Poles drop church membership to save money
Iwona Bojarczuk | 28th February 2008
More Roman Catholics in Poland are turning their backs on the faith into which they were baptized as a newborn.

Gov't rethinks alcohol prohibition on trains
Iwona Bojarczuk | 28th February 2008
Parliament is considering legalizing the sale of most alcoholic beverages in trains and railway stations - but not vodka, the daily newspaper Polska reported.

Poland sets ecology example
Iwona Bojarczuk | 28th February 2008
A new report by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development cites the Polish system of financing environmental protection as a good example for Europe and the world.

Warsaw police go unpunished
Iwona Bojarczuk | 28th February 2008
On Feb. 5 at 06:00, someone started banging on the door of a bachelor flat rented by Piotr D. in the Bielany district of Warsaw.

Vineyard of Malopolska develops
Iwona Bojarczuk | 28th February 2008
Will wine from the Malopolska region come to our tables soon?

Lecturers want to revolutionize higher educational system
Iwona Bojarczuk | 21st February 2008
Science Minister Barbara Kudrycka wants to completely change the image of Polish higher education. Huge amounts of money are to flow to the best Polish educational institutions from the national budget and 4 mln euro from EU funds are to be available by the end of 2013.

City guards vow to pursue truants
Iwona Bojarczuk | 21st February 2008
New laws proposed by the Ministry of Education will enable city guards (municipal police) to question young people suspected of truancy and report them to school authorities.

What happened at Nangar Khel village?
Iwona Bojarczuk | 21st February 2008
Seven Polish soldiers accused of a massacre in the Afghan village of Nangar Khel have been ordered to remain in pre-trial detention for another three months.

Major professor talks education reform
Iwona Bojarczuk | 21st February 2008
An interview with the rector of Jagiellonian University, Professor Karol Musiol, concerning ways to reform higher education.

Poles among laureates of World Press Photo
Iwona Bojarczuk | 15th February 2008
Two Poles are among this year's 59 winners in the prestigious World Press Photo competition.

Ombudsman wants parents punished for smacking their children
Iwona Bojarczuk | 15th February 2008
Parents that hit or beat their children are breaking the law.

Polish borders to change
Iwona Bojarczuk | 15th February 2008
Poland to recover 3.68 square kilometers of its border with the Czech Republic.

Art exhibit in launches in apartment block
Iwona Bojarczuk | 15th February 2008
Krakow's blocks of flats may startle passer-bys when they become artistic backdrops. Project "Huge slab ? Great art" is a new idea which city authorities have developed to promote Krakow.

Opinion: Is Krakow a bike-friendly city?
Iwona Bojarczuk | 8th February 2008
Can Krakow be bike-friendly?

More and more parents are separating
Iwona Bojarczuk | 1st February 2008
Although there are not as many divorces in Poland as in Sweden, where the 70 percent divorce rate is the highest in the world, Poland has its own unenviable record.

City wants SMS traffic jam updates
Iwona Bojarczuk | 1st February 2008
The City Council, which has long battled the problem, believes communication through SMS about traffic jams and street repairs will help drivers avoid problems. The system is expected to be simple.

Poland debates ratification of convention
Iwona Bojarczuk | 25th January 2008
Rapid breakthroughs in biology, medicine and genetic engineering have led many governments to recognize the need for legal and ethical regulations guaranteeing that these sciences do not violate people's rights or dignity.

Neo-Nazis driving Poles out of Loknitz
Iwona Bojarczuk | 25th January 2008
The German town of Loknitz has become a bedroom community for Poles working 18 kilometers away in the Polish city of Szczecin - but neo-Nazis are trying to drive the Poles out of Loknitz.

Internet course for priests
Iwona Bojarczuk | 25th January 2008
Krakow's Roman Catholic archdiocese will offer an online course beginning next month aimed at helping priests deliver more effective sermons.

Local Rio festival
Iwona Bojarczuk | 25th January 2008
Krakow is staging its first Carnival this month and next.

Xmas events raise 30 mln zloty in medical care for children
Iwona Bojarczuk | 19th January 2008
This season's Great Christmas Orchestra Assistance events raised 30 mln zloty for children's medical needs, the charity's organizers reported.

Poland voted top working nation
Iwona Bojarczuk | 19th January 2008
Poles work more hours a week and more hours a year than anyone in Europe, according to the European Statistical Office. Poles work 2,366 hours a year. The second-place Danes work 2,288 hours.

Nity council plans underground museum on Rynek Glowny
Iwona Bojarczuk | 19th January 2008
Work has begun on a history museum beneath Rynek Glowny (Main Market Square) after the city planning and historical preservation offices signed off on plans for the facility.

Krakowians will sunbathe on bank of Vistula
Iwona Bojarczuk | 19th January 2008
The City of Krakow's planning and historic-preservation departments have signed off on a proposal to build a floating swimming pool and a sandy beach along the Vistula River.

Expensive ecological cars hit EU highways
Iwona Bojarczuk | 10th January 2008
Proposals to reduce the carbon footprint of cars within Europe from the European Commission.