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Tesco to sell off its Central Eastern European operations
Tesco plans to sell its operations in Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. The Sunday Times reported that the British company is after preliminary talks on the sale of…
The Independent: Russia accuses Poland of starting World War 2
(The Independent) – The Russian ambassador to Poland has sparked outrage for putting some of the blame for World War II on Poland, creating a new spat amid deepening tensions…
Poland’s economic mission to Iran
Polish Deputy Prime Minister Janusz Piechociński visited Iran on an economic mission. Yesterday (26.09) a series of meetings with Iran’s ministers and vice president Mazumeh Ebtekar took place. His main…
PKP Intercity to invest in modernized rolling stock
PKP Intercity is to invest 592 million zlotych on the modernization of its rolling stock (320 mln was received from European funds). As CEO of PKP Intercity Jacek Leonkiewicz said,…
Poland agrees to accept an additional 5000 refugees
Following an EU emergency meeting in Brussels on Wednesday, Poland has declared it’s support for the UN decision which sees refugee quotas being imposed on member states. With its support,…
Taxi drivers in Warsaw hold go-slow protest
Taxi drivers in Warsaw staged a protest in the morning hours of Thursday (24.09.) driving their cabs deliberately slow. Approx. 2,000 taxis are expected to take part in the protest…
Polish court to decide on Polanski’s extradition to the U.S. on 30th October
A Polish court said on Tuesday it would decide on Roman Polanski’s extradition in a hearing on 30th of October. The extradition request came from the United States over a…
President Duda signs draft to lower retirement age
Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill to reduce the retirement age to 60 years for women and 65 for men. The bill has to be approved by parliament to…
Immigrants to fill gaps in Polish labour market
Research carried out by Workservice shows that 12% of polish companies declared they are looking to employ foreigners. Sixty percent declared that hiring employees with different cultural backgrounds is not…
Minimum wage in Poland to increase from January 2016
The monthly minimum wage in Poland for those in full-time employment will be set at 1850 PLN gross from 01. January 2016. The statement was made by the Ministry of…
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