The service will run between Prague and Bohumín until mid-June, with PKP Intercity ultimately aiming to launch a Warsaw-Prague route.
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Poland NATO’s biggest arms importer over last five years
Over 90% of Polish imports have come from South Korea and the United States.
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Polish delivery giant InPost launches first parcel lockers at UK post offices
The machines will be installed at hundreds under an agreement with the Post Office.
Poland celebrates 400th delivery of liquefied natural gas
The LNG terminal in Świnoujście has received a record number of deliveries this year, supplying 40% of Poland’s gas needs.
EU to fund new standard-gauge rail line linking Ukraine and Poland
Ukraine currently has a different track gauge to most of Europe, necessitating time-consuming train changes at the border.
Poland signs largest ever rail deal to buy 42 double-decker trains
The Coradia Max trains will be manufactured in the Polish city of Chorzów.
Polish parliament approves increased taxes on alcohol and sweet drinks, but presidential veto looms
The finance ministry has presented the plans as a way to improve Poles’ health but critics say they are simply a revenue-generating measure.
South Korea opens office in Poland to promote cultural exports and content creation
“We want Poland to become a hub connecting Central and Eastern Europe with East Asia,” says the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA).
Polish president presents bill to cut household electricity bills by 33%
Power prices for businesses would also fall by 20%, says President Karol Nawrocki.
Polish journalists fined for “unauthorised” publication of emailed statements
Polish press law requires authorisation for verbatim quotes, but the reporters argue it was unnecessary since the statement was published word for word.
Poland seeks to act as hub for increased US liquefied natural gas supplies to Ukraine and Slovakia
It would help “strengthen the resilience and sovereignty of the central European region”, says Warsaw.
Poland has highest employment rate for Ukrainian refugees in OECD
Poland also has one of the highest rates of employment among immigrants as a whole.
Abandoned 19th-century fortress near Warsaw to be turned into hotel
Initially constructed by Napoleon, Modlin Fortress was later expanded by Poland’s Russian rulers.
Whisky now Poland’s fastest-growing alcohol export after sales rise fivefold since 2021
Poland’s exports of spirits, once dominated by vodka, are “increasingly varied and diversified”, says an industry group.
