Gaming fans in Poland cannot be more excited. 13th of October marks the start of the one of the biggest gaming events in the country. Warsaw Games Week, with a new titular sponsor in the form of a mobile operator, T-Mobile Polska SA, is to attract thousands of visitors. The event will last four days,…
Inaccessibility of flats for rent and insufficient level of income for a mortgage – this problem applies to numerous Polish families. The government has a plan to tackle the shortages in housing. The new “Flat+” development programme, announced earlier this year, has been officially launched by Prime Minister Beata Szydło and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister…
Sejm, the lower chamber of Polish parliament voted in favour of Poland ratifying the Paris Agreement on climate change. The move was followed by the same vote by the Senate. Finally, President Andrzej Duda officially ratified the agreement on limiting greenhouse gas emission and curbing global warming. Poland became a signatory to the agreement on…
When the Prime Minister Beata Szydło had announced some government reshuffling, this is not quite what everyone expected. Minister of Finance Paweł Szaramacha filed a resignation. In his place, Prime Minister Szydło appointed Deputy Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki, currently the head of the Ministry of Development. The situation in which one person is in charge…
The Ministry of Digital Affairs organized the first-ever government hackathon. The event, which took place on the 24th and 25th of September, brought together 17 teams of software developers could count on an adventure, a challenge, but also on cash prizes. Hackathons are nothing new on the IT scene, but an event of this kind…
Polish State Treasury will issue two new types of government bonds. The new offer was prepared for the beneficiaries of the 500+ child benefit programme. The Family Treasury Bonds will be available from October. The nominal price of one bond will be 100 PLN, just like the one of regular treasury bonds. The new financial…
The European Commission suspended the retail tax that was recently introduced by the Polish government. The press release published on Monday states the institution is concerned that the new regulations may not be compliant with EU laws. According to the new tax provisions, all Polish retail businesses in have to pay a levy on their…
Not long ago Polish airline LOT we at the verge of calamity, hectically searching for an investor who would come and save them. The company’s financial result indicated a loss running in millions of PLN. LOT certainly had much to worry about. The company needed to undergo some substantial restructuring and used some government support….
Polish media report that Alibaba Group, an Asian e-commerce giant, has plans to enter the Polish market in 2017. The news come from Alibaba Group’s Li Zhang, who shared it at the recently ended IFA exhibition in Berlin. AliExpress, the group’s flagship online retail platform, is already gaining some popularity among Polish internet users. It…
A draft bill introducing a ban on trade on Sundays was submitted to the Sejm, the lower chamber of Polish parliament, on Friday. The initiative is strongly supported by labour unions and the Catholic Church. In Poland stores stay closed on several bank holidays. These include the Independence Day, two days of Christmas, Labour Day,…
