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Poland accepts 5.10 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, around 5.10 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Friday morning. Łukasz Gągulski/PAP

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, around 5.10 million people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Friday morning.

Around 132,000 Ukrainians find jobs in Poland

Some 132,000 Ukrainian nationals have found employment in Poland since February 24, when Russia invaded their country, the Polish family and social policy minister said on Friday.

Extraordinary tale of Polish WWII emigration to Africa revealed in striking new photo exhibition

Organized by the National Institute of Remembrance (IPN), the project, titled ‘Trails of Hope; the Odyssey of Freedom’, was originally undertaken to mark the 80th anniversary of the beginning of the operation that saw both civilians and soldiers evacuated from the USSR as part of the so-called Anders Army.

Poland accepts 3 mln refugees since war in Ukraine started

Since February 24, when Russia invaded Ukraine, 3,000,000 people have crossed the Polish-Ukrainian border into Poland, the Border Guard (SG) tweeted on Thursday morning.

Gov't estimates 1.5 mln Ukrainians will stay in Poland

About half of the three million Ukrainians who have crossed the Polish border since Russia invaded Ukraine intend to stay in Poland, a senior government official has said.

German police detain armed anti-immigrant group at border

German police have arrested about 50 armed far-right activists who planned to attack migrants crossing the German-Polish border.

Poland to build fence to stop waves of immigrants says PM

The Polish prime minister has said Poland will build a fence along the entire length of the Polish-Belarusian border to stop what he described as waves of immigrants entering Poland.

Poland issues highest number of residency permits in EU for third year in a row

Data released by EuroStat shows that Poland handed out 724,000 residency permits which accounted for a whopping 25 percent of the total permits issued by EU members.

Fenix from the ashes: in the distant Faroe Islands, a Polish woman re-builds her life

A chance encounter on the remote Faroe Islands leads to a meeting with a remarkable Polish woman.

Poland sees a boom in overseas workers

Of the 232,000 work permits issued in the first six months of 2019, over 23,000 were given to citizens of 10 Asian countries who found Poland to be “a better life, better wages, a safe life, law which is in force and respected.”

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Posting on Twitter, the Ministry of Infrastructure said: “The first signs are already leading to Królewiec. We have just started replacing the boards so that they have Polish name Królewiec, not Kaliningrad.

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