The finance ministry says the measures are “social justice”, but the banking sector calls them discriminatory.
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Parliament approve ban on fur farming in Poland
Poland is the world’s fourth-largest exporter of fur skins.
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Polish brewery with 700-year tradition closed by Heineken-owned Żywiec Group
Żywiec cited “a declining beer market and rising costs and taxes” for its decision to shut down the Namysłów brewery.
Latin American migration to Poland is booming, bringing challenges and opportunities
Małgorzata Tomczak
Poland issued over five times more work permits to Latin Americans in 2024 than two years earlier.
Poland joining 20 largest world economies, IMF figures show
Poland’s GDP is overtaking Switzerland’s to become the 20th largest in the world.
Abandoned communist-era Kraków hotel added to register of historic monuments
The decision has been criticised by the owners of the building, who say it will hinder plans to redevelop the area.
Łódź becomes latest Polish city to ban alcohol sales at night
Restaurants and bars are exempt from the ban.
How Poland is becoming a Baltic power
Daniel Tilles
With growing military, economic and energy ties around the Baltic, Poland is increasingly looking north, unlike for most of its recent history.
Number of fully electric passenger vehicles in Poland passes 100,000
Registrations were up by 94% in the first eight months of the year, which is among the EU’s fastest growth rates.
European Parliament strips Polish opposition MEPs of immunity
Daniel Obajtek and Michał Dworczyk accused the EP of consenting to their “political repression” by the current Polish government.
Polish battery metals firm awarded €240m for battery recycling plant
The planned plant is among 47 raw materials projects the EU has recognised as strategically important.
Poland’s booming space industry is helping it emerge as a European player
Wojciech Brzeziński
Long limited to manufacturing components for others, Poland is now building its own spacecraft and participating in missions.
Drink makers and retailers test loopholes in Poland’s new deposit-refund scheme
One firm offered water in bottles 1ml above the limit, another switched from plastic bottles to carton packaging.
Poland launches deposit-refund system for drinks bottles and cans
The system “will allow us to achieve important environmental goals”, says the environment ministry.
