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Poland becomes top holiday destination for Czechs, with record numbers flocking to the Baltic coast

According to travel agencies, rising prices and inflation have played a role in steering Czech tourists towards Poland instead of Croatia. Pictured: Sunbathers in Poland’s Międzyzdroje. Marcin Bielecki/PAP

According to travel agencies,  rising prices and inflation have played a role in steering Czech tourists towards Poland instead of Croatia.

Czech PM seeks Polish help in achieving energy independence from Russia

The Czech prime minster has said Poland can help end his country’s dependency on Russian energy.

End of Polish-Czech mine dispute in sight, says minister

Anna Moskwa, the Polish climate minister, has said that the Tuesday talks between her and her Czech counterpart may soon result in an agreement that will end the dispute over a Polish lignite mine.

Polish unionists protest CJEU ruling on Turow mine

Poland's Solidarity Union launched a protest on Friday in Luxembourg against an EU Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling ordaining the closure of an opencast lignite mine close to the Czech border.

A tale of two cities: Two giant murals commemorate Poland and Czech’s 1980-89 road to freedom

Entitled “Wall of Culture”, the murals in Warsaw and Prague mark 40 years since the establishment of Solidarity, which played such a key role in the changes in the region at the end of 1980s.​

Spectacular observation tower to once again crown Śnieżnik mountain nearly 50 years after controversial demolition

Inaugurated on 9th July 1899, the 33.5-metre tower – adjoined by a shorter 18-metre structure – was built with the purpose of providing views from the so-called Silesian Mont Blanc and quickly became a hit among hikers of the time.

Trains between Poland and Slovakia, Czech Republic suspended

International trains on the Polish-Slovak border are suspended as of Friday, and on the Polish-Czech border as of Saturday, Grzegorz Swiszcz, deputy director of the Government Security Center tweeted on Friday over coronavirus concerns.

Czech rail operator looking to expand in Poland

The Czech Leo Express train operator submitted an application to the Office of Railway Transportation (UTK) for permission to provide commercial train service on the Krakow-Warsaw line, Poland's key rail connection, the Puls Biznesu daily has reported.

New book reveals secret Polish-Czech resistance to communists

A new book detailing the joint resistance activities of the Polish and Czechoslovakian underground during Communism is to be published this month. 

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