The deputy prime minister Jarosław Govin says that Poland’s prime minster has broken the coalition agreement by sacking deputy minister Anna Kornecka. Kornecka was dismissed yesterday from her post as undersecretary in the ministry of regional development and planning.
The government spokesperson said it was because she had underperformed in her duties with regards to housing.
However Kornecka says that she believes the real reason for her sacking was her opposition to what she labelled as “tax increases”.
Kornecka, who is a member of the Porozumienie, or „Agreement” party, added that the decision could spell the end of the United Right coalition.
Source: TVP / TVN24
The Polish Olympic team won four more deals on Wednesday, in the men’s hammer throw, the 800 metres, and sailing.
Wojciech Nowicki broke his previous personal record to take gold in the men’s hammer throw, while his teammate Paweł Fajdek took bronze.
The men’s victories came just 24 hours after Poles took gold and bronze in the women’s hammer throw.
Also yesterday, Patryk Dobek was the first Pole ever to win a medal in the 800 metres, taking bronze behind two Kenyan runners.
And in sailing, Agnieszka Skrzypulec and Jolanta Ogar-Hill came in third in the final race, gaining them a silver medal overall.
The wins bring Poland’s medal haul at the games to 10 so far—three gold, three silver and four bronze.
Source: TVN24
Poles can afford to buy substantially more now than they could seven years ago thanks to a rapid increase in wages, according to government statistics just released.
The Strategic Analysis Centre reported that salaries for employees in the enterprise sector have risen on average 47 percent between 2014 and this year.
Over the same period the minimum wage has gone up by two thirds.
All this means that, compared to seven years ago, Poles can now buy on average 68 percent more milk, 48 percent more washing powder, and 68 percent more petrol.
Source: polskieradio24.pl
Gdynia’s roads authority has revealed that drivers have paid an additional 750 thousand zloty in fines in the first month of new paid parking zones in the city.
July saw new zones come into operation in the districts of St Maximilian’s hill, Działka Leśne, Grabówka and Orłowo.
Parking inspectors issued over four thousand tickets to drivers in those areas.
Hanna Wyszyńska, spokesperson for the Gdynia roads authority, said that the first week of the new zones was treated as „concessions” week, with drivers in breach of the new rules given information leaflets instead of tickets.
Source: radiogdansk.pl
Today’s weather: partly cloudy and light winds with a high temperature of 21 degrees Celsius, 70 Fahrenheit. Temperatures will dip only slightly overnight, and it should stay dry through till tomorrow lunchtime.
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