The hike will provide billions in revenue as Poland seeks to tackle rising debt.
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Poland to buy $100m of US arms for Ukraine in response to Russian rail sabotage
The intention behind Russia’s rail sabotage “was clearly to kill Polish citizens”, says Radosław Sikorski.
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Member of Russian anti-Putin protest group Pussy Riot detained after entering Poland
She is the subject of an Interpol red notice issued by Turkmenistan.
Warsaw opens Poland’s first library in metro station
Metroteka – a play on the Polish word for library, “biblioteka” – offers commuters over 16,000 books to borrow.
Trump suggests moving more US troops to Poland at White House meeting with Nawrocki
“We’re with Poland all the way and we will help Poland protect itself,” said the US president.
Kraków Airport becomes first in Poland to scrap 100ml liquid rule
Passengers will also no longer have to remove liquids and electronics from their hand luggage.
Warsaw now more expensive than Rome after Poland sees Europe’s biggest house price rises in 2024
Meanwhile, among European cities, Kraków saw the largest rise.
State energy giant Orlen announces agreement to build Poland’s first small nuclear reactor
The firm claims it will be at the “forefront of the global deployment of small modular reactors”.
Water level falls to record low of 7cm in Warsaw’s Vistula river
Poland’s state meteorological and hydrological institute predicts the level will fall even further.
Skater who fled Russia granted Polish citizenship, opening way to compete for Poland at Olympics
Vladimir Semirunniy thanked Poland’s president for helping him obtain citizenship.
Netherlands to station 300 soldiers and two Patriot systems in Poland
“We are doing this to protect NATO, defend Ukraine and deter Russia,” said the Dutch defence minister.
South Korean firm withdraws from nuclear plant project in Poland
The firm’s CEO said the decision was driven by changes in Poland’s energy policy under its new government, which Warsaw dismissed as untrue.
Time magazine names Polish teenager among Girls of the Year
Seventeen-year-old Kornelia Wieczorek is co-developing biodegradable fertiliser and an app for elderly dermatology patients.
Poland arrests Ukrainian teen “recruited by Russia” to vandalise massacre monument
“These actions were intended to incite tensions between Poles and Ukrainians.”
