Lawmakers say the changes would boost pay equity and help candidates negotiate more confidently.
Alicja Ptak
Poland’s biggest insurer and second biggest bank agree potential €23bn merger
The merged entity would surpass PKO BP to become Poland’s biggest financial entity.
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Survey of 185,000 Polish school pupils finds suicidal thoughts widespread
Almost a third of school pupils said they have no will to live and almost one in ten said they have attempted suicide.
Poland introduces immediate ban on Ukrainian agricultural imports
Ukraine says it “regrets” today’s decision by Poland, which is “contrary to arrangements” between the two countries.
EU rejects Poland’s request to end €1 million daily fines for ignoring ECJ ruling
The fines have so far amounted to €526 million (2.4 billion zloty) since being imposed in November 2021.
Poland orders checks on all grain importers after reports of Ukrainian industrial wheat used in food
Polish farmers have been protesting that Ukrainian grain imports are lowering prices.
Japan’s Daikin to build €300 million heat pump factory in Poland
Poland had Europe’s fastest-growing market for heat pumps last year.
Half of Poles aged 25-34 live with parents, up from a third two decades ago and among highest in EU
Nearly half of young Poles still living with their parents have a full-time job, which is the second highest proportion in the EU.
Poland has bomb shelters for 300,000 people but “places of shelter” for 48 million, finds inventory
The fire service has launched an online service that helps people find their nearest place of refuge in an emergency.
Poland overtakes US to have world’s second largest lithium-ion battery production capacity
The value of Poland’s exports in the battery sector increased from around 1 billion zloty in 2017 to 38.6 billion zloty (€8.24 billion) in 2022.
Poland calls for NATO to give Ukraine security guarantees as Zelensky makes first Warsaw visit during war
“I believe we will succeed in obtaining guarantees as a prelude to Ukraine’s future membership in full in NATO,” said Duda.
Polish minority leader cleared of “hatred” and “Nazism” charges in Belarus
Warsaw welcomed the decision, calling it “the first positive news from Minsk in a long time.”
Poland remains EU’s biggest importer of Russian LPG, paying €710 million to Moscow last year
Almost two thirds of all Russian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imported to the EU last year was bought by Poland.
Poland aims to produce three quarters of power from renewables and nuclear by 2040
By 2040, 51% of Poland’s electricity would come from renewables and almost 23% from nuclear.
