The Supreme Audit Office (NIK) says the officials caused financial “losses of at least 4 billion zloty at the local government level”.
Alicja Ptak
Poland biggest beneficiary of EU membership among eastern member states, finds study
Since joining the EU in 2004, Poland’s economy has grown the third fastest among all 27 countries in the union.
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Associate of minister implicated in Polish visa corruption scandal disappears from government webpages
Some photographs showing Edgar K. – a man charged over the visa scandal – alongside the deputy foreign minister have also been deleted.
Poland accuses EU of “encouraging human trafficking” amid Lampedusa crisis
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Polish central bank surprises market with larger-than-expected interest rate cut
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Polish state energy giant to invest $1bn in carbon storage
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Polish state energy giant abandons new carbon-neutral goal after less than a week
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Teachers protest in Warsaw, demanding modern schools, better wages and more funding
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Council of Europe criticises Poland’s cuts in teaching of German as minority language
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