The speaker of parliament called the product “pure evil”.
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Polish airline LOT apologises to disabled BBC journalist forced to crawl to toilet
Frank Gardner, the BBC’s security correspondent, was on a short-haul flight from Warsaw to London.
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Tusk to visit Brussels on mission to unlock Poland’s frozen EU funds
During the election campaign, Tusk pledged to “go and unlock the [frozen EU] money the day after victory”.
Polish state oil giant Orlen’s wholesale fuel prices begin to rise after pre-election drop
Orlen assures that prices will remain stable at petrol stations, but analysts expect hikes.
Poland begins retraining coal miners to work in wind farms
Poland produces around 70% of its electricity from coal but has plans to replace that with renewables and nuclear.
Man pretends to be mannequin until Warsaw mall closes then steals from it
He has been charged with burglary and theft, crimes that could result in a prison sentence of up to 10 years
Zloty strengthens and stocks rise as markets welcome exit polls suggesting change in power
Poland’s stock market recorded its strongest post-election opening.
Construction of Poland’s first offshore wind farm set to begin
Baltic Power – a joint venture between Poland’s Orlen and Canada’s Northland Power – will supply around 3% of Poland’s electricity needs.
Poland’s Orlen to take over Gazprom’s stake in Polish section of Yamal gas pipeline
“We are putting an end to the Russian [gas] flows in the Polish gas transit system!” declared Orlen’s CEO, Daniel Obajtek.
Poland world’s second most popular service centre location among global firms
Only India was a more popular choice for service centres among global firms.
Volkswagen picks Poland for €1.7bn electric car battery parts plant
The Polish government is providing €350 million in grants for the project.
Poland’s election in charts
Alicja Ptak
Three decades of Poland’s economic, social and democratic development.
Ukraine suspending WTO grain complaint is “good step but not enough”, says Poland
the Ukrainian government’s trade representative says it is close to reaching an agreement to end the grain dispute.
Media “lie 24 hours a day” about inflation, says Polish central bank governor
Adam Glapiński suggests that, because elections are being held this month, they are trying to hide the “great success” in tackling inflation.