There are 23 national parks in Poland. These were formerly run by the Polish Board of National Parks, but in 2004 responsibility for them was transferred to the Ministry of the Environment. Most national parks are divided into strictly and partially protected zones. Additionally, they are usually surrounded by a protective buffer zone called otulina.
The Wilno Voivodeship was one of 16 Voivodeships in the Second Polish Republic, with the capital in Wilno. It was created in 1926 and populated predominantly by Poles with notable minorities of Belarusians, Jews and Lithuanians.
The ministry of national education was a ministerial department of the government of Poland. The ministry's prerogatives included setting educational standards and youth activities. It did not oversee higher education, which fell under ministry of science and higher education. The two were created in May 2006 by splitting the Ministry of Education and Science. In January 2021 the two were merged back.
Kijewo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Środa Wielkopolska, within Środa Wielkopolska County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Środa Wielkopolska and 34 km (21 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.
Droga krajowa nr 98 was route belonging to Polish national roads network.
The minimum wage in Polish is the lowest monthly or hourly remuneration that employers are legally allowed to pay their workers in Poland. The sum is decided by the Polish government. In 2019, Polish government announced a sharp rise in minimum wage from 2019's 2,250 zloty to 2,600 zloty in 2020 and 3,000 zloty in 2021 and subsequent 10% increase per annum until 2024.
Piotr Józef Myśliwiec is a Polish diplomat and chemist, serving as a Poland ambassador to Angola.
The Łódź—Koluszki railway is a national importance railway line in Poland., connecting Łódź Fabryczna station with Koluszki station. Due to its character it is the main route for passenger trains passing through the city of Łódź. It is a crucial part of Łódź Cross-City Line.
Ministry of Economic Cooperation with Foreign Countries was a Polish government administration office, its tasks included implementation of state policy and coordination of activities in the field of economic, trade and scientific and technical relations with foreign countries.
Ministry of Economy and Labour is a Polish abolished government administration office in charge of economy, labor, regional development, tourism.
Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy is a Polish abolished government administration office serving the minister in charge of economy, labor, regional development, tourism, social security.
Ministry of Social Policy was established on 2 May 2004 be the government of Marek Belka. It was separated from the Ministry of Economy, Labour and Social Policy. It was liquidated by the government of Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, who included social policy in the newly established Ministry of Labour and Social Policy.
Ministry of Construction is an abolished Polish government administration office serving the minister in charge of construction, spatial management and housing.
Polish law allows firearm ownership under licence for people who can provide an important reason. Hunting, sport shooting and collection are the most popular reasons and require membership in a suitable organization. Self-defense, while allowed, requires a proof of threat to life and is rarely allowed. With approximately 2.5 civilian firearms per 100 people, Poland is the 166th most armed country in the world. Only 0.6% of citizens have valid firearm permits.
The Virtus et Fraternitas Medal was established on 9 November 2017.
The Western Cross is a Polish decoration established on 7 April 2017.
The Eastern Cross is a Polish decoration established on 15 December 2016.
Borys Piotr Budka is a Polish politician, member of Sejm of the 7th, 8th and 9th legislature, Minister of Justice in 2015, vice-president of the Civic Platform political party in the 2016–2020 period, leader of the parliamentary political group of Civic Coalition since 2019, leader of the Civic Platform from 2020 to 2021.
The Social Committee of the Council of Ministers is an advisory body to the council of ministers of the Republic of Poland and the president of the Council of Ministers themselves, mostly reviewing social affairs within the framework of the 1st and 2nd cabinets of Mateusz Morawiecki. Instituted in 2017, the Committee was originally chaired by Beata Szydło, the previous prime minister and incumbent deputy prime minister. Piotr Gliński, the deputy prime minister and Minister of Culture and National Heritage, has been president of the Committee since June 24, 2019, following his predecessor's election to the European Parliament.
The S50 expressway is a planned expressway in Poland, in Masovian Voivodeship. It will run as a circle road north to the Warsaw metropolitan area to take over the transit traffic from the existing expressway ring around the city, mainly from the S8 and S17 expressways, as well as will be one of the road connectors to the planned Solidarity Transport Hub. It was added to the motorway and expressway index by Polish government on 24 September 2019. Expected completion of the road, along with parallel A50 motorway is set on 2027.
