On June 6-7, the 3Seas Local Government Congress and the Economic Forum held in Lublin (Poland) discussed the development of the Baltic Sea-Black Sea/Aegean corridor in the new geopolitical context, press center of Lithuania’s Ministry of Transport and Communications said. The development of this corridor to the territory of Lithuania and the cooperation of the…
As many as 209,000 Ukrainians have been employed under a simplified procedure introduced to help them find work, the Polish family and social policy ministry said on June 8. Under a special law, Ukrainian citizens who arrived in Poland after February 24, when Russia invaded their country, can take up employment without the need to…
Poland’s GDP is expected to rise to 4.4% and inflation to peak at 11.1% until the end of this year, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on June 8 in its latest Economic Outlook report. OECD economists also estimate that next year GDP growth will slow down and inflation will decrease but…
The CEO of Poland’s dominant oil and gas company, PKN Orlen, has said that the European Commission (EC) should give the final green light to the takeover of its rival Lotos Group within several days. Daniel Obajtek told reporters on June 8 that he did not expect a decision other than final consent, because the…
The results of a new opinion poll, released on June 7, indicate that 70% of Poles want to see tax privileges for the Catholic Church abolished. The Ibris survey, done for the private broadcaster Radio Zet, also showed that 23% of the respondents wanted the tax relief to stay. The findings also disclosed that 66%…
A night’s stay on Poland’s Baltic coast is more expensive than visiting the Adriatic this year due to a short holiday season and limited accommodation places, an analyst from the Polish Economic Institute (PIE) reports. Paula Kukolowicz of PIE’s strategy team added that the costs of traveling to the Polish coast and eating out remained…
Poland’s estimated unemployment rate in May stood at 5.1% against 5.2% in April, the Family and Social Policy Ministry said on June 6. Close to 852,000 unemployed people were registered at labour offices at the end of May, down from 878,000 at the end of the previous month, the ministry also said. The number of…