Critics say that such contracts are used by employers to reduce labour costs and that they put employees in precarious positions.
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Poland’s booming battery industry threatened by proposed EU emission rules
Alicja Ptak
Poland is Europe’s leading producer of lithium-ion batteries and second globally, behind only China.
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Law banning many single-use plastics and restricting others introduced in Poland
Single-use plastic cutlery, straws and drink stirrers are among the products now banned.
Poland to launch EU scheme for tracing Ukrainian children abducted by Russia
The initiative also aims to “ensure those responsible [for child abductions] are brought to justice”, says a Polish minister.
Brussels launches legal action against Poland for “challenging primacy of EU law”
The European Commission says that Poland’s constitutional court has “violated EU law”.
“EU is reaching its dirty hands for Polish children,” warns justice minister
The European Commission has launched legal proceedings against Poland for allegedly failing to enforce rulings on family matters by courts in other countries.
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.
EU official prevented from speaking at opening of EU-funded tunnel in Poland
Over half the cost of the investment has been covered by EU funds.
Poland going “in right direction” but must “fully meet” EU demands to unlock funds, says commission
“We are open to dialogue…[and] compromise,” says Poland’s minister for European affairs.
Blocking EU funds is “attempt by Western elites to influence Polish elections”, says president
Opposition leader Donald Tusk is a “collaborator” in his “genes”, says the justice minister.
EU withholding billions in cohesion funds from Poland over rule-of-law concerns
“As a result of the non-fulfilment of basic conditions, the commission cannot reimburse any expenditure submitted by Poland,” says a spokesman.
Poland condemns EU chief von der Leyen’s “scandalous, anti-democratic” remarks
“We will not disburse any money…[until] they do the reforms agreed upon,” Ursula von der Leyen said of Poland.
After moving to cut Hungary’s funds, EU is “analysing Poland”, which has “many problems”
Poland’s prime minister has pledged that his government will “strongly oppose” penalising Hungary.
Poland “absolutely against” EU proposal for compulsory cuts in electricity use
The “EU is trying to grant itself competences that it does not have”, warns Poland’s climate minister.
