A bank may be deprived of its right to interest if it fails to comply with its information obligation, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) ruled today. It concerns a case concerning consumer credit. The Polish court referred questions to the Court for a preliminary ruling.more

Almost PLN 2,500 on average is spent by Poles on children's trips during winter holidays, and more than PLN 4,000 in larger cities, according to a survey by BIG InfoMonitor. 46 per cent of respondents do not plan to go on a trip because their income does not allow them to spend more, it was reported.more

MFA spokesman Pawel Wronski confirmed today that two Polish citizens are to be deported from the US. At the same time, he pointed out that during the previous year, up to 24 January this year, there had been 67 deportations of Polish citizens from the United States.more

The Randstad research institute has examined the level of job satisfaction among employees in Poland. It turned out that many of them are looking for new offers because they are not fully satisfied with the amount of remuneration and the atmosphere at work.more

Yesterday, the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Gdynia was solemnly conferred on one of the most respected experts on Polish history, Professor Norman Davies.more

Well-known tourist spots, centuries-old local hangouts and high-end hotel spas are available at very reasonable prices – Joanna Whitehead rounds up eight worth a visit There’s a lot to love about a spa experience, whether you’re indulging in some much-needed self-care, taking time to rest and relax or spending time with friends or family members.more

Last year ended with the highest number of mass layoffs announced and carried out since the outbreak of the pandemic. The year 2025 will also be difficult,” the daily ‘Rzeczpospolita’ wrote yesterday.more

Rafał Trzaskowski is leading in the presidential poll conducted by the Opinia24 studio for Radio ZET. Karol Nawrocki, supported by PiS, is second, and Sławomir Mentzen is in third place.more

Last year's situation in the largest fast food restaurants on the market was taken under the microscope. The analysis covered the behavior of nearly 1.4 million consumers and almost 1.9 thousand establishments and - as the report showed - in 2024, traffic in pizzerias fell by 3.6% y/y. During the same period, there was a 4.2% y/y increase in establishments offering sandwiches and chicken dishes.more

The largest group of foreigners working in Poland remain Ukrainians, but their share is slowly falling. On the other hand, the number of citizens from other countries is growing, e.g. Colombia, for whom an increase of over 350% in work permits was recorded in 2023/2024 - according to a report by Smart Solutions.more

Expenditure on preventive healthcare per capita in Poland was just €22, the lowest in the European Union, according to the latest Eurostat figures.more

PLL LOT will increase the number of flights from Warsaw to Chicago and to Toronto, as well as on the Kraków-Chicago route from the beginning of June until the end of September this year, the company's spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski has announced. The carrier has modified its Asian route network for this summer season, he added.more

The capital of Poland, associated with sausages and herring, is now a vegan haven, the British Guardian wrote on Friday. The daily reminds us that Warsaw has been at the top of the world's "veggie cities" ranking for six years, and three years ago, National Geographic awarded it first place.more

Since January 2025, apples have been the official fruit of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, an export hit for years and the most popular fruit in our country. Apples are on a roll. Most importantly, the number of people who eat apples regularly is growing. It increased "January to January" by 1.3 million people, approaching 10 million.more

During illness, nearly 53% of Poles reach for an electronic thermometer. Of these, almost 25% use a touch-sensitive device, and over 28% use a non-contact device. These are the conclusions of a recently published report entitled "How do Poles measure their body temperature during illness?", based on a special public opinion survey.more

The unemployment rate in Poland, after seasonal adjustment, in December 2024 amounted to 3.0%, the same as in November last year, Eurostat reported yesterday. Only the Czech Republic recorded a lower result.more

In the upcoming presidential election, 38.9 per cent of respondents would vote for Rafał Trzaskowski, 27.1 per cent for Karol Nawrocki and 8.9 per cent for Slawomir Mentzen, according to a January poll by IBRiS for the weekly magazine ‘Polityka’.more

There is an increase in the number of working pensioners, but the majority of people of pre-retirement age have no plans to extend their working lives, according to a survey accessed by ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

It was 9,200, and now it is almost 16,300 - the average transaction price of a square meter of a new apartment in the capital has increased by almost 80 percent in just 5 years. Only Kraków and Wrocław are recording stronger increases, in other Polish cities the dynamics are clearly weaker - according to the latest analysis of the real estate market.more

Ratings of the Sejm and the President worsened in January, according to a CBOS poll. A negative assessment was given to the Sejm by 52 per cent and to the Senate by 40 per cent of respondents; President Andrzej Duda was assessed well by 41 per cent. - a decrease of 7 percentage points compared to December, and badly by 48 per cent. - an increase of 3 percentage points.more

As few children as in November last year have never been born in Poland's post-war history. This is another chord of the demographic crisis, deepening for at least a decade, reports Tuesday's ‘Puls Biznesu’.more

Britain's King Charles III yesterday attended the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He is the first British monarch to attend the Auschwitz ceremony.more

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King Charles will become the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz when he tours the former Nazi concentration camp to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation. The King will travel to Poland to join survivors and other dignitaries for a special service, at the end of which he will lay a light of remembrance to honour those who lost their lives.more

Poland, which spends the highest percentage of GDP on defence among NATO countries, has become a leading military power in Europe, but its priority is still to maintain the US's involvement in the defence of the continent, the British weekly "Economist" assessed.more