A Polish cosmetics firm has launched a potato-scented perfume, inspired by its founder’s trips to the local market while growing up in small-town Poland. Bohoboco is a firm specialising in “niche ...

Poland has identified the remains of 17 people who were victims of either the Nazi-German invasion and occupation in World War Two or of the communist regime that was installed by the Soviet Union ...

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Polish state energy giant Orlen says it has notified prosecutors of possible criminal offences by the firm’s management under the former Law and Justice (PiS) government, including actions that caused ...

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The government wants to double the area of national parks in the country and plans to establish the first new park in the Lower Oder Valley. While environmentalists support the proposal, anglers and ...

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The first recruitment centre has opened in Poland for a planned “Ukrainian Legion” made up of Ukrainians living abroad. They will be trained and equipped by Poland then sent to help defend their ...

A Polish company has sparked controversy – and intervention from the government – after launching alcohol products in squeezable pouches of the same type in which drinks for children are sold. The ...

Poland’s defence minister says that too few volunteers have so far signed up to form a planned “Ukrainian Legion” made up of Ukrainians living in Poland, who would be trained and then sent to help ...

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The University of Warsaw – Poland’s top higher education institution – has offered scholarships to 26 Palestinian students as “an expression of our solidarity and our contribution to building a better ...