From December 27, 2020, when vaccination against COVID-19 began in Poland, 54,647,716 vaccines were administered, according to government websites.more
In June, there was a strong drop in the Job Vacancy Barometer indicating changes in the number of job advertisements published online, according to the Department of Economics and Finance of UITP in Rzeszów and the Bureau of Investment and Economic Cycles. According to analysts, this could herald an imminent recession.more
Weakened demand for real estate is causing housing prices on the primary market to slow down. They will start to fall in the second half of the year, according to analysts at PKO BP, "Puls Biznesu" reports today.more
From August, borrowers who took out loans in PLN for their own housing purpose will be able to take advantage of the so-called credit holidays. "The act does not mean an exemption from repayment, but a deferment of payment" - explained President Andrzej Duda immediately after signing the new regulations.more
In a new report on the rule of law in the EU, the European Commission recommends that in Poland the functions of the minister of justice and the prosecutor general should be separated.more
At the end of June, the number of foreigners in the retirement pension insurance exceeded one million. About 729 thousand people are citizens of Ukraine - said the president of ZUS, prof. Gertruda Uścińska. In recent months, we have observed a steady increase in the number of foreigners working in Poland - she added.more
The majority of Poles surveyed (55 per cent) believe that the state should, above all, make it easier for people to buy their own flats and build their own houses, according to a recently published CBOS survey.more
Donald Tusk's promise to propose a four-day working week in Poland after winning the elections has kindled the hopes of working people, but also great fears among entrepreneurs, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more
Analysis of prices from offers of nearly 40 thousand. retail outlets showed that in June increases in stores amounted to an average of 18% y-o-y. The fact that fatty products became the most expensive - by 37.2% - was not a surprise. But after many months, the growth leader in this group has changed. Now not oil, but butter beats the prices per head. It went up by as much as 48%.more
Since the beginning of the year, border guards have carried out 258 interventions at airports in connection with left luggage and 124 interventions on board of planes in relation to failure to comply with the captain's orders - said the spokeswoman of the Border Guard, Lieutenant Anna Michalska.more
86 percent Poles support the decision to permanently station US soldiers on Polish territory; the opposite opinion is shared by 9.1 percent. respondents - results from a survey by the Estymator studio for DoRzeczy.pl.more
The unemployment rate in Poland is at a record low level. We need hands to work and the shortages on the market are being filled by Ukrainian citizens, Minister of Family and Social Policy Marlena Maląg informed. She pointed out that 300,000 Ukrainians have taken up work in Poland since 24 February.more
54 percent Poles are planning a holiday trip in the period July - September, 76 percent want to spend a holiday in the country, at the same time, more than 80% respondents declare that they organize their own holidays - according to the research of the Research Partner company.more
Ponad 45 tys. samochodów osobowych oraz dostawczych o DMC do 3,5 tony zarejestrowano w Polsce w czerwonej baterii, czyli o 10,7 proc. mniej rdr – poinformował Instytut Samar. Dane skumulowane wyniki na sprzedaży w 2022 roku o 13 proc. rdr.more
It will be compulsory to install accident recording devices in new cars - like black boxes in aeroplanes. It is only a matter of time when in the EU they will help to determine who is to blame for accidents. This already happens in the US and the UK, reports today's "Gazeta Wyborcza".more
Yesterday, the Sejm adopted a reform of criminal law, inter alia, toughening penalties for the most serious crimes, introducing so-called absolute life imprisonment and confiscating the cars of drunk drivers. The comprehensive amendment will now go to the Lower House of Parliament.more
78 per cent of people are more appreciative of job offers that include information on the salary for a position; almost 40 per cent expect to know the salary on offer before an interview, according to the Pracuj.pl survey.more
High skills, consent to breaking the rules, including speeding and overtaking before a pedestrian crossing - this is how Polish drivers assess themselves in a survey by the Polish Chamber of Insurance, described today by Rzeczpospolita.more
Poles' trust in digital wallets is growing - according to a published study by SW Research. When e-shopping, 29% of them use digital tools of the same type. customers.more
Poland ranks 10th in the world and 4th in Europe on the infamous list of countries where it is most difficult for entrepreneurs to operate, reports "Puls Biznesu", citing a TMF Group report.more
67 percent Poles expect their households' spending to increase in the coming months, according to the report "More modest and less, or the life of the Polish consumer". When choosing products, 73 percent. of respondents pay attention primarily to the price.more
The government's policy and the war-induced increase in energy and fuel prices are the two main reasons for high inflation, according to respondents to the United Surveys poll for Dziennik Gazeta Prawna and RMF FM. This was indicated by 33.7 percent, respectively. and 33.3 percent respondents.more
A significant increase in the assessment of the economic situation in Poland took place between February and March, to return in June to the level of January this year. - according to CBOS' semi-annual Public Sentiment Survey. Assessments of the political situation improved significantly in March and in June were slightly higher than in January.more
In the case of employees who are able to cut themselves off from their professional duties during the holidays, a sustained elevation of mood and an increase in the level of happiness are observed, according to the analysis of the Polish Economic Institute.more
