Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that an additional 100 million zloty (EUR 23.4 million) will be allocated to Poland’s security agencies in response to the growing threat of covert action by Russia and Belarus. Poland has in recent days been struck by a series of unexplained fires, though Tusk echoes other government figures in…
The owner of Warsaw’s largest shopping centre, destroyed in a fire on May 12, has announced that it will rebuild the facility in discussion with the business owners who operate there. Local authorities have also pledged to support merchants who lost their businesses and police are investigating the cause of the fire amid claims that…
A large protest against the European Union’s climate policies was held in Warsaw on May 10, organised by the Solidarity trade union and attended by leading figures from Law and Justice (PiS), the main opposition party to Donald Tusk’s pro-EU government. They argue that the EU’s Green Deal will “destroy” the Polish economy, causing particular…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have together called for Europe to spend more on its own defence amid the security threats highlighted by Russia’s war in Ukraine. “Big and well-spent money on European security will push war away from Europe’s borders for a long time, perhaps permanently,”…
Prime Minister Donald Tusk pledged that “Poles will be wealthier than Brits” within five years, as he lauded the benefits of EU membership on the 20th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the bloc. “As we celebrate 20 years in the EU, a fierce debate is taking place in Great Britain caused by the World Bank’s…
The Polish public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation into the Swiss subsidiary of Poland’s energy giant Orlen, which has lost more than 1.5 billion zloty on prepayments for oil made without collateral. The prosecutor’s office also announced that it had conducted searches of the homes of Orlen board members, including former long-time CEO Daniel…
Poland’s largest natural gas producer, PGNiG, has sent its customers letters informing them that gas prices will rise by around 45% as of July. The company will also increase the price of gas distribution, and the total rise in final costs for customers could be as high as 50-60%. The opposition Law and Justice (PiS)…