Go Forth and Multiply . . . Damn it!

Poland needs babies. "A pro-birth policy is needed to ensure that we continue as a nation," Kaczynski said at a news conference. He acknowledged, however, that it is a "costly policy."

Details were laid out by Joanna Kluzik-Rostkowska, deputy minister for labor and social policy, who said it would cost $5.6 billion. She said the plan would provide tax exemptions for each child, gradually extending maternity leave to 26 weeks in 2014 from the current 18, and strengthening the system of preschools.

"If we do not avert the negative demographic tendency, the costs in the future will be much higher," she said, adding that in 15 years, the country of 38 million risks not having enough young, working people to support society.

Poland has the lowest birth rate in the EU.