16

Oct

Photo Story: The Autumn Redyk in Szczawnica, Poland

The Autumn Redyk in Szczawnica, southern Poland.  Szczawnica Redyk is a day during which shepherds bring sheep from the halls marching through the streets of Szczawnica. This is a unique…

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14

Oct

Cap on power prices to replace Poland’s windfall tax plan

WARSAW, Oct 14 (Reuters) - Capping electricity prices for households and small businesses will cost about 19 billion zlotys ($3.9 billion) and likely means Poland will abandon earlier plans to…

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12

Oct

UPDATED: Druzhba pipeline leak reduces Russian oil flows to Germany

WARSAW, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Germany said on Wednesday it was receiving less oil but still had adequate supplies, after Poland found a leak in the Druzhba pipeline that delivers…

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06

Oct

Poland ups security alert level on energy infrastructure outside borders

WARSAW, Oct 6 (Reuters) - Poland's prime minister has raised the country's security level on energy infrastructure outside its borders, the government's security center said on Thursday. The move comes…

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02

Oct

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Suloszowa, Poland

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows farmlands in Suloszowa village, southern Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Lukasz Gagulski

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01

Oct

Gas starts flowing to Poland through new Baltic Pipe pipeline

WARSAW, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Gas started flowing to Poland through the new Baltic Pipe pipeline from Norway via Denmark and the Baltic Sea on Saturday morning, Polish gas pipeline operator Gaz-System…

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29

Sep

Photo Story: Schwarzenegger visits Auschwitz

Hollywood star and ex-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (C) meets with former Auschwitz prisoners Lidia Maksymowicz (R) during his visit on Wednesday to the former Nazi-German death camp of Auschwitz, in…

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28

Sep

Poland to offer households help with energy prices

WARSAW, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Poland will spend 26.8 billion zlotys ($5.35 billion) on support for households as energy costs soar following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the government said in…

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26

Sep

Polish venue cancels Roger Waters gigs after Ukraine comments

WARSAW  (Reuters) - Concerts by Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters were cancelled by a venue in the Polish city of Krakow, organisers said, after the artist's comments on the war…

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25

Sep

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Szczecin, Poland

The sailing ship of Gdynia Maritime University, the Dar Mlodziezy, is moored at Chrobry Wharf, in Szczecin, western Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Marcin Bielecki

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24

Sep

Polish inflation could rise in September, finance minister says

WARSAW, Sept 24 (Reuters) - Inflation in Poland could rise slightly in September, the country's finance minister said on Saturday, adding that she still believed it would reach a peak…

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24

Sep

Poland says no reason to allow Russians fleeing Putin’s draft into the country

A Polish deputy defence minister has cautioned against opening borders to Russian citizens fleeing Vladimir Putin’s call-up for the invasion of Ukraine. Marcin Ociepa made the comment in a TV…

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23

Sep

Poland’s unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in August

Sept 23 (Reuters) - Poland's registered unemployment rate falls to 4.8% in August compared with 4.9% in July, statistics office data showed on Friday, below analysts' expectations of 4.9%. The…

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23

Sep

Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give to people in the event of radioactive…

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22

Sep

Controversy in Poland over Roger Waters’ concerts

Members of the City Council of Kraków representing Poland's conservative Law and Justice party have drafted a resolution aimed at declaring former Pink Floyd star Roger Waters persona non grata in…

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19

Sep

Baltic states and Poland close doors to Russian tourists

NARVA, Estonia, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Four of the five European Union countries bordering Russia began turning away Russian tourists at midnight on Monday, saying they should not travel while…

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18

Sep

Photo Story: First snowfall in the Polish Tatra Mountains

A wintery scene on Sunday in the Polish Tatra Mountains, near in the Morskie Oko lake (Eye of the Sea), southern Poland. The first snow fell in the Polish Tatra…

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15

Sep

Poland against EU-wide tax on energy firms, climate minister says

WARSAW, Sept 15 (Reuters) - Poland is against introducing an EU-wide windfall tax on energy companies but may introduce a similar solution independently, Polish Climate Minister Anna Moskwa said on…

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15

Sep

Poland to freeze electricity prices for households in 2023

Poland plans to freeze in 2023 electricity prices at current levels for households consuming less energy, the ruling Law and Justice (PiS) leader said this week, as the government looks…

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12

Sep

Rate-hike cycle in Poland may be ending, central banker Kochalski says

WARSAW, Sept 12 (Reuters) - Polish central banker Cezary Kochalski said there was significantly reduced room for further interest rate hikes and that the probability of ending the monetary tightening…

