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Over 100 tried to get to Germany via Poland on Wednesday, says Border Guard

Michalska specified that on Wednesday officers of two Border Guard units detained 101 Syrian citizens who crossed the Polish-Slovak border and were heading towards the border with Germany along with four couriers. Artur Reszko/PAP

Wednesday saw a record number of more than 100 migrants who attempted to get to Germany through Poland via the Balkan route, Polish Border Guard 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.

Dam built to catch dead fish flowing down River Odra says governor

Poland has put up a dam to catch all the dead fish that are flowing down from the Czech side of the River Odra, a local official has said.

PM says legalisation no solution to illegal immigration

The solution to illegal migration cannot be its legalisation, Poland's prime minister said on Thursday.

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.

Migrants are not treated equally by EU, Polish PM says

Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister, has said that the European Union does not treat war refugees from Ukraine on a par with migrants that enter the bloc from the south.

Prosecution files complaint against Turów mine ruling

Poland's National Prosecutor's Office on Tuesday filed a complaint against a court ruling to suspend an environmental permit for the Turów lignite mine on the Polish-Czech border.

Poland among EU countries with lowest youth unemployment

In 2022, Poland belonged to a group of five EU countries where unemployment in the 15-29 age group was below 4 percent, Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, has reported.

Polish farmers join Eastern European peers in Brussels protest

Farmers from Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries have held a demonstration in Brussels demanding bigger support from the EU as liberalised trade with Ukraine has undercut their operations.

Baltic Sea-Czechia highway creates new development opportunities says PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has hailed the completion of the A1 motorway that runs from Gdansk on the Baltic coast to the Czech border, saying it will increase Poland's trade and open up new development prospects.

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