Defence, healthcare and the energy transition are among the spending priorities.
Alicja Ptak
Polish “vampire” burial sheds light on 17th-century efforts to keep the dead in their graves
The remains of a teenage girl were found with a padlock fastened to her toe and a sickle placed across her neck.
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Foreigners now account for 15% of Warsaw’s population
Among major Polish cities, Wrocław had the highest proportion of foreign residents, at 19.5%.
Polish billionaire seeks to build 14 small modular nuclear reactors in UK
The £35 billion investment could eventually meet 11% of the UK’s power demand, says Synthos Green Energy.
Fact-check: did Polish deputy PM say Warsaw would block Ukraine’s EU entry?
Alicja Ptak
While widely quoted as saying “With Bandera, Ukraine will not enter the EU”, he never spoke those words.
Polish prosecutors launch investigation into Supreme Court chief justice
Zbigniew Kapiński claims that the move is part of a “coordinated political action” against him.
Over a third of households in Poland now consist of one person amid demographic change
Meanwhile, only a quarter of households now contain children.
Why Poland’s labour market is not as bad as it looks
Alicja Ptak
The official unemployment rate has been rising, but that does not tell the whole story.
Poland introduces new law against SLAPP lawsuits aimed at silencing critics
“The courts will no longer be a tool for intimidating citizens,” says the justice ministry.
Poland rises to highest-ever level in EU household prosperity index, passing four member states
Poland’s level of actual individual consumption is now 88% of the EU average.
Poland invests $11m in ElevenLabs to develop Polish AI hub
The firm, which specialises in AI-powered voice-generation tools, is now headquartered in New York but was founded by two Poles.
Poland detains suspect in murder of Russian dissident, saying evidence points to “political assassination”
A 36-year-old man using a Georgian passport was detained near Warsaw.
Polish government approves windfall tax on fuel firms’ excess profits
The government expects the one-off levy to generate €940 million.
Poland launches legal bid to reclaim Russian consulate as Moscow threatens “painful” consequences
Moscow has refused to hand over the building after Poland ordered the consulate to close last year.
