Polish e-commerce giant Allegro – which is the leading player on its domestic market – has expanded its brand to a third country in the region after launching the Allegro.sk shopping platform in Slovakia. Allegro, which is also one of Europe’s largest e-commerce platforms, has since 2022 already been operating in Slovakia, the Czech Republic,…
The speaker of parliament, who is a part of Poland’s ruling coalition, has ordered the state auditor to investigate public financing for religious organisations, and in particular the Catholic church, under the former national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) government. Szymon Holownia, who is a practising Catholic but has repeatedly called for a stronger separation of…
Warsaw city council has approved 56 million zloty (EUR 13 million) for “pre-design” work on a fourth metro line. Mayor Rafal Trzaskowski, who is standing for reelection next month, says a contract will be signed this week. However, his announcement has been criticised as a stunt by one of his rivals, who accuses the mayor…
Polish companies doing business in Ukraine suffer hundreds of millions of dollars in losses due to the blockade of Ukraine’s border by Polish farmers. The relevant statement was made by Chairman of the Board of the International Association of Polish Entrepreneurs in Ukraine Szymon Waszczyn during a press conference at Ukraine Crisis Media Center. “These…
Warsaw’s mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, and Poland’s defence minister, Wladyszlaw Kosiniuk-Kamysz, have announced a 117-million zloty (EUR 27 million) programme to improve the capital’s emergency preparedness, including a better system of shelters. Warsaw’s plans are part of a wide programme recently announced by the Defence Ministry to expand security cooperation with local authorities. It comes after…
Poland’s government has announced that it will end the 0% VAT rate on food introduced two years ago to help soften the blow of soaring inflation. The Finance Ministry argues that the recent slowing of price rises renders the measure no longer necessary. However, the opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, which introduced the VAT…
A contract has been signed to build what will be Poland’s longest tunnel, stretching almost 3.8 km (2.4 miles) through part of the Western Beskids mountains in the south of the country. Once completed, the tunnel and related rail modernisation will cut the train journey time between Krakow, Poland’s second-largest city, and Nowy Sacz, a…