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Poland’s government has announced 230 million zloty (€54 million) in state support for the construction of what it says will be the world’s largest factory producing towers for offshore wind turbines.

The facility will be built by a Polish subsidiary of Spanish renewable energy company Windar Renovables and located on the northern Baltic Sea coast, where Poland is planning to develop its first offshore wind farms in the coming years.

“The Baltic Sea will be an example in the not-too-distant future of how clean, efficient and inexpensive green energy can be generated for Poland and for the whole of Europe,” said development minister Krzysztof Paszyk during yesterday’s signing of a financing agreement with Windar Polska.

The plant will be built on a 17-hectare site on the island of Ostrów Grabowski, in Szczecin harbour. The ministry says the location was chosen to allow direct sea transport of the massive steel towers, which can measure up to 10 metres in diameter, 50 metres in height, and weigh 450 tonnes.

“Such enormous dimensions make it impossible to transport these elements overland,” Paszyk told the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

The factory is expected to produce up to 500 tower sections annually, equivalent to around 100 complete towers, depending on the model, each designed for turbines with a capacity of 14 megawatts. Total investment is expected to reach 880 million zloty, with Windar contributing 653 million zloty and the rest coming from state aid.

Construction of the plant will be carried out by a Polish subsidiary of the Australian PORR group. According to PORR’s statement, the facility will comprise four production lines housed in a 47,000-square-metre building, as well as a raw materials warehouse.

Yesterday, a symbolic foundation stone was laid for the factory, which is due to be completed in 2026 and reach full production capacity in early 2027, reports local newspaper Głos Szczeciński. It is expected to create nearly 500 jobs.

The development marks the latest in a series of investments by foreign firms in Poland’s growing wind turbine manufacturing sector. In early 2022, two Spanish companies, including Windar, announced plans to build wind turbine component factories.

Later that year, a Danish firm revealed it would construct a factory near Szczecin to assemble parts for wind turbines. That facility is scheduled to begin operations this year and to create 700 direct jobs.

Paszyk noted the 230 million zloty in public funding being granted to the new Windar facility is part of a broader 5 billion zloty package earmarked by the ministry for green investments, aimed at reducing Poland’s reliance on conventional energy sources.

The minister cited Baltic Towers, a Polish firm building another offshore wind tower production facility in Gdańsk, which has received more than 376 million zloty in aid.

Other government-backed ventures include SK Nexilis’s copper foil production plant in Stalowa Wola, which received over 545 million zloty in support, and IONWAY Poland’s cathode material factory for electric vehicle batteries near Nysa, supported with nearly 1.5 billion zloty.

“Increasing the share of cheap renewable energy in our energy mix will make it possible to reduce electricity prices,” Paszyk said, quoted by PAP.

Poland remains one of the most coal-dependent countries in the European Union. Although it has accelerated the development of renewables, coal still accounted for 56.7% of electricity generation in 2024. However, in April this year, coal’s share fell below 50% in a single month for the first time.

While Poland does not yet have an operational offshore wind farm, three projects are currently in development, including one that began to be constructed in February and another announced earlier this month.

[repost Aborcyjny Dream Team] The brown wave has reached Poland.
We don’t know what the future holds for first abortion center in Poland - ABOTAK, but we do know this: we need friends. We need solidarity. We need people who will stand with us — in good times and in the worst of times. With you, this center can stand. Without you, it cannot.

Poland woke up to a brutal reality.
People who want women to give birth after rape, who attack doctors for helping terminate pregnancies lawfully, now have the support of over 4 million voters.

This isn’t a fringe group. It’s a dangerous movement gaining power.
Since March 8, we’ve been running Poland’s first abortion center — ABOTAK. A space offering care, safety, and dignity. Since the very beginning, we’ve been under attack:
➡️ deafening noise
➡️ vandalism
➡️ butyric acid
Politicians stay silent. Police look away.

These elections proved it again: the only power we can truly count on is the power we build together. Small, real, and unshakable.

That’s why we’re asking: Be a friend of ABOTAK.
https://cause.lundadonate.org/aborcyjnydreamteam/bbfeng

Now more than ever, we need friends who won’t back down.
Let’s fight together — for rights, for health, for each other.
With courage — and without compromise.

#bffAbotak #abortion #abotak #bff #bestfriend #poland #womensupportingwomen @polisz

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"Polska konfiskuje tony nielegalnych opon do Boeingów zmierzających do Rosji w ramach poważnego naruszenia sankcji UE"

aliaksandr_valodzin: “If you want to feel safe — don’t leave the house.”

On 19.03.2019 Garcia-Cruciani cold-bloodedly shots mother of his children and former girlfriend, Julie Douib. He then walked into a police station and surrendered. France was shaken by the fact that the potential for this murder had been known to neighbors, the police, and the prosecutor's office. Julie had contacted the police ten times and filed five complaints with the prosecutor’s office against her former partner, but her warnings were ignored — right up until the tragedy unfolded in her own home. Violence, made possible by the silence of the majority, exploded into public outrage across FR.

