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European court issues judgment over LGBT work discrimination

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The European Court of Justice (CJEU) has ruled that sexual orientation cannot be a reason to refuse to conclude a contract with a self-employed person, in a case brought by a Polish man.

Justice minister blames Black Eyed Peas LGBT gesture on EU pressure

Poland's justice minister, Zbigniew Ziobro, has suggested that the support for the LGBT community expressed by the US hip-hop band Black Eyed Peas at a New Year's Eve concert in Poland could be part of further government concessions towards the EU.

Opposition leader says Kaczyński's view of minorities echoes Kremlin's

Donald Tusk, Poland's former prime minister and leader of the main opposition grouping Civic Coalition, has criticised Jarosław Kaczyński, the ruling party leader, for what he called a rhetoric against minorities that resembles the Kremlin's policy.

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".

Top court rejects gay couple's complaint over marriage non-recognition

Poland's Supreme Administrative Court (NSA) has ruled that an official refusal to register a gay’s couple foreign marriage certificate on a civil registry was lawful as Polish law only recognises marriage between a man and a woman.

Education minister dismisses pro-LGBT day as "marginal"

Poland's education minister has told PAP that 'Rainbow Friday,' an annual event initiated by the Campaign Against Homophobia, will not take place nationwide and only in a "marginal number of schools."

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Ambassadors pen letter praising LGBTQI community

A group of 46 ambassadors and international diplomats in Poland have signed an open letter expressing their support for the country’s LGBTQI community.

French ambassador summoned after Macron's comments in press

Poland's foreign minister on Friday decided to call the French ambassador to the foreign ministry after French President Emmanuel Macron made derogatory comments about the Polish prime minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, in a French newspaper.

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Chilling new book reveals meticulous planning behind Auschwitz death camp

The Polish-English book “Auschwitz Bauleitung. Designing a Death Camp” sets out in shocking detail how the full potential of German technology and industry took part in building the death apparatus that claimed the lives of 1.3 million victims.

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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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