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Desperate Measures as Housing Crisis Grips Poland
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North Macedonia took over the Chairmanship of the OSCE, Main Priority will be Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
North Macedonia took over the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) on Sunday and will lead it for the next 12 months. The foreign minister of the country, Bujar Osmani, became the chairman of the OSCE and defined the restoration of mutual trust and the need to resume the dialogue on security issues as the main tasks for the current year.
Chagall painting stolen by Nazis to be auctioned in New York
A painting by Marc Chagall, which was among 15 works stolen by Nazis and eventually returned by France to the heirs of the affected families, will go on sale next month in New York, the Phillips auction house said on Oct. 6.
Refugee Resentment on Rise as Poland’s Poorest Squeezed by Cost-of-Living Crisis
On the one hand, over the past few years social security and tax contributions for one-person businesses like those run by Suska and most of his colleagues at the bazaar have increased by a few hundred euros monthly.
Polish Nationalists Weaponize History in Bid to Remain Relevant
Yet what otherwise might be seen as signs of the nation's extraordinary generosity, for Dariusz Ziemba they are misbegotten examples of help.
"They are allowed to use public transportation for free, while my kids have to pay for tickets. Why is it so?," ask Ziemba, 41, sitting in the kitchen on the first floor of the tenement that he co-owns in southern Lodz.
Women’s Protests in Poland Restart as Court Ruling Virtually Banning Abortion is Published
A protester holds a Women's Strike symbol in front of police during a demo in Warsaw, Poland, 13 December 2020. EPA-EFE/MARCIN OBARA
BCUC, Bakalina Velika, DakhaBrakha, Kokoroko, Liniker e os Caramelows, Yonatan Gat and many more at the 35th Druga Godba festival
This time the festival organiser, Zavod Druga Godba, has joined forces with three co-producers: Cankarjev Dom and Kino Šiška in Ljubljana and, for the first time in the festival's long history, Narodni Dom in Maribor. Six organisations from the partner cities of Birmingham, Dublin, Helsinki, Lodz, London and Lyon will also be taking part.
Thousands of Poles at Street Demonstrations to Support Women's Rights
Several thousands Poles wearing black clothes participated yesterday in protest rallies in several Polish cities for women's rights, celebrating the first anniversary of mass protests against an almost implemented ban on abortion, Reuters reported.
2 Girl Scouts, 3 Other People Die in Storms in Poland
Five people, including two teenage girl scouts, died and more than 30 were injured as a result of falling trees in a series of severe storms that hit Poland overnight, Reuters reported.
Volleyball-Serbia loses last match at World Championships
LODZ - Serbia lost to Iran 3-1 (27-25, 22-25, 25-22, 25-18) in a Second Round Group E match at the Volleyball Men's World Championships in Poland on Sunday.
The players coached by Igor Kolakovic reeled to their fourth defeat against three victories at the championships, while the Iranians secured a Third Round spot with five wins and the second place in the group.