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Today’s news round up in Poland

Today’s news round up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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

Poland switches on electronic surveillance at border fence with Belarus

Poland has activated the first section of its 206-kilometre long border fence with Belarus that is fitted with electronic surveillance equipment.

Local elections probably on 7 or 14 April 2024, official says

Poland's local elections will probably take place on 7 or 14 April 2024, a government official said on Wednesday, asked about plans to move the local ballot forward from its original 2023 deadline owing to its concurrence with next year's parliamentary elections.

‘Giants of Science’ project to show off world-changing Polish inventions which include walkie-talkies, mine detectors, and the first lunar vehicle

Fearing that many of them are in danger of becoming forgotten, the Institute of National Remembrance says that the project aims to remind or show internet users how Polish inventors and scientists changed the world and how much they contributed to the development of many countries.

Poles prefer online shopping

Fifty seven percent of Poles prefer to shop online, 21 percent of them buying on the web more than once a week, a survey by the ARC Rynek i Opinia pollster has shown.

Consumer loans surge but economists warn of future ‘consumption collapse’

Figures released by the Credit Information Bureau, the days from May 4 to May 10 saw a 62.1 percent increase in the number of loans on the previous week, and an 8.3 percent rise on the same week last year.

Cops bust Dark Web hacker gang InfinityBlack in joint raid with Swiss

The gang which had been involved in distributing stolen user credentials, creating and distributing malware and hacking tools, and was rounded up in the joint Europol operation.

Elections only when they are not threat to health and life - official

Polish Deputy PM and head of the Agreement party (Porozumienie) Jaroslaw Gowin, said that elections should only be held in conditions that are not a threat to the health and lives of Poles.

Lower house changes statute to allow electronic voting

Poland's Sejm (lower house) amended its statute on Thursday to enable sittings and voting via electronic media. The changes went through in a 250 to 104 vote with 14 abstentions.

Major opposition presidential candidate has support of former Polish PM

Malgorzata Kidawa-Blonska, the presidential candidate of Poland's major opposition party Civic Platform (PO), can definitely count on his support, said former Polish PM Donald Tusk in an interview with the private radio broadcaster Radio Zet on Sunday.

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Top 5 articles:

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  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Poland in COVID-19 LOCKDOWN! PM orders bars, restaurants, shopping centres and borders closed - and cancels ALL flights
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Now YOU can live like a king: Dubbed the ‘unknown pearl of Mazury’, the 15th century Teutonic Knights castle is yours for 12 million Zł

Described by as “a perfect example of the military architecture of the Teutonic Order” and “one of the best preserved”, potential buyers will find a castle perched on a 1.7 hectare plot and surrounded by 10 hectares of its own adjacent land.

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  • Poland joins regional peers in Big Tech disinformation plea
  • Ukraine will never stand alone, president tells democracy summit
  • Poland demands EU intervention to curb Ukrainian grain imports
  • PM announces National Munitions Programme
  • Poland to restrict grain imports from Ukraine says PM

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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