Prime Minister Donald Tusk has confirmed that a planned “mega-airport” and transport hub in central Poland, a flagship project of the former ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party, will go ahead. The decision ends months of uncertainty over the plans following December 2023 change of government. However, Tusk also accused PiS of wasteful spending on…
The National Museum in Krakow has launched the world’s first “library of heritage smells”, through which it uses scientific methods to capture and reproduce the scents associated with historical objects. The first fragrance produced as part of the project was extracted from Leonardo’s da Vinci’s Lady with an Ermine, the most famous painting held by…
Three further restaurants in Poland have been awarded the prestigious Michelin star, bringing the total number in the country to six. All three newly awarded restaurants received one of three possible Michelin stars. They are Rozbrat 20 in Warsaw, Giewont in the village of Koscielisko, around 85 km south of Krakow, and Arco by Paco…
Poland is close to concluding a contract with South Korea to purchase a further 180 K2 Black Panther tanks, some of which will be manufactured in Poland itself for the first time, the defence minister has announced. Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz was speaking after meeting in Warsaw with his South Korean counterpart Shin Won-sik on June 20.…
Leading ridesharing firms in Poland have reported a significant decline in their number of drivers following the introduction of new rules this week that require drivers to hold a Polish driving licence and to have resided in Poland for at least 185 days. One provider, FreeNow, says it has lost 15% of its drivers. Another,…
Poland will spend the equivalent of 4.12% of its GDP on defence this year, which is the highest level among NATO members and more than double the alliance’s guideline of 2%. The figure – part of estimates published by NATO this week for all its members – marks a rise from the 3.92% of GDP…
Poland’s Health Ministry has introduced a monitoring system for opioid prescriptions amid concerns over a growing number of cases relating to the use of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 20 to 40 times more potent than heroin linked to almost 75,000 deaths in the United States last year. Since the beginning of this year, Poland’s state…