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Poznań is best city to live in Poland, says new study

According to Business Insider Polska, the city took top spot based on various factors including remuneration, access to healthcare through the National Health Fund and air quality. PAP/Alamy

According to Business Insider Polska, the city took top spot based on various factors including remuneration, access to healthcare through the National Health Fund and air quality.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

EC urges Poland to comply with air quality directive

The European Commission (EC) has launched the second stage of and infringement procedure against Poland in an effort to get the country to improve air quality.

Warsaw to get Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors

Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of sensors for air-quality monitoring after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.

Poland to get World Bank loan to improve air quality

The World Bank will lend Poland EUR 250 million to help it improve its air quality and energy efficiency, according to a bank communique issued on Thursday.

Lublin mayor ‘greens with pleasure’ as city named country’s most eco-friendly city

Lublin beat off competition from 66 other cities to take top place in the Europolis Green Cities Report by the Polish Robert Schumann Foundation.

Gov't adopts energy policy 2040

The government on Tuesday adopted Poland's new energy policy, valid till 2040, which is based on a just transformation of energy generation, a zero-emission energy system and air quality.

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
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
Culture | History

‘Tarantino-style western’ about Kościuszko Uprising wins coveted Golden Lion award for best film at Gdynia film festival

VIDEO: Dubbed a ‘Tarantino-esque Western in 18th century Poland’, the film’s compelling blend of grotesque violence and black humour is set against the tumultuous backdrop of Poland in 1794, when Tadeusz Kościuszko, the eponymous 'Kos', returns to Poland to with a freed slave to rally support among the peasantry for his insurrection against the Russians.

The first report:

  • Polish farmers cannot pay for Russia's war says PM
  • Court bans justice minister from commenting on Agnieszka Holland
  • EC approves Orlen takeover of Turmol fuel station chain in Austria
  • Polish authorities have 'lost control' of relations with Ukraine says Tusk
  • Poland's EU cohesion funds stalled until conditions met says commissioner

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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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