Closing the border with Ukraine, as proposed by Polish farmers, will not affect the Polish grain market. Prices in Poland are derived from prices on global exchanges, in particular the Paris MATIF exchange, which is the basis for the price of grain in domestic ports. Port prices are crucial for prices in other regions of…
President Andrzej Duda has vetoed a bill to restore over-the-counter access to the morning-after pill, meaning Poland will remain one of just two EU countries in which a prescription from a doctor is required to obtain emergency contraception. His decision has been criticised by figures from the governing coalition, which pushed the legislation through parliament.…
In the framework of the Ukrainian-Polish governmental consultations, Deputy Minister of Energy of Ukraine Mykola Kolisnyk met with Minister of Climate and Environment of Poland Paulina Hennig-Kloska and Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure Maciej Bando in Warsaw. The parties discussed joint steps to respond to the destruction of energy infrastructure as a result of russian…
The team of the Ministry for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development, led by Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine Oleksandr Kubrakov, has already held its first meetings. During consultations with Dariusz Klimczak, Minister of Infrastructure of Poland, and Katarzyna Pelczynska-Nalecz, Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy,…
The governments of Ukraine and Poland have discussed the issue of unblocking the borders for agricultural products and have a common vision in resolving this issue. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal after the Ukrainian-Polish intergovernmental consultations held in Warsaw on March 28. The Head of Ukrainian Government reminded that Ukraine…
One of Poland’s leading banks has faced a backlash after it emerged that many of its Ukrainian account holders are exempt from an increase in fees for other customers. The bank notes, however, that those accounts are held by refugees who are protected by Polish and EU regulations from such fees. This week, mBank, owned…
In an unprecedented move, Poland’s ruling coalition has submitted a motion to put central bank governor Adam Glapinski – appointed under the former Law and Justice (PiS) government – on trial. They accuse Glapinski – a longstanding associate of PiS chairman Jaroslaw Kaczynski – of breaking several laws and of violating his constitutional obligation to…