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08

Sep

Poland joins Baltic states on new limits to entry of Russian nationals

WARSAW, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Poland joined the Baltic states on Thursday in limiting the admission of Russian nationals on its territory, the government said, the latest move aiming to…

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07

Sep

Poland has not decided on windfall tax on energy firms, minister says

KARPACZ, Poland, Sept 7 (Reuters) - Poland has not decided if it will introduce a windfall tax on the profits of energy companies to support consumers, finance minister Magdalena Rzeczkowska…

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05

Sep

Poland to order 48 Krab howitzers for nearly $800 mln

WARSAW, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Poland will order 48 more AHS Krab self-propelled howitzers and 36 accompanying vehicles from local arms producer Huta Stalowa Wola for 3.8 billion zlotys ($797…

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03

Sep

Walesa says Gorbachev played a positive role, but ‘under duress’

GDANSK, (Reuters) - Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, played a positive role in ending the Cold War, but he did it "under duress", as Communism was already disintegrating, former…

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01

Sep

Poland manufacturing PMI falls in Aug as inflation bites

WARSAW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Polish manufacturing activity contracted further in August, a survey showed on Thursday, with output and new orders falling at rates not seen since the first…

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01

Sep

Poland to officially demand WW2 reparations from Germany

WARSAW, Sept 1 (Reuters) - Poland estimates its World War Two losses caused by Germany at 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.32 trillion), the leader of the country's ruling nationalists said on…

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31

Aug

Photo Story: The drought in Poland

Boats sit on the exposed bottom of one of the arms of the Solinskie (Solina) Lake, in the town of Chrewt, southeastern Poland.  Due to the lack of rainfall and…

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30

Aug

EU Commission stands by view Poland’s recovery plan merited approval

The European Commission said on Monday it fully stood by its proposal to approve Poland's recovery plan after four associations of European judges asked the EU court to annul it, because the plan disregarded…

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26

Aug

Carlsberg’s Poland unit could stop production; lack of CO2 threatens food industry

GDANSK (Reuters) - Danish brewery Carlsberg's subsidiary in Poland could cut or halt beer production due to a lack of carbon dioxide deliveries, that is becoming a problem for the…

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25

Aug

Photo story: Emergency on the Czarna Woda river in Poland due to flooding

An aerial view of flooding after a warning was issued due to heavy rainfall on the Czarna Woda river in the town of Gniechowice in the Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland.…

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24

Aug

Poland’s unemployment rate flat at 4.9% in July

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Poland's registered unemployment rate remains flat at 4.9% in July compared with 4.9% in June, statistics office data showed on Wednesday, above analysts' expectations of 4.8%.…

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22

Aug

Mass fish die-off sparks political row between Poland and Germany’s leaders

 The death of thousands of fish in a river bordering Germany and Poland has sparked a political row between the two countries. Scientists are still trying to find an explanation…

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22

Aug

Photo Story: The International Mountain Folklore Festival in Zakopane, Poland

A Polish folk group takes part in a procession on Sunday along the streets of Zakopane at the foot of the Tatra Mountains, in Zakopane, Poland. The 53rd International Mountain…

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21

Aug

Algae toxins suspected of killing fish in Oder River

Research groups and laboratories investigating what killed thousands of fish in the Oder River running between Poland and Germany are pointing at algae toxins. "The results of the research of…

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21

Aug

Photo Story: The light festival “Bella Skyway Festival” in Torun, Poland

The Anookis , emblematic giant luminous statues, during the 13th Bella Skyway Festival in Torun, Poland. The slogan of this year's festival which ended Saturday, was "Event Horizon." For five…

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20

Aug

Fear for future after mass die-off of fish in Poland’s Oder river

WIDUCHOWA, Poland (Reuters) - As thousands of dead fish neared the banks of the Oder River in the village of Widuchowa in western Poland on Aug. 11, local people realised…

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20

Aug

Photo Story: Solina Lagoon in Wolkowya, Poland, drying up

Decreased water level at Solinski Lagoon in Wolkowya, southeastern Poland. Due to the drought, the water level in the lagoon has drastically decreased. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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15

Aug

Poland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off

WARSAW, (Reuters) - Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the Oder river but tests so far have not proven toxic substances…

