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  Society

  Poland struggles to pass media legislation

  Coalition seeks to push through bill critics say attacks press freedoms

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  Opinions

  The EU must be tougher with Poland on the rule of law

  Unlike Australia, Mexico or the US, the 27-nation EU is not a federation in which paramount authority lies, in the last resort, with the organs of central government. Yet neither is the EU a pure confederation in which extensive powers are reserved to individual states.

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  Society

  Poland Escalates Fight With Top E.U. Court Over the Rule of Law

  BRUSSELS – Poland has esca­lated a six-year struggle with the European Union over the rule of law after the country’s constitu­tional court ruled it did not have to comply with an order from the bloc’s supreme court over its oversight of judges.

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  Business

  Poland’s central bank chief insists inflation data not ‘worrying

  Adam Glapinski said the data were not currently “worrying”, noting that inflation was partly driven by transient external factors such as base effects, and fuel prices. Currently the second highest in the EU, Polish inflation hit 4.7 per cent year-on-year in May, before easing to 4.4 per cent in June.

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  Society

  How Poland is celebrating Christmas: Wigilia kicks it all off with a star

  This year, 2020, the solstice evening on Dec. 21 will feature the Great Conjunction, the meeting in our night sky of Jupiter and Saturn into one special Christmas star (or rather the two planets will be 0.1 degree off from each other for a very short period of time around 7:20 in the evening, Poland time, on that night).

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  Opinions

  CEO launches the App on Product Hunt in Poland. About urgent relocation and life in Poland.

  Belarusian startup Skich came out on Product Hunt with an application for quick search of interesting games on your smartphone despite the urgent move to Poland.

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  Business

  Warsaw company created first biodegradable, plastic-free chocolate bar wrappings

  As a way to ‘fill a gap in the growing market of sweets and vegan products’ a Warsaw firm has come up with a new vegan chocolate bar which will be wrapped in revolutionary biodegradable packaging.
  Why this is relevant nowadays and how it will affect the market.

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  Opinions

  From PR-specialist – to a packer at the factory. Anna about moving to Poland

  How ordinary people with major professions are forced to leave Belarus. The story of Anna from Minsk, who simply worked at the Babariko’s headquarters and was soon forced to leave the country rapidly.

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  Culture

  Top 6 Most Stunning Polish Castles

  Poland is filled with amazing castles, each with its own rich stories to tell. 6 castles with the most unusual history and incredible heritage inside, which are worth a visit for everyone who is going to be in Poland.

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  Business

  Amozon hiring 12,000 workers in 2020 and will gradually expand into the Polish market

  Amazon is looking for a huge number of employees for its branch in Poland. This year they plan to break into the Polish e-commerce.
  Here we will talk about the previous experience of the Amazon in Poland and what changes they have made for workers.