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Today’s news round-up in Poland

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

Today’s news round-up in Poland

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

Sanctions on Russia hold up lorries at Polish-Belarus border

Long checks caused by EU sanctions on Russia have led to huge queues on the Polish border with Belarus, with lorries heading east having to wait up to 78 hours.

Trucking hero! Iranian truck driver returns to Poland to help take aid to animal shelters in Ukraine

As a way of saying thanks for the help he received from Poland after his truck broke down, Fardin Kazemi is now helping a Polish team collect food for 11 animal shelters in the city of Vinnitsa, which lies between Kyiv and Lviv.

Polish lorry driver wanted in Hungary for migrant smuggling

A Polish lorry driver is on the run in Hungary after police found 32 migrants hiding in his trailer.

Iranian truck driver left stranded in Poland FINALLY gets new truck after original sale fell through

In a situation that seemed helpless, Fardin Kazemi was forced to fly home to meet his family after a long separation and to figure out his next move. And then the internet came to his rescue again along with a trucking firm in the village of Święcice. 

Trucking Heroes! Internet lorry drivers raise 100k to help stranded Iranian trucker

Fardin Kazemi had been using an American International 9670 lorry from the 1980s to deliver goods from Poland when he broke down. As news of the breakdown spread, drivers came forward to help the man, who was stranded far from his native Iran.

In the hot seat: Ex model learns to drive a LORRY to take on gruelling Dakar Africa race

Former Miss Polonia Marcelina Zawadzka is looking to take part in the 6,000km Monte Carlo-Dakar Africa Eco Race in January next year.

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
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
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Fifty years ago today production of the iconic ‘Maluch’ began

With its boot at the front and engine at the back, the car officially known as the Fiat 126p quickly became a favourite for those struggling under communist rationing. Years later it would become an iconic collectors’ piece, sought after by, among others, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks. 

The first report:

  • Gov't to support energy-intensive companies to tune of EUR 1.11 bln
  • President signs first home-buyer scheme, business compensation
  • Poland against proposed migration law reform, EU sources report
  • Rapid decline in inflation will continue says central bank governor
  • EC starts infringement procedure against Poland over Russian influence probe

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