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ENGLISH NEWS SERVICE (PAP) April 19, 2023

Start your day with a summary of todays top stories from Polands leading news sites.

Rp.pl The newspaper Rzeczpospolita reported that the prices of some food stuffs might increase owing to the governments ban on Ukrainian grain and other produce. After talking to economists the paper said consumers might see hikes in the prices of eggs and poultry meat as the cost of animal feed goes up. The paper added that the embargo could also slow down the fall in prices some food stuffs are now experiencing.

TVPInfo.pl Police and prosecutors are working to establish the identity and cause of death of man found dead in a forest on the Belarusian border, the state-owned news broadcaster TVP Info reported. The corpse was found by a group of humanitarian aid volunteers who help people who have crossed the border into Poland. Since the migrant crisis started on the Polish-Belarusian frontier in 2021 a number of people have died trying to get into Poland, usually succumbing to the cold.

TVN24.pl In an interview with television news broadcaster TVN24 acclaimed film director Agnieszka Holland said that the "Holocaust vaccinated against us for a long time against the temptations of nationalism and racism but now that vaccine has run out and left us vulnerable." Holland was speaking on the eve of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. She added that any kind of dehumanisation of people was a "red flag to her".

Wyborcza.pl Civic Coalition (KO), Polands largest opposition grouping, is accelerating its election campaign, the newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza wrote. The paper added that a key feature of its campaign will be the role of Rafal Trzaskowski, the mayor of Warsaw and a high-profile member of KO. The grouping hopes that the mayors presence in the campaign will help it in its quest for victory in this autumns general election. Trzaskowski is a popular politician and lost the 2020 presidential election by under 2 percent.

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