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Investigation into scam that hit Polish Football Association continues

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A district court in Szczecin, north-western Poland, has upheld the continued application of preventative measures against four people accused of defrauding the Polish Football Association (PZPN) of PLN 1 million (EUR 210,000).

Poland marks 52nd anniversary of tragic anti-communist protests

Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister, has paid homage to those killed, wounded and persecuted by communist security forces during protests against state-imposed price increases in December 1970.

Eleven people arrested for billion zloty VAT fraud

Eleven people suspected of involvement in a PLN 1.5 billion (EUR 0.32 billion) VAT fraud have been arrested.

Granny flooded with help after spotted knitting hats to raise cash for hearing aid

Krystyna Misióra’s plight went viral after being told she needed to pay 6,000 PLN for a new hearing aid, but being unable to find the money had taken to knitting hats to sell to locals in Szczecin.

As Szczecin ponders what to do with old bomb bunker, TFN looks at examples from the rest of Poland

From discos to bat sanctuaries and art galleries, old bomb shelters have seen a renaissance across Poland.

Wreckage of WWII US bomber found at bottom of lagoon ‘most important historical find’ say researchers

The American plane is known to have been shot down on October 7th, 1944, whilst on a mission to destroy a synthetic gasoline factory in the town of Police.

Dead fish discovered in stretch of Odra near Szczecin

Dead fish have been seen in the River Odra near the northern city of Szczecin, a provincial official has announced.

Opposition leader slams government over River Odra contamination

Donald Tusk, the leader of Poland's main opposition party Civic Platform, has criticised the government for what he regards as its belated reaction to a pollution spill in the River Odra that has killed tonnes of fish.

Gdynia ‘happiest place’ in Poland, says new report revealing country’s most and least satisfied cities

Conducted between September 2021 and February 2022, respondents were asked to rate their happiness on a scale of one to five with the study aiming to better understand what specific factors impacted the resulting score.

Warsaw Xmas poster goes viral as Polish cities clamber to get on design bandwagon

After being published by Warsaw City Hall on its social media, the design sparked a raft of opinions from internet users and quickly inspired other cities to jump on the trend and create their own designs alluding to the golden era of Polish poster art.

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