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Ukrainian refugees to contribute to accommodation costs

Ukrainian refugees housed in collective accommodation in Poland will have to contribute to their living costs from Wednesday, if their residence in Poland extends over 120 days.

Gov't adopts amendment to law on aid for Ukrainians

Poland's government adopted on Tuesday an amendment to a law on aid for Ukrainian citizens, tightening the system of benefits paid to war refugees and providing for them to cover part of the costs of collective accommodation.

Refugees living in collective accommodation to pay says deputy minister

Refugees living in collective accommodation will have to pay some their accommodation costs from next month, a deputy interior minister said on Monday.

Poland calls for refugee database

Local governments from Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Hungary have appealed to the European Committee of Regions to create a continental-wide database with accommodation and employment offers for Ukrainian war refugees.

No refugee camps for Ukrainians in Europe, Polish official says

Paweł Szefernaker, a Polish deputy interior minister, has argued that European countries should come up with an offer for Ukrainian refugees that would be similar to the Polish model of accommodating people fleeing the war in Ukraine.

All hands on deck, All eyes on Ukraine

With the war in Ukraine reaching its third week, over 1.2 million people have so far crossed the border into Poland. Some will remain in Poland for now, or move further towards other countries further west in Europe.

Hotel opens its doors to 70 Ukrainian refugees as local community rallies around in support

In another example of extraordinary support, after announcing its decision to help support refugees fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Hotel Spichlerz in the picturesque town of Kazimierz Dolny is now working around the clock providing help for the mothers and children and even organising an animation workshop for the children.

Developer turns crumbling old houses into sparkling refugee accommodation in whirlwind FIVE days

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the rapidly unfolding humanitarian crisis, Jakub Tryboń and his team from real estate firm TPPI SA – Murowana Inwestycja set to work renovating both properties and filling them with furniture, and appliances.

Fewer tourists using accommodation in Poland - stats office

The number of tourists who used overnight accommodation in Poland between January and the end of May 2021 fell by almost half, from over 6 million last year to over 3 million, the central Statistical Office (GUS) has reported.

More tourists taking advantage of overnight accomodation in Poland

The number of foreign tourists who stayed overnight in Poland during the first half of 2018 increased by 6.3 pct to 15.1 mln from 14.2 mln a year earlier, according to Central Statistical Office (GUS) data released on Friday.

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Cell where Witold Pilecki was held before being executed opens to the public

The opening of the 2x3.5-metre cell where Pilecki awaited execution at the hands of the Soviet-installed communists coincides with the 75th anniversary of his execution at the prison in 1948.

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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.

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