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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.

Disabled persons and their caregivers demand higher social pensions

Caregivers along with their adult children with disabilities have resumed their protest in parliament demanding that a draft on a social pension should be debated during the forthcoming sitting of the Sejm, lower house of parliament.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

‘Mountain-friendly’ wheelchair to help disabled enjoy Tatras being tested for suitability

The wheelchair, with one wheel, a bucket-like seat and four grip-holds to help move it up the mountain, came to the attention of officials at the Tatra Mountains National Park after an employee launched a crowdfunding campaign to buy one for her disabled sister.

Gigantic footbridge for the disabled is dubbed ‘Donkey Kong obstacle’ as row breaks out over its fitness for purpose

Opened on April 29th, the gigantic 126-metre-long yellow-green labyrinthine structure over a busy motorway is made up of six zig-zagging ramps with sharp 180 degree bends.

Poland to spend more on disabled persons and their carers

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has announced that, in 2021, spending on assistance for people with disabilities and their carers will grow by 91 percent from 2015.

Gov't to co-finance transport of disabled to vaccination points

The Polish government will co-finance 80 percent of local governments' costs for transporting disabled people to get vaccinated against Covid-19, a deputy interior minister announced on Thursday.

Commie-era mosaic for ‘working classes’ entered into National Register of Movable Monuments

Decorating the façade of the former Saturn factory in Warsaw’s Wawer district, the work by Domicella Bożekowska and commissioned in 1965 was intended to “introduce contemporary art beyond art galleries, as well as to raise the cultural knowledge of the so-called working class.”

Opposition criticises gov't efforts to aid disabled

Poland's opposition groupings criticised on Tuesday the government's efforts to support children with disabiltities, as presented in a report on the "For Life" programme by Family Minister Marlena Maląg. The opposition said the programme was full of "cynicism and hypocrisy."

Family minister reports on aid to disabled, supports abortion verdict

No one has the right to kill unborn children, Family Minister Marlena Maląg said on Tuesday in the Sejm (lower house), presenting a report on government support for the disabled as she referred to Thursday's ban on abortion due to foetal defects.

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Tale of thwarted love which inspired Mickiewicz’s greatest works to be turned into epic new film

Titled Uncertainty, the ambitious mega-production promises an intimate portrayal of the young Mickiewicz during a turbulent love affair, which would sow seeds of inspiration, ultimately germinating in works that would go on to become the cornerstone of Poland's literary heritage.

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