The Polish economy could rebound strongly in the second half of this year after being dented by the coronavirus crisis, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday. PM Mateusz Morawiecki seen on screen as he addresses a business forum on Thursday. Photo: PAP/Marcin Obara Speaking during the second day of a high-profile business forum called Congress 590, Morawiecki said the
Poland should strive to be an innovative country that invests in new technology, President Andrzej Duda said on Wednesday as he opened a business forum called Congress 590. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: PAP/Radek Pietruszka “We have a common goal. We want Poland to be a modern country with good infrastructure; a country that is able to unlock the creative
Poland won five medals, two gold and three silver, at the 2021 World Athletics Relays, a high-profile international track-and-field event that it hosted for two days on home turf in Chorzów. Poland's winning women's 4x200m relay team in Chorzów on Sunday.Photo: PAP/Andrzej Grygiel On the second and final day of competition in the southern Polish city, Paulina Guzowska, Kamila Ciba, Klaudia Adamek and Marlena Gola claimed
Polish President Andrzej Duda on Sunday attended commemorations in the south of the country to pay tribute to insurgents who revolted against their region’s German rulers a century ago. President Andrzej Duda speaks during ceremonies on Sunday to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Third Silesian Uprising.Photo: PAP/Krzysztof Świderski Sunday marked exactly 100 years since the last of
Russia is not changing its hostile policies toward Ukraine and other countries, a Polish security expert has warned, adding that the Kremlin's recent announcement that it would withdraw troops from near Ukraine "should not be interpreted as a change in Moscow's aggressive stance." Stanisław Żaryn.Photo: PAP/Tomasz Gzell The Kremlin "will still be waging war against Ukraine, occupying Ukrainian territory and applying political
Inflation in Poland stood at 4.3 percent in year-on-year terms in April, the country’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) said on Friday in a flash estimate. Pixabay LicenseImage by michal_jarmoluk from Pixabay The figure was 0.3 percentage points higher than forecast by economists polled by Poland’s PAP news agency. In March, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 3.2 percent higher than
France is ready to offer a fully integrated service and a multi-stage partnership as Poland prepares to build its first nuclear power plant, a website has reported. Photo:EPA/CAROLINE BLUMBERG France’s state-controlled utility EDF is interested in partnering with Poland at each step of the project from beginning to end, the energetyka24.com website reported. It cited the corporation’s Senior Vice President Vakisasai Ramany as saying that an upcoming French offer could include government support, financing
Polish President Andrzej Duda and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya discussed human rights in Poland's eastern neighbour during a phone call on Wednesday, an official in Warsaw said. Polish President Andrzej Duda.Photo: KPRP/Jakub Szymczuk The talks focused on "the current situation in Belarus, the condition of Belarusian society and Tsikhanouskaya's political plans for the near future," presidential aide Krzysztof Szczerski told
Germany's soft and confusing policy on Russia is creating problems for Berlin’s European and NATO allies, a Polish security policy expert has said, according to a report. Photo: JENS BUETTNER Justyna Gotkowska told German daily Die Welt that Berlin’s focus on dialogue with Russia amid international tensions “only encourages Moscow to escalate,” the dw.com website reported. “The problem with German security policy is
The prime ministers of Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on Monday condemned "illegal and violent actions" by Russian agents in the Czech Republic, and voiced "full solidarity" with Prague. Photo:gov.pl The declaration came after a video conference of leaders from Visegrad Group countries. The body is a regional cooperation platform that brings together Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary. Referring
