Children

Poland, EC join efforts to help recover Ukrainian children abducted by Russia

Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk, the Polish EU affairs minister, told a Saturday press conference that the abduction of Ukrainian children from their families is a Russian crime, a great social problem and a tragedy. Jakub Kaczmarczyk/PAP

Poland and the European Commission will announce shortly a major initiative aimed at reclaiming children abducted from Ukraine in the Russian invasion, Polish EU minister has said.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Over 2 mln children signed up for Family 500 Plus payment

A total of 2.3 million children have been enrolled in the new payment period for the Family 500 Plus child support programme, the family minister has told PAP.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Justice minister attacks EU over child repatriation laws

Poland’s justice minister has accused the EU of “stretching out dirty hands” to take Polish children caught up in disputes between foreign fathers and Polish mothers.

Poland’s largest charity fundraiser breaks records with staggering €32.7 million

The 31st Great Orchestra of Christmas charity (WOSP) finale in Warsaw brought to an end several weeks of countrywide fund-raising by WOSP volunteers, who collected donations for specialized medical equipment, mainly for children's hospitals.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Poland launches new child-care programme

The Polish government has unveiled a new EUR 1-billion programme for child care it claims is the “largest” in Europe.

Flu infections in children down, official reports

The rate of flu infections in children under 14 is clearly falling despite infections as a whole hitting their peak, a deputy health minister said on Tuesday.

Ruling coalition MP reprimanded for LGBT comments

Janusz Kowalski, an MP from Solidary Poland, an ally of the governing Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been reprimanded by the parliamentary ethics committee for statements he made referring to LGBT "ideology".

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