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Today’s news round up in Poland

Today’s news round up in Poland Kalbar/TFN

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

Where’s ‘herstory’ in history? Webber’s World explores how women are honoured with monuments

Although Warsaw has done more than most to commemorate Poland’s greatest women, with only one statue in Poznań and a scattering of others across the country, Webber finds women often railroaded to become little more than composite representations of ideals or movements. With additional research by Lidia Ławecka. 

Poland launches fund to aid Ukrainian orphans, women

A special fund was launched on Wednesday to aid Ukrainian war orphans and women freed from captivity, a Polish government official has announced.

Leading women's activist presents abortion bill to parliament

The leader of Women’s Strike, the organisation that spearheaded mass abortion protests last year, has presented a bill liberalising abortion laws to the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament.

Abortion liberalisation bill will not pass says gov't spokesman

The Polish government spokesman has said a civil initiative bill liberalising abortion laws stands "no chance" of further processing in parliament.

Over 220,000 Ukrainian women find jobs in Poland

More than 220,000 Ukrainian women have found employment in Poland since Russia's war on Ukraine started, the Polish family and social policy minister has said.

Russia’s war on Ukraine has had a profound impact on the Polish job market as over 100k Ukrainian women join workforce

The huge influx of women from Ukraine has had a profound impact on Poland’s labour market. TFN’s Jo Harper spoke to some of those looking for work and those involved in trying to help them.

Most Ukrainian refugees seek jobs in Poland shows study

As many as 63 percent of adult Ukrainian refugees are planning to take up jobs in Poland and 30 percent want to stay in the country for a longer time, a survey by the EWL Group has found.

Poland hosts over a million Ukrainian children, says minister

The vast majority of Ukrainian refugees in Poland are women and children, the interior minister said on Friday, putting the number of displaced children at over a million.

About 17,000 Ukrainian women find jobs in Poland

Polish firms have already employed 17,000 Ukrainian women as Poland opens its labour market to Ukrainian refugees, the family and social policy minister has said.

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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
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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

The first report:

  • MoD, Prince William meet in Rzeszow
  • Tennis star Iga Swiatek withdraws from Miami tournament
  • Poland and Israel agree on rules for educational youth trips
  • Detained Warsaw City Hall official has resigned, says lawyer
  • Tusk says his party ready to defeat ruling camp alone

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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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