Meanwhile, Kraków and Wrocław also placed in the top three for cities of their size.
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Cigarette smugglers turn to balloons amid Poland-Belarus border clampdown
One of the side effects of the migration crisis on the Belarus border has been a major decline in the number of cigarettes being smuggled into Poland.
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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.
Media owned by Polish state oil firm reject opposition adverts over “left-wing values”
Orlen bought Polska Press, which publishes hundreds of newspapers and websites, in 2021.
Warsaw-Lviv train route returns after 18 years
The line, which will launch on 15 October, will run daily and can carry almost 500 passengers in each direction.
Polish city hires 35 sheep to cut grass
Katowice hopes the sheep will make the process cheaper, quieter and more environmentally friendly than traditional lawn-mowing.
Polish pasta is better than Italian, explains deputy agriculture minister
A graphic with the agriculture ministry’s logo lists reasons why Polish pasta is better than its Italian counterpart.
Poland sends first repaired Leopard tanks back to Ukraine
“While others make declarations regarding the future, we are acting,” announced Poland’s state-owned defence firm.
Polish minister apologises for falsely accusing Ukraine of not inviting Poland to defence forum
Meanwhile, the Polish foreign minister yesterday skipped a meeting of his EU counterparts in Kyiv yesterday.
Inflation falls below 10% in Poland for first time since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Inflation slowed in September to 8.2% year-on-year, below analysts’ expectations of 8.5%.
Poland extends position as world’s leading exporter of waffles and wafers, with 15% of global market
Last year, Poland exported 155,000 tonnes of waffles and wafers worth €833 million
Spar Group puts Polish business up for sale
Since taking over failed Polish supermarket chain Piotr i Paweł four years ago, the firm never recorded an annual profit.
