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Poland sees record life expectancy amid deepening demographic crisis
BNE Intellinews
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Life expectancy in Poland reached its highest recorded level in 2024, with men living on average 74.93 years and women 82.26 years, the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported on July 30. The data come as Poland continues to face one of the...
Outrage after vandals destroy gravestones at Polish church in Bedford
Bedford Today
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July 31, 2025
Mindless vandals have attacked and desecrated a number of gravestones at the Polish church in Mill Street, Bedford. It’s believed the gravestones, including a memorial to former Bedford mayor Peregrine Nash, were smashed and broken on Sunday...
Polish president pledges aid to Ukraine, raises historical demands during call with Zelenskyy
Ukrainska Pravda
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Karol Nawrocki. Photo: Rafał Leśkiewicz on X (Twitter) President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has had his first telephone conversation with the elected President of Poland Karol Nawrocki. Source: Rafał Leśkiewicz, spokesperson for the Polish...
Polish ruling party senator given five-year jail sentence for corruption
Notes from Poland
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July 31, 2025
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Family of slain Polish professor seeks custody of his Athens-based children abroad
Kathimerini
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The family of a 43-year-old Polish professor who was fatally shot in an execution-style attack in Agia Paraskevi, northern Athens, earlier this month has submitted a request to the Athens Juvenile Prosecutor’s Office for custody of his two...
Poland's President-elect And Zielenski Had Their First Conversation
Charter 97
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Ukraine, which is fighting against imperial Russia, can count on support. Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki and Ukrainian President Vladimir Zielenski had their first telephone conversation. The conversation was announced in his X by...
Drought plunges Poland's longest river to record low
TerraDaily
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Drought plunges Poland's longest river to record low by AFP Staff Writers Warsaw (AFP) July 4, 2025 Poland's longest river, the Vistula, on Friday hit a record-low water level in Warsaw, as the country faces an unprecedented drought, the national...
Soccer-Novi Pazar says delegation attacked in Poland before Conference League tie
The Malaysian Star
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July 31, 2025
(Reuters) -Serbian club Novi Pazar said some members of their delegation were attacked by a group of masked men outside a restaurant the night before Thursday's second leg of their Conference League qualifier at Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok....
Poland sees biggest ice cream output rise in EU, Eurostat says
BNE Intellinews
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Weather in Poland might be freaky this year – the country has been a cold-ish blob in the otherwise red-hot European heatwave in July – but local ice-cream producers are not complaining. Poland recorded the highest increase in ice cream production...
InPost chief calls on government to address lower taxes paid by foreign rivals in Poland
Notes from Poland
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July 31, 2025
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Novi Pazar says delegation attacked in Poland before Conference League tie
Channel News Asia
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July 31, 2025
Serbian club Novi Pazar said some members of their delegation were attacked by a group of masked men outside a restaurant the night before Thursday's second leg of their Conference League qualifier at Polish side Jagiellonia Bialystok. About 15...
Wizz Air to connect Romania’s Brașov to Poland’s Katowice
Romania Insider
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July 31, 2025
Wizz Air will add a route connecting Brașov, in central Romania, to Katowice, in Poland, beginning next year, the Brașov International Airport announced. The route will become operational on March 31, 2026, with flights operating every Tuesday,...
Zelensky, Polish President-elect Nawrocki hold first call, discuss support, historical issues
The Kyiv Independent
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July 31, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky and Polish President-elect Karol Nawrocki held their first phone conversation on July 31, marking the start of high-level engagement between Kyiv and Poland's incoming head of state. Nawrocki emphasized that...
Zelenskiy says he had good first call with Polish President-elect Nawrocki
WKZO - Michigan
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July 31, 2025
KYIV/WARSAW (Reuters) -Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Thursday he had a good first call with Polish president-elect Karol Nawrocki, who is due to assume his role next week. “We trust that Poland will continue to be our reliable...
J&J Global Fulfilment expands European footprint with launch of Polish fulfilmen...
Northampton Chronicle & Echo
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July 31, 2025
One of the UK’s leading ecommerce fulfilment specialists, J&J® Global Fulfilment has announced the official launch of its newest fulfilment centre in Gorzów, Poland. The strategic expansion is set to support faster growth, lower costs and stronger...
Ukraine's NATO accession fundamental security issue for Poland - Polish Sejm Foreign Affairs Committee chair
Interfax Ukraine
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July 31, 2025
Photo: Fot. PAP/Vladyslav Musiienko The Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Sejm of Poland and the Chairman of the Council for Cooperation with Ukraine, Pawel Kowal, during his visit to Kyiv, reiterated assurances of unwavering...
Polish Maspex gets 71% of Bucharest Exchange-listed Purcari winery under takeover bid
Romania Insider
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July 31, 2025
Polish group Maspex will get 71.1% (28,78 million shares) of Bucharest Exchange-listed Moldovan winery Purcari, for a price of RON 604 million (nearly EUR 120 million), according to Profit reporting at the closure of the takeover bid on July 30....
Zelensky and Poland’s New President Nawrocki Discuss Cooperation and Support
Mezha
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July 31, 2025
On July 31, the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, held his first phone conversation with the newly elected President of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. The head of the Ukrainian state announced this on his Telegram channel. Zelensky congratulated...
Warsaw links two arson cases to Colombian acting on Moscow’s orders
EurActiv
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July 31, 2025
WARSAW – A Colombian national set fire to sites in Poland on orders from Russian intelligence, Polish authorities said, linking the attacks to a broader sabotage campaign across Europe. The 27-year-old suspect is believed to be behind two arson...
Poland Arrests 32 Alleged Spies Working for Russia
Kyiv Post
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July 30, 2025
Poland said on Tuesday that 32 individuals from five separate countries had been detained for allegedly working with Russian intelligence. The announcement by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk came as the West warned of an upsurge in Moscow’s...