The US will lend Poland a further $2 billion (8.1 billion zloty) to fund the purchase of American air and missile defence systems, the Polish Defence Ministry has announced. The agreement, which marks the second such loan to Poland under the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme following one in September last year, is “an expression…
Polish state energy giant Orlen has opened its first publicly available hydrogen refuelling station. The facility – the first of 100 Orlen plans to open in Poland and neighbouring countries until 2030 – is part of the firm’s efforts to move away from its traditional focus on oil and towards greener forms of energy. The…
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,…