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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.

Most believe child benefit hike will increase inflation, survey finds

A majority of Poles believe that raising the 500 Plus child benefit will increase inflation, according to a Market Research Institute (IBRiS) survey for Radio ZET.

Higher social benefits won't affect inflation trend says Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has argued that increasing a monthly child benefit programme by PLN 300 (EUR 66.6) will have no negative affect on inflation.

Poland gives more than EUR 220 mln in benefits to Ukrainian refugees

During the six months of the war in Ukraine, PLN 1.04 billion (EUR 220.16 million) in benefits were given out by the Polish state to refugees who arrived in Poland from Ukraine, the Dziennik Gazeta Prawna (DGP) reported on Thursday.

Over 560,000 school benefits awarded since July 1 reports ministry

Since July 1, more than 560,000 payments have been granted as part of the government’s ‘Good start’ school benefit programme, the Polish Ministry of Family and Social Policy announced on Twitter, on Friday.

No plans to raise child benefits says deputy minister

The government has no plans to increase its 500 Plus child benefit scheme, a deputy family minister said on Wednesday.

Majority of Poles appreciate economic benefits of EU membership - report

Over 80 percent of the Polish public appreciate the economic benefits of EU membership while 82 percent see its results in an improved situation on the labour market, according to a report by the Polish Economic Institute (PIE).

Polish families get EUR 31 bln in child benefits since 2016 - minister

Polish families have received PLN 144 billion (EUR 31.1 billion) in monthly benefits since the start of the government's Family 500 Plus child support programme, the family minister has told PAP.

New EU member states bring more benefits than costs, says new report

The report commissioned by Poland shows that most countries gain strongly from the new accessions, the biggest beneficiaries being Germany and Luxembourg, followed by Belgium, Denmark, Austria, the United Kingdom, and Sweden.

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
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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

The first report:

  • Tusk wants election victory to 'establish basic order' in Poland
  • Poland needs its new weapons to strengthen security says Duda
  • Duda says he will talk with Zelensky whenever he has the opportunity
  • Westinghouse, Bechtel partner for Poland's first nuclear power plant
  • Ukrainian agriculture minister ready for talks, says Telus

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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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