A collection of literary essays by prominent Polish reportage writer Mariusz Szczygieł is set to be launched this week in Britain. Mariusz SzczygiełPhoto: PAP/Albert Zawada Entitled Not There, it is published by Linden Editions in a translation by Antonia Lloyd-Jones. In her note, she writes: “Not There is about ordinary people and the things that have happened to them, and it’s
Krzysztof Gawskowski, Poland’s Minister of Digital Affairs, addressed two major digital security incidents affecting the country on Saturday, 1 November. Krzysztof Gawkowski, Poland's Minister of Digital AffairsPhoto: PAP/Paweł Supernak Early in the morning, Polish financial authorities reported a DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attack on the national payment infrastructure, temporarily disrupting the BLIK mobile payment system, which is
Inflation in Poland stood at 2.8 percent in year-on-year terms in October, the country’s statistics office said in a flash estimate on Friday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The figure was 0.1 percentage point lower than forecast by economists polled by Poland’s PAP news agency. In September, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 2.9 percent higher than in the same
Dariusz Matecki, a politician from Poland’s right-wing opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party, has been charged with six criminal offences, including money laundering and the misuse of public funds. The National Public Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw. Photo: Paweł Supernak/PAP Prosecutors allege that Matecki was involved in the embezzlement of millions of zlotys from the Justice Fund, a government programme
Poland’s defense ministry and controversial US surveillance firm Palantir agreed to pursue cooperation on artificial intelligence, IT and cybersecurity, with a formal contract planned in coming months, officials said. Palantir faces numerous allegations and activist criticism of its role in Israeli military operations and “targeted killings” of journalists in Gaza. Palantir denies links to the IDF’s
Polish politicians have reacted with shock after it emerged that during the final two weeks of its term, the PiS government sold 160 hectares of land crucial to the Central Transport Hub (CPK) to a private company, fueling allegations of corruption. Polish politicians have reacted with fury after the PiS government sold 160 hectares of key
Hurricane Melissa strengthened to Category 5 as its eye neared Jamaica, forcing airport closures and prompting Poland’s foreign ministry to urge its nationals on the island to shelter. Zanim uderzyła w Jamajkę, Melissa siała spustoszenie na Haiti i Dominikanie. Haiti zgłosiło co najmniej trzy ofiary śmiertelne, w tym dwie w wyniku osuwiska. Dominikana odnotowała co najmniej
Two Ukrainians are in custody in Poland, accused of conducting espionage on behalf of a foreign intelligence agency. ABWArtur Szczepanski/REPORTER According to Jacek Dobrzyński, spokesperson for the coordinator of special services, the 32-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were surveying Poland’s military capabilities and installing devices for covert monitoring of critical infrastructure. The arrests in Katowice, a city in southern Poland,
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he has no doubt Ukraine will defend its independence against Russia’s invasion, despite Moscow’s determination to continue its war. Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky meet in Kyiv in February 2024.Photo: Gov.pl, CC BY 3.0 PL , via Wikimedia Commons “I have no doubt that Ukraine will survive as an
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán accused Poland’s government of trying to wreck historic ties after Poland’s foreign minister voiced hope Ukrainians would destroy a Russian oil pipeline to Hungary. A handout photo issued by the Hungarian Prime Minister’s General Department of Communication shows Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivering a speech during a ceremony marking the
