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)…
Poland’s opposition national-conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party sees opposing the Green Deal as one of its goals at the forthcoming election to the European Parliament, party chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski has said at a party convention. The Green Deal is a threat to Poland’s agriculture, says Kaczynski, who has also announced that PiS will block…
An agreement has been signed with South Korea to purchase 72 Chunmoo rocket artillery units and several thousand tactical guided missiles. Most of the systems will be built in Poland itself. The deal, valued at $1.6 billion (6.4 billion zloty), came after Poland ordered 218 launchers from South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace at the…
Szymon Holownia, the speaker of parliament, claims that he will ignore an order by the Constitutional Tribunal (TK) to halt proceedings to put central bank governor Adam Glapinski on trial. Holownia, who is a leading figure in the current ruling coalition, says that the TK, which is widely seen as being under the influence of…
Polish orchard and vineyard owners have been lighting bonfires in an effort to keep their crops warm amid a recent cold snap that followed unseasonably warm weather. That earlier warm period – when temperatures in parts of Poland rose to above 25 degrees C (77 F) – had prompted plants to bloom early, now leaving…