Poland’s defence minister has announced a plan to build a permanent wall along Poland’s border with Belarus in a bid to beef up defences against illegal migration into the country. He said that Poland would draw on the experience of Hungary when it constructed a similar wall during the 2015 migrant crisis. Poland hastily constructed a barbed wire fence on the border, bolstered by around 3,000 troops after the Belarusian regime started to ferry migrants to the border in what Poland and other European countries have labelled as a hybrid war staged by the Belarusian strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko in response to EU sanctions against his regime for alleged human rights abuses. PLN 500 million has already been earmarked for the project.
Source – Polskie Radio
Poland’s prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki has accused the Polish opposition of spreading lies that Poland wants to leave the EU in an attempt to weaken the bloc.
The PM was speaking at a press conference in Budapest as part of his annual summit with the so called „Visegrad Group” of countries which includes Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. The PM pointed out that many other countries in Europe have had similar verdicts from their own constitutional tribunals on the primacy of national law over EU law and have not faced any backlash. Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal last week ruled that several articles of the EU Treaties do not comply with the Polish constitution.
Source – Polskie Radio
Poland have beaten Albania 1-0 away from home yesterday in a crucial 2022 World Cup qualifier, keeping alive their hopes of reaching next year’s football tournament in Qatar.
Substitute striker Karol Świderski scored the only goal of the match in the 77th minute at the stadium in Albanian capital Tirana. Poland needed to beat Albania or at least earn a draw on Tuesday night to preserve their chances of qualifying for next year’s World Cup in Qatar. The Poles will now take on Andorra in their next World Cup qualifying fixture away from home on November 12th.
Source – Polskie Radio
And finally, a cats’ home in Sopot has reported that since the pandemic restrictions have been eased it has started receiving more and more cats for re-homing.
The Sopotkowo shelter currently has 100 cats on its books which they say is far more than before the pandemic. They report that other shelters have experienced similar issues. During the height of the pandemic restrictions cats’ and dogs’ homes reported record interest in re-homing pets as people reached out for furry companions to ease them through lockdown restrictions.
Source – Trójmiasto.pl
Weather
Today will be a cold and showery day with with a moderate breeze and temperatures reaching 11 degrees centigrade (52 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day, dropping to 1 degree overnight. Tomorrow will continue sunny with cloudy spells and temperatures will again reach a chilly 11 degrees during the day and 7 degrees overnight.
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