- Jun 27
Second phase of search for Polish UPA victims in Puzniki ends without finding mass grave
Poland’s culture minister announced Friday that the latest search for victims of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army in Puzniki failed to locate a second mass grave, with another round of work planned for August.
- Jun 19
Polish Sejm advances artist social security bill despite 74% public opposition
The lower house rejected a motion to kill the bill at first reading, 233–199, sending it to committee as the government presses ahead with a long-discussed plan to subsidize ZUS contributions for low-income artists.
- Jun 14
86 years after first transport to Auschwitz, survivors and officials honor victims at Death Wall ceremony
On the 86th anniversary of the first mass deportation to Auschwitz, survivors, state officials, and youth gathered at the Death Wall to honor the 728 Poles and Polish Jews who arrived on June 14, 1940, and the more than one million murdered at the camp.
- May 29
Poland's artist pension bill ignites culture war: 'Polish peasant' slurs, a minister on the ropes, and a 4.4 billion złoty fight
A government plan to subsidize social security for artists has triggered a furious backlash, pitting the ruling coalition against the right-wing opposition and sparking a debate over elitism, public finances, and the value of culture.
