Poles are on average 40% richer than they would have been if the country had not joined the European Union, according to a new report by the Polish Economic Institute, published ahead of next month’s 20th anniversary of Poland’s EU accession. PIE’s analysts calculated that Poland’s GDP per capita in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms…
A Polish court has reportedly issued an order forbidding Google from favouring its own price comparison service, Google Shopping, for users in Poland at the expense of competing services. The order has been put in place while the court considers a legal complaint by Ceneo, a leading Polish price comparison engine, against the US giant,…
Poland has received almost 27 billion zloty (EUR 6.3 billion) of EU funds, as Brussels begins to pay out money frozen under the previous Law and Justice (PiS) government due to rule-of-law concerns. The transfer is the largest Poland has ever received in its 20 years of EU membership, says the government’s minister for funds…
From June, drivers working for ridesharing firms like Uber or Bolt in Poland will be required by law to have a Polish driver’s licence. The move is intended to increase safety for customers. But Uber warns that it will lead to longer waiting times and higher prices. The new regulations, which were approved by the…
US jeans maker Levis Strauss & Co. has announced that it will close a clothing factory in the central Polish city of Plock that has operated since the early 1990s, laying off 650 people. The company cited problems in hiring qualified staff and rising production costs – driven by high inflation, soaring energy prices and…
Ahead of the local elections on April 7, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced plans to expand a system of payments to parents of young children introduced under the previous government. He also says that previously promised childcare allowances to help mothers return to work are almost ready. A system known as Family Care Capital was…
The city of Lodz has unveiled plans for its airport to become the first in Poland to host a solar farm. The plant will both power the airport itself as well as sell electricity commercially. “The airport site is unique, with very good sunlight, which will make the efficiency of this installation exceptional,” Lodz’s deputy…