Poland’s relative defence spending – already the highest in NATO – will rise to to 4.7% of GDP in 2025.
Business
Polish chemicals group Azoty notifies prosecutor over contract with PiS-era foundation
Grupa Azoty says its inability to withdraw funding for the Polish National Foundation caused “damage of great magnitude to the company”.
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Poland records EU’s second-largest improvement in VAT collection
Poland closed its VAT gap by 9.1 percentage points between 2016 and 2020, equal with Hungary and behind only Latvia.
Rural standards of living should match central Warsaw, says ruling party in appeal for rural vote
Law and Justice (PiS) has launched a renewed appeal to the Polish countryside ahead of next year’s elections.
Mercedes investing €1 billion in Poland to build first electric-only van plant
The new factory in Poland will be Mercedes-Benz’s first to exclusively produce electric vans.
Malczewski painting becomes Poland’s most expensive art sale after going for 17 million zloty
The sale of the piece remains on hold after doubts were raised over the legal status of its ownership.
First Korean tanks and howitzers arrive in Poland
Poland’s president and defence minister welcomed the arrival of the military equipment from South Korea.
Poles buying record number of properties in Spain
Around 2,300 Spanish properties were bought by Poles in the first nine months of this year, more than double the figure for the whole of 2021.
The Baltic Pipe – 30 years in the making – will help wean Europe off Russian gas
Wojciech Jakóbik
Gas supplies from Norway will increase Poland’s security
Over 450,000 tonnes of Ukrainian grain being transported through Poland monthly
Some Polish farmers have protested, claiming that Ukrainian grain is entering the local market and lowering prices.
Saudi Aramco and Hungary’s MOL complete Polish acquisitions as part of Orlen-Lotos merger
The Saudi company take a 30% stake in Poland’s Gdańsk oil refinery as well as Lotos’ jet fuel business
Inflation unexpectedly slows to 17.4% in Poland, first fall since February
Analysts believe the figures mean inflation has peaked this year, but warn that it will rise again early next year.
Norway buys Piorun air-defence systems from Poland after their success in Ukraine
The United States and Estonia have also bought Pioruns from Poland this year.
Polish coal can help EU replace Russian gas and ensure energy security, says ruling party official
“We want to convince the EU that Polish coal does not have to be a terrible thing for Europe.”
