Poland saw the European Union’s second-fastest growth in tourism in 2025, behind only the Mediterranean island state of Malta. The figures come amid efforts by the Polish government to boost the role of tourism in the economy. New data from Eurostat, the EU’s statistical agency, show that the estimated number of nights spent in tourist…
The Polish government has revealed that the country experienced a major attempt to disrupt its power grid at the end of December 2025, and came “very close to a blackout”. However, it successfully repelled the cyberattack. The digital affairs minister says that “everything points to Russian sabotage” being behind the incident. “In the final days…
Poland’s largest manufacturer of trains and trams, Pesa, has announced the acquisition of German rival HeiterBlick, as it seeks to expand its operations across Europe. In a statement on January 9, the state-owned Pesa announced that in late December 2025 it signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of HeiterBlick, with the transaction…
The State Tax Service of Ukraine and the National Tax Administration of Poland have taken another step towards deep international cooperation. Acting Head of the State Tax Service Lesya Karnauch and Head of the National Tax Administration of Poland Marcin Loboda signed a Memorandum of Cooperation. The event was also attended by the Voivode of…
Poland has the highest rate of employment for Ukrainian refugees among countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) that received large numbers of people fleeing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In its latest migration report, the OECD also notes that Poland has one of the highest rates of employment among immigrants as a…
Whisky is now Poland’s fastest-growing alcohol export. Last year, 197 million zloty (EUR 46.3 million) worth of Polish whisky was exported, up from 40 million zloty in 2021, representing a fivefold increase. However, vodka remains Poland’s leading exported spirit, with foreign sales worth nearly 900 million zloty last year, according to a new report by…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that there could be a desire to restore economic ties with Russia after the war in Ukraine ends, including by resuming the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, writes Politico. At a time when there is renewed talk of a diplomatic end to the war, Tusk called calls…