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12

Aug

Mass fish die-off in German-Polish river blamed on unknown toxic substance

BERLIN, Aug 12 (Reuters) - An unidentified highly toxic substance in the Oder river, which runs through Poland and Germany, appears to be the cause of a mass die-off of…

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11

Aug

Poland to get recovery cash after meeting agreed milestones – Commission

BRUSSELS, Aug 11 (Reuters) - Poland will get money from the European Union recovery fund only after it reaches the milestones and targets that the Polish government has jointly agreed…

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11

Aug

Photo Story: Ecological disaster hits the the Oder River

Dead fish in the Oder River in Cigacice village, western Poland. Polish Environmental Protection Inspectorate had notified the prosecutor of an ecological disaster that hit the second longest river in…

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10

Aug

Polish PM calls for reform against EU ‘imperialism’

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the European Union of imperialistic behaviour towards smaller member states in an op-ed published on the Welt news website on Wednesday. "Political practice has shown that the positions of Germany and France…

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10

Aug

Photo Story: The Odra river in Poland drying up

An aerial picture taken with a drone shows low water level at the Odra river near Czelin village, north-western Poland. Poland is experiencing dry weather and drought with high temperatures.…

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10

Aug

Polish PM calls for reform against EU ‘imperialism’ – Welt op-ed

BERLIN, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the European Union of imperialistic behaviour towards smaller member states in an op-ed published on the Welt news website…

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08

Aug

Former Polish president Walesa is in hospital with an infection

WARSAW (Reuters) - Lech Walesa, the former Polish president and Solidarity trade union leader who played a leading role in the fall of Communism, is in hospital with an infection…

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05

Aug

Poland’s unemployment seen at 4.9% in July

WARSAW, Aug 5 (Reuters) - Poland's unemployment rate was 4.9% in July according to preliminary data, Family and Labour Minister Marlena Malag was quoted as saying by state news agency PAP on…

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03

Aug

Payment holidays, aid fund have left Poland’s banks less resilient, mBank says

WARSAW, Aug 3 (Reuters) - Regulatory changes introduced in Poland have left its banking sector less resilient to potential shocks than it used to be, mBank  deputy head Marek Lusztyn told a news conference on Wednesday.…

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03

Aug

Curbing energy prices in Poland will cost 50 bln zlotys

The cost of curbing energy prices in Poland will amount to around 50 billion zlotys ($10.88 billion) and will be financed largely by taxpayers with energy firms also shouldering some…

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02

Aug

EPA’s Eye in the Sky: Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Poland

A picture taken with a drone shows kayaks moored at Lake Solina in Polanczyk, Poland. The village is a popular tourist destination. Via EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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31

Jul

With massive Polish arms deal South Korea steps closer to Ukraine war

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's biggest ever arms deal will make it a major supplier of weapons flooding into Europe since the Ukraine war began, with sales to NATO-member Poland involving more…

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31

Jul

EPA’s Eye In The Sky: Tarnobrzeg, Poland

A view of the beach and sunbathing tourists on a hot day at Lake Tarnobrzeg in Tarnobrzeg, Poland. Photo: EPA-EFE/Darek Delmanowicz

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30

Jul

Photo Story: Commemoration of the Warsaw Uprising

Polish President Andrzej Duda (R) and the Warsaw Uprising insurgent Janina Burza 'Janka' (C) during a meeting with Warsaw Uprising heroes as part of the Warsaw Uprising 78th anniversary commemoration…

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29

Jul

Poland wants right to block EU plan to reduce gas demand

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said that a possible decision on a compulsory reduction in gas consumption in the European Union must be made unanimously, not by a qualified majority…

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28

Jul

Photo Story: South Korean aerobatic team in Poland

A handout photo made available by the Republic of Korea Air Force shows the Black Eagles South Korean aerobatic flight team staging a performance aboard T-50 trainer jets at an…

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24

Jul

Researchers say Poland’s border fence threatens lynxes

Cutting through Poland's Bialowieza forest, the fence on the country's border with Belarus that is meant to stop the flow of migrants is hampering the movement of the Bialowieza lynxes…

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24

Jul

Photo Story: Heavy storm in Krakow, Poland

Fallen trees due to the heavy storm that hit Krakow, southern Poland. The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management issued a warning of strong winds in Poland. Via EPA-EFE/Lukasz…

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23

Jul

Poland to give households one-off payment to offset rising coal prices

Poland will offer households a one-off payment of 3,000 zlotys ($646) to help cover the rising cost of coal amid surging energy prices prompted mainly by the war in neighbouring…

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