Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the first transfer of prisoners to the infamous Nazi German death camp of Auschwitz. On June 14, 1940, Nazi soldiers brought 728 Poles to the Auschwitz camp, which was still under construction at the time, marking the beginning of one of the darkest chapters in modern history.
As of today, Poland has reopened its borders with all EU member states and the UK, with international flights set to resume next Tuesday (June 16). The decision means residents of fellow EU member states and Poles returning from elsewhere in the EU can now travel to Poland without being subjected to a mandatory quarantine period.
The executive arm of the European Union has given the go-ahead to more Polish government help for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Polish government has announced it will reopen its EU borders on Saturday, with international flights following on Tuesday.
In a press conference on Monday, examiners announced they would be informing police about a suspected leak of the content on the Matura school-leaving exam.
Poland yesterday recorded its largest single day spike in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began. 599 new infections on Monday, with over 1100 reported over the weekend.
Protesters across Europe and in Poland gathered over the weekend to express their solidarity with ongoing demonstrations in the US against systemic racism and police brutality.
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