The US President has stated that American troops will remain in Poland for a „long time” in an interview with Polish Radio. Asked by Polish Radio’s Washington correspondent at a White House briefing how long he would keep US forces deployed in Poland and other NATO countries, the US president replied that „they will be there for a long time”.

Biden’s statement chimes with a recent declaration by John Kirby, the US National Security Council’s Coordinator for Strategic Communications. Kirby told Polish Radio on Monday that Biden had deployed an additional 20,000 US troops to Europe in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. He added that the US Department of Defense had developed a framework to allow the extra 20,000 US soldiers to remain in Europe on a rotation basis in the foreseeable future.

Source – Polskie Radio

The Polish Health Minister has warned that the general health of Polish children „is deteriorating” and they are suffering from excess weight and obesity.

The health minister outlined the findings of a study by the Institute of Mother and Child (IMiD) that examined the health of Polish children during the COVID-19 pandemic. The researchers looked at the weight, height and blood pressure of more than 2,000 eighty-onefold nationwide. The study showed that the number of 8-year-olds with excess weight had increased by 5% since the previous study with a corresponding increase in high blood pressure. It also showed that 1 in 5 8-year old boys in Poland were obese.

Source – Polskie Radio

A professor of clinical psychiatry at the Medical University of Silesia in Poland has warned that mental health problems are growing in Poland – particularly among young adults.

In an interview, the professor said that we are accustomed to expecting mental problems in children and in the elderly, but recent times have witnessed a growth in problems for young adults. He suggested that the growing numbers of young people suffering from mental health problems are due to several factors including the war in Ukraine, Covid and inflation.

Source – Polskie Radio

Gdańsk’s City „Guard” has warned that the problem of improperly parked scooters is still present in and around the city. From the beginning of July to the end of October 132 fines have been issued to user sof scooters and other wheeled personal devices, such as roller skates.

The problem is most prominent around Gdańsk Old Town and next to the coast. In many cases where scooters are parked illegally, they are removed and held at city facilities. Fines vary, depending on the severity of the offence, from 100 zl for improper use of a cycle lane, to up to 3,000 zl for the towing another vehicle or transporting animals with a scooter.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

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