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Revolution in the labour market and mass dismissal of government officials. Night-time amendments to the "anti-crisis shield 4.0"
- You lied to employers, farmers and local government officials - this is how Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, the leader of the agrarian party, summed up the latest package of changes in the Sejm.
29-05-2020 15:43 -
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Face masks in public no longer mandatory, but the government keeps spreading coronavirus lies [OPINION]
According to our Prime Minister, we have managed the pandemic much better than some of the world's richest countries. That's plain nonsense. While the numbers of confirmed daily infections in Poland...
28-05-2020 15:42 -
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If you're looking for signs of trouble in the labour market, focus on the numbers of new job offers, not on the unemployment rate
The crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic affects the Pomeranian labour market. Unemployment is rising, although slowly. However, the number of new job offers is drastically decreasing.
28-05-2020 12:37 -
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Goodbye to masks and hello to gyms, swimming pools and cinemas. Poland enters the next stage of defreezing the social life
Poland enters the fourth stage of the re-opening of the economy. Apart from abolishing the obligation to wear masks on the street, cinemas, theatres, gyms, swimming pools will be allowed to reopen....
27-05-2020 16:09 -
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Free Khaled Drareni!
Khaled Drareni was arrested on 27 march this year by the Algerian authorities. He is an Algerian journalist who is charged with "agitating for participation in a public gathering" and " acting...
26-05-2020 14:28 -
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Primary schools in Warsaw are open from Monday. On the first day, only five percent of eligible pupils showed up
From Monday, primary schools in Warsaw are open for the youngest students as well as fpr consultation for 8th graders. This opportunity was used by the parents of only two out of 45 thousand pupils...
26-05-2020 12:37 -
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Interest rates are at a record low. How much would it cost you to get a loan?
In general, now is not the best time to borrow money, especially for those of us facing reduced income. However, if you absolutely must take out a loan, there are some rules to keep in mind.
26-05-2020 12:27 -
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Data from shopping malls offers a positive surprise with Poles buying more than expected amid the recession
Customers keep coming to us. Whoever comes in buys something. The darkest scenarios didn't come true. And by the way, it will be easier after the second pandemic. Because we will learn how to deal...
25-05-2020 17:54 -
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The financial anti-crisis shield came a month late. Is the government hiding something from us? [INTERVIEW]
-We aren't even sure who's making the decisions and what exactly is guiding them. Is it the Ministry of Health or the Prime Minister himself? Are they guided by purely epidemiological aspects or does...
24-05-2020 11:32 -
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With many airlines resuming their flight schedules, will we be able to go on our planned holidays? Beware of the small print
"I have a flight in two days. How can I be sure that it will take place?" Many tourists are asking us this question. A lot of us hope that the planned vacation will pan out until the very last...
23-05-2020 08:49 -
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Ridiculousness of music chart censorship should not obscure that it portrays grim decline of Poland's democracy [OPINION]
Barring a song from a music chart for political reasons is an utterly idiotic doing of an overzealous party servant, yet what has happened at Polish Radio 3 intertwines several processes of Poland's...
22-05-2020 16:48 -
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As Poland opens, the epidemiological situation remains precarious
Welcome to Gazeta Wyborcza's weekly newsletter on Polish politics. This week, the largest wave of restriction-lifting measures to date came into force. In a clear sign that the government wants the...
22-05-2020 15:16 -
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Coronavirus has restricted our access to medical care. Here is the breakdown of how hospitals, clinics and private practice now operate
The National Health Fund has recommended to all the clinics with which it has contracts to minimize or temporarily suspend scheduled treatment.
21-05-2020 16:06 -
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New legislative proposal would lift the current limits on government spending
The cabinet of Mateusz Morawiecki wants to lift the government budget cap introduced by the PO-PSL coalition government. New legislative proposal is expected to be adopted by the end of June.
20-05-2020 18:40 -
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The epidemiological situation in Poland remains precarious according to a team of scientists from Wrocław
Researchers from the MOCOS group warn that the epidemic situation in Poland resembles walking on a tightrope. According to their report, "the number of new cases is still too high to give up on...
20-05-2020 17:54 -
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The European Commission intervenes over river pollution in Poland
Dead fish and stinking sludge instead of water - this is how Małopolska rivers lose the fight against sewage. The European Commission calls on Poland to act and warns that the case will be referred...
20-05-2020 15:04 -
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Coronavirus attacks our utility budgets. We have some tips on how to keep your bills low
Social distancing is putting a new burden on our monthly utility bills. By staying at home almost all day and by learning and working remotely, we consume more water, electricity and gas. There are a...
19-05-2020 14:13 -
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Have you received temporary financial relief? You may need to pay it back with interest. The Ministry of Labour issues a puzzling statement
Unwilling to take responsibility, the ministry shifts it onto business owners.
18-05-2020 16:13 -
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Renting a flat during the epidemic. Now is the right time to ask your landlord to re-negotiate your rental agreement
Coronavirus was supposed to increase the supply of flats for long-term rental and thus lower the rent rates. We decided to verify whether it was already the case.
18-05-2020 14:24 -
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Prof. Blikle: The entire economy is going down in flames and it's on us to help save it. Even our competitors deserve our support [OPINION]
To say that unethical business practices were a direct outcome of the 2007-09 financial crisis would be wrong. In fact, quite the opposite is true- unethical conduct is what caused the crisis in the...
17-05-2020 11:57 -
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When women get angry, they get things done
We are in a place about which sociologist Elżbieta Korolczuk says it is either the swan song of the patriarchy or the beginning of a new ice age. My pragmatic optimism makes me believe that it is a...
16-05-2020 13:46 -
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Poland's largest opposition bloc appoints the Mayor of Warsaw as its new presidential candidate
The Mayor of Warsaw Rafał Trzaskowski entered the presidential race yesterday after Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, the candidate representing the Civic Platform, Poland's largest opposition party,...
16-05-2020 12:29 -
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Early data show Polish export is surprisingly immune to coronavirus
According to the new data published by the Central Statistical Office, Polish exporters have been remarkably resilient during the crisis so far.
16-05-2020 10:28 -
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Time for Solidarity. Coronavirus weekly round-up
Welcome to Gazeta Wyborcza's weekly newsletter on Polish politics.
15-05-2020 20:56 -
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Hairdressers and beauty salons to reopen on Monday
As of next Monday (May 18), we will again be able to book a haircut and a beauty treatment. But the reopening of hairdressers and beauty salons will be conditional, and strict sanitary guidelines...
15-05-2020 11:39 -
There is no freedom without solidarity
