Poland

A new media law has been passed: it is seen by opponents as an attempt to silence a television channel critical of the government, which instead calls it necessary to stop hostile foreign powers taking control of its stations

Volunteers from all over the country gathered in Zakopane, the country's most popular mountain resort, to clean up its surroundings as part of the annual 'Clean Tatra Mountains' initiative

“Polskie radio” began airing in Ukrainian as part of the cultural multi-language program "Summer with Radio"

The App "Pole Abroad" has been launched by the foreign ministry to help keep citizens travelling abroad duly informed during the pandemic

Dozens of photographs depicting the work of medical and humanitarian teams participating in the fight against the pandemic in various corners of the world are displayed in an open-air gallery in Warsaw's Łazienki Park

Warsaw and Lodz will become a single metropolitan area with a new ultra-high-speed rail link, which will be completed in 2027, connecting the two cities in 45 minutes

The country has allocated funding to purchase 38 push-pull trains and 45 locomotives as part of the Covid-19 recovery plan

Orange Poland has exceeded the threshold of 800,000 fixed broadband subscribers

The government has unveiled an ambitious "Polish New Deal" aimed at boosting the economy by increasing expenditure into public healthcare and education, and giving parents extra social benefits

National athlets won five medals, two gold and three silver, at the 2021 World Athletics Relays, a high-profile international track-and-field event hosted this weekend in Chorzów

First facility for recycling electric car batteries in EU to be built in the country by recycling company Elemental Holding