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Polish MoD advocates for more Ukraine funding from EU

According to Błaszczak, Poland's contribution to the fund has already exceeded EUR 1 billion, while initially the money was designed to serve other purposes, such as EU missions. Radek Pietruszka/PAP

Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish defence minister, said at a meeting with his EU peers in Brussels on Tuesday that the EU should channel more funding for Ukraine's defence against Russian aggression.

Portrait by ‘megastar’ Polish artist sells for staggering $1.5mln at US auction

Comfortably surpassing its original valuation, the painting Portrait of a Lady (After Louis Leopold Boilly) by Ewa Juszkiewicz went under the hammer alongside works by such luminaries as Banksy, Jeff Koons, Christopher Wool and Gerhard Richter. The auction held by the New York branch of the globally renowned Christie’s has served to underline Juszkiewicz’s soaring stock.

EIB poured record funds into support for Polish investments in 2021

The European Investment Bank (EIB) backed investments in Poland, in 2021, with the record sum of EUR 6.5 billion, the EIB's vice-president said on Wednesday.

Polish banker says EU should help Ukrainian refugees open bank accounts

The European Union should create a fund enabling Ukrainian refugees to exchange a small amount of Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) to euros, a former governor of Poland's largest bank has said.

EU ok's border reinforcement funding for Poland, Baltics

Poland and the Baltic states will receive EUR 25 million in EU funding to strengthen their eastern borders following an about-face by Brussels on money for border security.

Gov't want to establish Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund

The Polish government plans to establish a Vaccine Injury Compensation Fund for financial claims from people who can prove they have suffered side effects from a vaccine.

Poland-led regional investment fund amasses EUR 1 bln

The Three Seas Fund, an investment vehicle initiated by the Polish state-owned development bank BGK, has collected EUR 1 billion in funds that can be used for energy and infrastructure investments in Central and Eastern Europe, the BGK CEO has told PAP.

President ratifies EU own funds

Poland's president Andrzej Duda has ratified an EU Council decision from December 14, 2020, to increase its own funds in the bloc's post-Covid recovery programme, the President's Office announced on Monday.

Medical heroes transform into fairy tale legends in stunning calendar to raise money for facemasks

Swapping their PPE clothing (personal protective equipment) for more elaborate costumes, the medics from Małopolska dressed up to portray well-known and obscure characters including Thumbelina, Hercules, Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast as well as scenes recreated from ‘The Miser’, ‘Adventures of a Cheating Flea’ and the Polish modern fairy tale ‘Who will cheer up the unlucky Rhino?’.

Poland to allocate more funds for oncology hospitals

Poland is to increase funding to cancer hospitals by 3 percent, the head of the National Health Fund (NFZ) said on Wednesday.

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16th century Wrocław coat of arms uncovered in school assembly hall after found hidden behind plaster

Dating from the turn of the 20th century when the school was founded, the city’s coat of arms was in use from 1530 to 1938 when the Nazis ordered that all the old coats of arms be replaced with a new two-field one.

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Four tonnes of Nazi gold found in buried 18th century palace canister, say WWII treasure hunters

Measuring between 1.3 to 1.5 metres long and 50cm in depth, the cylindrical metal canister was found in the conservatory of an 18th century palace used by Hitler’s SS as a brothel.

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