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Poland and Israel to sign agreement on youth trips

Young Jewish Israelis would traditionally make educational trips to Poland, which included visits to former Nazi death camps, and pay tribute to their victims. Andrzej Grygiel /PAP

Poland and Israel will soon sign an agreement to resume organised Israeli youth visits to Poland, an advisor to the Polish president said on Tuesday.

Most Poles cut spending amid inflation

Inflation and a challenging economic situation in Poland have spurred 83 percent of citizens to cut their spending, a survey has shown.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

A year in travel: Webber picks out the best (and worst) from his journeys around Poland

As the curtain falls on 2022, TFN’s Alex Webber takes a personal look back at his travel highlights of the year…

New Year's Eve spending slightly up this year

The average Pole planned to spend PLN 195 (EUR 41.50) on this New Year's Eve, up 5 percent on last year.

PKP unveils plans for stunning new rail carriages that will ‘transform the travel experience’

Capable of reaching speeds of 200 km/hr and following an innovative new design, the stylish wagons, will feature atmospheric, ambient lighting, and increase comfort to previously unseen levels.

Incredible story of journalist who cycled across Africa to document life under colonialism

After five years travelling over 40,000 km across the continent, taking thousands of photographs and recording descriptions of his adventures and the people he met, Kazimierz Nowak left behind an exceptional record of African life in the thirties.

Foreign ministry advises against all travel to Russia

Poland's Foreign Ministry (MFA) has warned Polish citizens against travelling to the Russian Federation owing to the Ukraine war and Moscow’s designation of Poland as an unfriendly state.

Poland further limits admission of Russians on its territory

Poland's interior minister on Monday signed an amendment to an ordinance which further tightens restrictions on the entry of Russian nationals to the country.

Delightful eco-friendly micro-hotels looking to revolutionise Poland’s travel sector

The idea of entrepreneur Bartłomiej Kraciuk and actor Nikodem Rozbicki, the 14 sq/m UKOI cabin is the first to be rolled out in a project that ultimately foresees the launch of 100 over the next three years.

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Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • 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
History | Life

Life of richest Pole to have ever lived after he won 774 kilos of gold in a casino is explored in riveting new book

A high-living bon vivant, Karol Jaroszyński’s youth was characterised by wild spending and long nights in Europe’s most glamorous casinos. And then he literally broke the bank of Monte Carlo by winning 774 kilos of gold at the roulette table.

The first report:

  • Ruling United Right in comfortable lead over opposition
  • Further blockade of Belarusian trade to come if repression persists says PM
  • EU less willing to introduce more sanctions on Russia says PM
  • Czechs defeat Poles in Euro qualifier
  • Pole dies on Ukrainian front line

Exclusive

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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