Certain types of non-military flights will be banned completely in an area along the borders with Ukraine and Belarus.
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Poland allocated largest share of new EU defence programme, with €44bn in loans
Donald Tusk celebrated the fact that Poland has a “larger share than France, Italy and Spain combined”.
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Polish central banker wants new 1,000 zloty note to help people store cash “in underwear drawers”
The move would buck an international trend away from high-denomination notes.
Map shows Polish businesses reopening in defiance of “illegal” lockdown
Many businesses are arguing that lockdown rules are not only unjustly strict, but also a violation of their constitutional rights.
Supermarket in Poland buys farmer’s misshapen beetroots to tackle food waste
Over a thousand tonnes of beetroots were set to be thrown away.
Poland pledges to fight “totalitarian censorship” by social media and calls on EU to act
The prime minister says he will move to more strongly “regulate” social media firms.
Government pledges billion zloty support for mountain economy amid highlander unrest
Some businesses are threatening to ignore the restrictions and reopen.
Poland has EU’s fastest growing waste disposal fees for second year running
They have doubled over the last two years, an increase over three times bigger than in any other member state.
Poland among four European economies best placed for pandemic recovery: report
Poland follows Lithuania, Luxembourg and the Netherlands in economic outlook.
Poland’s antitrust authority stops radio group merger over competition concerns
Poland’s ruling party has previously expressed opposition to media firm Agora’s takeover of a rival radio group.
Polish spa town offers all residents free Covid tests in effort to draw back tourists
The pandemic has left 90% of local businesses without work.
Meet the Three Seas Initiative: the crucial international project you probably know little about
Grzegorz Lewicki
The forum has strong bipartisan backing from the US.
Poland’s first eco sex shop aims to sell organic toys and educate customers
The owner hopes the shop will help change attitudes towards sex in Poland.
The rise and fall of Poland’s once richest man
Maria Wilczek
In the latest blow, Leszek Czarnecki’s beleaguered Idea bank will be swallowed up by a state-owned rival.
