The Swedish firm’s factory in Gdańsk, which only opened last year, had initially been planned to be the biggest in Europe.
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Release date and title of new Witcher book announced
Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski’s fantasy books have spawned a hugely successful video game franchise and Netflix show.
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Polish parliament approves payments to support parents returning to work
A new benefit, informally named “granny payments”, would support grandparents caring for children while parents work.
Poland’s largest convenience chain Żabka opens first store abroad
The company has opened its first store in Romania and plans to have 200 there by the end of the year.
After Warsaw’s largest shopping centre destroyed by fire, owner pledges to rebuild
Police are investigating the cause of the fire amid claims that it could have been deliberately started.
Business leaders call on Polish government not to abandon “mega-airport” project
They say that it can “become a great driving force of the Polish economy”.
“Poles will be wealthier than Brits in five years” pledges Tusk, hailing benefits of EU membership
But experts have questioned the validity of the forecasts Tusk was referring to.
Polish public prosecutor launches investigation into Orlen’s Swiss trading company
The homes of Orlen’s senior management staff have also been searched in two different cases.
Polish orchards and vineyards light bonfires to warm crops amid sudden cold snap
The combination of unseasonably warm weather followed by a freeze could cause yields to fall as much as 70%.
Polish state energy giant Orlen reveals details of $400m lost on undelivered Venezuelan oil
The firm says it has notified prosecutors regarding the actions of the former management in relation to the case.
Poland records EU’s highest increase in house prices
Prices were up 13% on a year earlier whereas, across the EU as a whole, they remained broadly flat.
Poles 40% richer than they would be without EU membership, finds report
Among the eight eastern member states that joined in 2004, only Lithuania (60.3%) was found to have had a bigger premium.
Polish court orders Google to stop favouring its own price-comparison service in search results
Ceneo, a leading Polish price comparison engine, requested the order while it proceeds with a lawsuit accusing Google of unfair practices.
Poland receives largest ever tranche of EU money as first unfrozen funds transferred
The EU has transferred almost almost 27 billion zloty (€6.3 billion) to Poland.
