The Supreme Audit Office (NIK) says the officials caused financial “losses of at least 4 billion zloty at the local government level”.
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Poland biggest beneficiary of EU membership among eastern member states, finds study
Since joining the EU in 2004, Poland’s economy has grown the third fastest among all 27 countries in the union.
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Poland’s Sunday trading ban has harmed the small businesses it was supposed to help
Mateusz Perowicz
Some 6,500 shops have vanished since the Sunday trading ban was introduced.
Poland second most complex country in Europe for doing business, finds global ranking
Poland is tenth in the world – its worst ever result – in a new business complexity index.
Ruling party submits law that could end US ownership of Poland’s biggest private TV station
TVN, which is owned by Discovery, Inc., is disliked by PiS for its often critical coverage of the government.
Poland’s parcel locker giant launches one-hour grocery delivery app
InPost Fresh was launched in cooperation with the Makro Polska cash-and-carry chain.
World’s largest sovereign wealth fund intervenes over media freedom in Poland
Norway’s Oil Fund owns a minority stake in Orlen, the Polish state firm that has bought hundreds of newspapers.
Record number of consumer complaints in Poland amid pandemic
The authority also levied a record amount of fines, almost 30 billion zloty.
Polish ruling party launches fight against nepotism in own ranks
“Cases of nepotism in our ranks undermine our credibility,” warned PiS chairman Jarosław Kaczyński.
Court acquits restaurant for operating during Poland’s “unconstitutional” lockdown
They are the latest business owners to successfully challenge Poland’s coronavirus restrictions.
The little frog that has taken over Poland’s high streets
Maria Wilczek
Almost a third of Poland’s population now lives within 300 metres of a Żabka store.
Polish opposition party proposes paying coal miners not to work
Poland 2050 sees the guaranteed minimum income as a way of helping the transition away from coal.
French supermarket giant Carrefour looking to sell Polish operation
With 923 stores, Carrefour is one of Poland’s biggest retail chains.
Poland ranked fifth globally for foreign investment in new projects last year
The value of announced greenfield projects in Poland reached $24.3 billion in 2020.