As a result of the public outcry, the feminist collective Insomnia, which anonymously posted protest posters across France, was joined by writer and activist Marguerite Stern. The movement now had a face — and weight. Since 2016, posters made of black letters collaged onto A4 paper began appearing whenever there was a high-profile act of violence or discrimination against women.

The movement, known as Plakaciary, was brought to PL by a French woman hiding behind the pseudonym “Janka.” Belarusians first heard about it when posters began appearing in the city following the rape and murder of 25-year-old Yelizaveta Herzen in the center of Warsaw. Like Julie Douib, Liza fell victim to indifference and silence: as the assault occurred, passersby saw it but pretended nothing was happening — they simply walked on.

In recent years, activists from European feminist movements have increasingly arrived in PL. The country now represents the last barricade on the eastern front in the fight for women's rights. The last — because further east, for instance in Belarus, opportunities to influence civil society are nearly nonexistent. There, totalitarian regimes are being established and waging a permanent war against dissent. Voices from the western side of the border go unheard. The last attempt to pass a law against domestic violence in BY failed.

@polisz

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Officials in Łańcut voted on Thursday to end the regulation introduced by the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government, which saw around 100 local councils declaring their regions ‘LGBT-free’ or banning ‘LGBT ideology.’

A criminal group that sent dozens of vulnerable women out to work as prostitutes in Poland’s largest cities has been dismantled by police.

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Poland’s opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party has condemned a court ruling overturning the granting of a terrestrial broadcasting licence to two conservative TV news stations. Its leader, Jarosław Kaczyński, says that the decision is further proof of how the government is “destroying democracy”.

However, he provided no evidence of government influence on the court’s decision. The ruling is also almost certain to be appealed, meaning the case could drag on for years, during which time the stations can continue using the licences they were granted.

Abortion Dream Team: On March 8, we opened the first abortion clinic in Poland – ABOTAK. Every day, we help women, but from the very beginning, we've been facing aggressive attacks from fanatics.

Shouting, vuvuzelas held up to pedestrians’ ears, wailing sirens exceeding 120 decibels – noise like that of a jackhammer. Elderly people are afraid to leave their homes, parents can’t put their children to sleep, and residents are being denied their right to peace on weekends and holidays.

Now things have escalated even further. A few days ago, someone poured butyric acid at the entrance to our facility – a substance not only foul-smelling but also dangerous to health. Our financial losses amount to several thousand złoty, but Polish taxpayers bore even higher costs for the disposal of the acid and fire department assistance. Meanwhile, the city and police have yet to respond decisively to this vandalism and aggression. Look what they did to us.

And all of this is happening at Wiejska 9 – just 10 steps away from the Parliament and the Presidential Chancellery.

Do we really have to wait until someone gets hurt?

Will the Warsaw authorities and the Polish police finally take action?

Can the Civic Coalition’s presidential candidate, who promises to legalize abortion, ensure safety in his own city?

Let’s not allow this to continue! Help us bring attention to these attacks and pressure the authorities to respond!

Sign aur appeal "STOP HARRASING WOMEN":
https://actionnetwork.org/forms/stop-nekaniu-kobiet

We cannot be intimidated. ABOTAK is staying and needs your support!

Thank you that we can count on you!

#poland #abortion #women #womenrights #protest #aboyes #farright #violence #humanrights #AbortionDreamTeam @polisz

Today, the Polish government suspended human rights. How? By officially suspending the right to apply for international protection at the Belarus border. The exact territorial scope of the new regulations remains undefined, meaning even more decisions will be left in the hands of border guards and the military—those whom people on the move encounter after crossing the border.

Szpila legal mutual aid group

Former minister of defence and deputy Prime Minister Mariusz Blaszczak have been charged after leaking government plans in the case of a Russian invasion.

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Summary

Poland is facing accusations of widespread human rights abuses at its Belarus border, including violent pushbacks of migrants who are later subjected to torture by Belarusian forces.

Despite these allegations, the EU allocated €52 million to Poland for border enforcement. Prime Minister Donald Tusk has maintained harsh migration policies, refusing to implement the EU Migration Pact requirements.

Rights groups warn that Brussels' reluctance to confront Poland sets a dangerous precedent, with Oxfam stating: "The EU must stop bankrolling this pushback policy."

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Poland has launched a campaign, titled “We Did It In Poland”, to promote awareness of Polish achievements in science and business, in particular among young Poles. One of the motivations behind the initiative was a recent poll showing 20% of Poles feel ashamed of their country, up from 14% in 2010.

“Pride in their country is felt mainly by representatives of the oldest generation, the so-called baby boomers,” says Olga Kozierowska, head of the Włączeni Plus foundation, which is running the campaign under the patronage of Poland’s current six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union.

“The Gen Zs [those born between around 1997 and 2012], on whom the shaping of Poland’s image in the coming years will depend to the greatest extent, are the most likely of all generations to feel shame,” she added.

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Polish government announced plans to introduce digital tax on major tech companies.

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Poland's trust in science is growing, but medical conspiracy theories continue to gain traction, according to new EU data.