Poland

Post-war order teetering – rights watchdog

Eurasianet May 5, 2025

Eurasia “at forefront” of assault on individual freedoms.

COMMENT: Middle Corridor makes progress, but playing second fiddle to the Northern Route

bne IntelliNews May 5, 2025

The Middle Corridor linking China to Europe through the South Caucasus and Central Asia has expanded significantly in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, but its long-term prospects remain uncertain.

Poland’s manufacturing conditions improve for third consecutive month in April but outlook weakens

bne IntelliNews May 4, 2025

Poland's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) eased by 0.5 points to 50.2 in April (chart), the economic intelligence company S&P Global said on May 2.

Tusk unveils national doctrine to build strongest army, economy in CEE

bne IntelliNews May 2, 2025

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced a new "national doctrine" aimed at ensuring Poland develops the most powerful army and economy in the region, as the country prepares for "an era of great threats and challenges."

EU swaps China for Russia in procurement of rare earth metals

bne IntelliNews May 1, 2025

The EU is increasingly turning to China to source hard-to-find rare earth metals and dropping previous import deals with Russia, UBN reports on May 1.

Poland’s e-commerce turnover rises 15.2% m/m in March to PLN7.40bn

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

Poland’s e-commerce sector recorded a 15.2% month-on-month increase in turnover in March, reaching PLN7.395bn ($1.80bn), according to data from the Central Statistical Office (GUS), PAP Biznes reported on April 30.

Sharp drop in Polish inflation paves way for rate cut at next central bank meeting

bne IntelliNews April 30, 2025

A sharper-than-expected fall in Polish inflation has increased the likelihood that the National Bank of Poland will resume interest rate cuts at next week’s policy meeting.

Croatia to prioritise economic cooperation as chair of Three Seas Initiative

bne IntelliNews April 29, 2025

Zagreb will focus on boosting economic, energy and infrastructure cooperation as it assumes the rotating presidency of the Three Seas Initiative, announced Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

Poland imposes sanctions on MyPrice Russian discount supermarket chain

bne IntelliNews April 29, 2025

Poland has imposed sanctions on the MyPrice Russian discount supermarket chain, which recently returned to operate in two locatiosn in Poland.

Trump policies won’t harm Emerging Europe badly – and will actively benefit Russia

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow April 29, 2025

Latest wiiw forecasts show little direct impact on Central and Southeast Europe from Trump trade wars.

Falling Polish interest rates will squeeze banks' income

bne IntelliNews April 29, 2025

Two dozen Polish banks will need to seek new sources of income and diversify their portfolios in 2025 as falling interest rate squeeze their net interest income, the Polish Bank Association warned, PAP reported on April 29.

Exhumations of Polish wartime victims begin in Ukraine after seven-year ban lifted

bne IntelliNews April 25, 2025

Polish experts began work to exhume victims of the World War II-era Volhynia massacres in Ukraine’s Ternopil region, the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage said on April 24.

Incoming German government compromises on carbon offsets to boost flagging economy

bne IntelliNews April 24, 2025

Germany’s incoming government has conditionally endorsed the European Union’s proposed 2040 climate goal and backed the EC's recommended 90% emissions reduction target but only if international carbon offsets and carbon removals are permitted.

How Europe has weaned itself off Russian gas in the last three years

Ben Aris in Berlin April 22, 2025

In 2021, Eastern European countries imported almost half of their gas from Russia. Only two countries in the region – Albania and Kosovo – were wholly independent of Russian gas.

COMMENT: Make no mistake: Trump’s tariff turmoil is a major economic crisis

Ben Aris in Berlin April 22, 2025

A wave of erratic tariff announcements from the United States has further battered already the already weak Eurozone economic indicators, with last week's sharp decline in the ZEW Economic Sentiment Index collapsing further.

Raging wildfire threatens Poland’s Biebrza National Park

Wojciech Kosc in Warsaw April 21, 2025

Biebrza National Park is Poland’s largest and is internationally known for its rare bird species.

Poland’s core inflation rate holds steady at 3.6% y/y in March

bne IntelliNews April 17, 2025

Poland’s core inflation, an indicator that measures price growth excluding movement in prices of food and energy, came in at 3.6% y/y in March (chart) after posting the same reading in February, the National Bank of Poland said on April 16.

Polish inflation rate confirmed at 4.9% y/y in March

bne IntelliNews April 16, 2025

Although inflation remains above the National Bank of Poland’s target range of 1.5%-3.5%, the continued stability in price growth so far in 2025 has shifted the central bank’s monetary policy outlook.

Five Polish presidential candidates excluded from TV debate after final list of 13 contestants published

bne IntelliNews April 15, 2025

Poland’s National Electoral Commission (PKW) confirmed the final list of 13 candidates who will compete in the May 18 presidential election, but a scandal broke out after five were excluded from a presidential TV debate.

Dismiss