Polish authorities find it hard to limit the spread of African Swine Fever virus. From the beginning of the year, there have been as much as 18 outbreaks of the disease reported in three regions of the country. The number of affected pig herds is on the increase. African Swine Fever, or ASF, is a…
The government presented its draft budget bill for 2017. This will be the first budget prepared entirely by Prawo i Sprawiedliwość party. The state budget for 2016 was drafted by their predecessors, Platforma Obywatelska. National debt is planned at 59.3 billion PLN, which means the budget deficit will reach 2.9 % of GDP. As it…
A majority of Polish people have bicycles, but not many of them use their bikes to commute. One of the main reasons for this is insufficient amount of bicycle lanes and other cycling infrastructure in towns and cities. A lot has changed in the recent years, and more and more city officials see the need…
Zalando, a German e-shopping giant, announced its plans to build a distribution centre in Poland. The facility is to be located in Gryfino and service Poland as well as Scandinavian countries and to some extend Germany. The investment is expected to close at approximately 150 million EUR, although initially Polish media mentioned the amount of…
African Swine Fever, or ASF, is a deadly disease attacking swine and boars. Although it does not pass on to humans and is not dangerous to us, it does considerable damage to swine herds and farming industry. The disease is highly contagious. The disease originates from Africa, and was reported in Eastern Europe, namely in…
Can the work of bees be put into numbers? Apparently, yes. Greenpeace Poland has recently published a report on the impact bees and other pollinators have on Polish agriculture and economy. The matter is more serious than it appears at first glance. Although we tend to associate them primarily with making honey, bees have immense…
The much anticipated by the government (less so by store owners) retail tax bill has finally reached the end of its legislative path. Last week, the final step was taken by the President of Poland Andrzej Duda who placed his signature on the act introducing the new levy. The lawmakers were working on the so-called…
It has been recently reported that Poland is going to start a project of building a wind farm on the Baltic Sea. The farm will be located 23 kilometres off Polish seashore, in the Pomeranian voivodship. The project is called “Middle Baltic III”. In the country upon the Vistula river wind turbines are nothing out…
Never on time, slow, uncomfortable – for more than a decade these were the first things coming to mind when describing trains in Poland. Old carriages and constant delays have put a lot of people off train rides. However, something has changed recently. Is it possible that Polish rail will finally earn some good reputation?…
The worldwide phenomenon of the Pokémon mobile game does not omit Poland. Warsaw and the rest of the country, after being bombarded with news reports on the new game, hopped on the bandwagon. The launch of the game in Poland took place on the 17th of July, three days after the app premiered in the…
