Inflation in Poland stood at 3 percent in year-on-year terms in July, the country’s statistics office said on Thursday. Pixabay LicenseImage by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay The figure was in line with a flash estimate released by the state-run Statistics Poland (GUS) agency at the end of last month. In June, the prices of consumer goods and services in Poland were 2.5 percent higher than in the same month a year earlier,
Most Poles favor deporting Ukrainian men of conscription age who lack legal jobs in Poland, a new poll shows, days after the opposition PiS party floated the idea as part of a migration policy plan. PiS leader and conservative veteran Jarosław Kaczyński.PAP/Albert Zawada The IBRiS survey for the Rzeczpospolita daily found that support for such deportations rises
Poland plans to press the European Commission for access to unspent funds from the EU's SAFE defense loan program, Deputy Defense Minister Paweł Zalewski said on Tuesday, as Warsaw prepares a proposal to Washington on hosting a permanent US military base. Paweł ZalewskiPolskie Radio The SAFE scheme offers EUR 150 billion in low-interest loans across the EU,
Porto has topped a new TimeOut ranking of the best European cities for Generation Z, with Poland's Kraków the only Polish city to break into the top ten, coming in seventh. View of Kraków's Wawel Royal Castle reflected in the Vistula River at sunset.CC0 The rankings, part of TimeOut's annual worldwide survey, focused on responses from participants
Polish troops are ready for the country's annual Armed Forces Day parade on August 15, top general Wiesław Kukuła said on Sunday after a full-scale rehearsal in Warsaw. A rehearsal ahead of the Armed Forces Day parade in Warsaw, Aug. 9, 2026.PAP/Piotr Nowak The defence ministry said the parade would be the largest in Poland's history in terms
Polish opposition leader Jarosław Kaczyński has reaffirmed former education minister Przemysław Czarnek as the Law and Justice (PiS) party's prime ministerial candidate ahead of next year's parliamentary election, amid speculation of a switch. Przemysław CzarnekPAP/Łukasz Gągulski "The Law and Justice party's candidate for prime minister is Prof. Przemysław Czarnek, and nothing has changed in this regard," Kaczyński wrote on X
The Polish Senate rejected President Karol Nawrocki’s motion to hold a nationwide referendum on EU climate policy on Thursday. Karol Nawrocki speaks during the ceremony marking the anniversary of his swearing-in as President of the Republic of PolandPAP/Paweł Supernak The proposed question read: “Are you in favor of Poland implementing the European Union’s climate policy?” Thirty‑two senators voted
The arrival of migrants in Ceuta has renewed questions over EU border policy, with one expert warning the bloc remains dangerously exposed to pressure from neighboring states and to the spread of disinformation online. FILE PHOTO: A member of the Spanish security forces stands guard as a migrant minor from Morocco walks in the water after
Poland’s public spending neared PLN 2 trillion (EUR 464 billion) in 2025, with costs per resident exceeding PLN 53,000 (EUR 12,300) as debt servicing and pensions drive higher state expenditure, a new report said. File photo:CC0 The Forum Obywatelskiego Rozwoju (FOR) think tank said government spending reached 50.9% of GDP, a level above that recorded in Germany,
Former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has said he will formally register a new political party by 15 October at the latest, after Poland's ruling opposition grouping, Law and Justice (PiS), declared his membership effectively over. Mateusz Morawiecki speaks at an event in Warsaw on 31 July, hosted by his Development Plus association for supporters of his
