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Warsaw train crew cross border to rescue 600 from war-torn Ukraine

Seeing thousands of refugees waiting to leave the war-torn country, the train's crew decided to turn their practice into reality and take as many as possible to safety in Poland. Paweł Supernak/PAP

Setting off on Saturday as part of a practice run for evacuating Ukraine’s wounded, when the crew arrived in Mostyska and found thousands of refugees waiting to leave they decided to turn their practice into reality and take as many as possible to safety in Poland.

Poland sends humanitarian aid convoy to Ukraine

A total of 38 lorries carrying Polish humanitarian aid for Ukraine will arrive in Kiev this week, as tensions between Russia and Ukraine continue to run high.

Poland sends medical team to Romania

The Polish government is sending medical personnel and a load of equipment to Romania to help the country cope with a worsening pandemic, Polish officials announced at a press conference on Thursday.

Medical aid from Poland arrives in Vietnam

An airplane carrying nearly 8 tonnes of humanitarian aid landed in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on Saturday morning, as part of Poland's help for a country facing an increasingly difficult epidemiological situation, the Polish embassy in Hanoi has said.

Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity gathers over EUR 28.1 million

The 29th Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity (WOSP), Poland’s most high-profile charity event, raised nearly PLN 127.5 million (EUR 28.1) despite the Covid lockdown.

Brandenburg aids Covid-19 battle in central Poland

Germany's eastern state of Brandenburg has sent aid to hospitals in the central-Polish province of Mazowsze to help them battle the Covid-19 virus, Mazowsze authorities said on Tuesday.

Polish medical supplies on route to Azerbaijan

A military aircraft carrying PLN 90,000 (EUR 22,230) worth of protective medical supplies to help Azerbaijan in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic took off from Wroclaw airport in western Poland on Thursday, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Polish convoy of medical supplies leaves for Ukraine and Moldova

Firefighters set off on Wednesday morning to Ukraine and Moldova carrying medical equipment from the Polish government worth PLN 3 million (EUR 674,000), with 12 lorries destined for Ukraine and four to Moldova, said Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński.

Poland urges EU to build up stocks of medicines, medical equipment

Poland's PM, Mateusz Morawiecki, along the leaders of five other European Union countries, has called for greater collaboration to tackle future pandemics including maintaining a three-month stock of critical medicines, supplies and equipment across the EU.

Crushing the coronavirus

As we enter our third month of coronalockdown, we take a look at steps being taken to help fight the COVID-19 virus…

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Poznań’s 19th century Pl. Kolegiacki returned to its former glory as part of movement to reclaim community spaces from ‘carpark hell’

Featuring fountains, greenery, information boards and outbreaks of modern art, the initiative has been hailed by Poznań mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak as a project for the masses, saying: “I am glad that we have managed to revitalize the square while respecting the historic character of this space,”

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‘They stopped being children and became witnesses of terror and violence!’ Archive of postwar drawings reveals children’s harrowing experiences of WWII

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