Deloitte: The pandemic could slow down the global construction market

The slight slowdown in the construction market, combined with the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, negatively affected the forecasts for 2020 and raised uncertainty levels in the industry for the coming years, the consulting company Deloitte assessed.more

The vast majority of us (71 percent) positively assess our financial situation, and 58 percent. the epidemic did not change the household budget. Nevertheless, we look to the future with fear, writes Rzeczpospolita on Wednesday.more

Until August 25, the Polish government extended the ban on air connections in international traffic due to the coronavirus epidemic, the list includes 44 countries.more

Ryanair has announced over 200 routes in its winter schedule from Poland. Irish budget airline will begin flights from Manchester Airport to Poznan later this year.more

The National Bank of Poland issued a collector's banknote with a nominal value of PLN 20, commemorating the Battle of Warsaw in 1920. This is the first Polish banknote in a vertical format - the NBP announced today.more

More than half of the respondents negatively assess the government's decision to open schools, 80% supports the use of penalties for not wearing a mask in a store or in public transport, according to a recent study.more

In response to the arrests during the solidarity protests with Margot and the continuous campaign against LGBTI people in Poland, we called on the President of the European Commission to take specific actions against the Polish authorities, wrote MEP Robert Biedroń on Twitter.more

In the coming weeks, Polish consumers intend to spend more on food, household goods and books, according to the Global State of the Consumer Tracker survey conducted by Deloitte. The results indicate a growing anxiety among Poles.more

The six-person Oscar Commission of the Polish Film Institute, chaired by Jan A. P. Kaczmarek, announced the title of the work that will compete for an Oscar in the Best International Full-Length Film category. It will be the last film by Małgorzata Szumowska and Michał Englert "Never Gonna Snow Again".more

Ambitious people are more likely to become addicted to work. His risk is increased by stress, which is now easily possible due to the pandemic, remote work and fears of losing a job, informs Rzeczpospolita on Monday.more

Laboratory tests confirmed 619 new coronavirus infections; a total of 51,410 cases have been reported, the Ministry of Health reported on Monday. The ministry said that two more people had died. Thus, the total number of deaths due to COVID-19 has reached 1,809.more

The services at Chopin Airport intervened against one of the Poles flying from London after he refused to wear a mask on the plane - Radio Kolor informed, citing its own reports and a statement by the border guard.more

After the ban on flights to Poland from Turkey and Tunisia was lifted at the end of July, travel agencies will restore charter flights to these countries from Katowice airport.more

In view of the prospect of the second wave of the epidemic, instead of fear and anxiety, many people in Poland show unrealistic optimism: they believe that nothing will happen to them personally - assesses the psychologist, Dr. Wojciech Kulesza. In his opinion, however, would be much healthier to "unrealistic pessimism".more

Due to the coronavirus, activities supporting entrepreneurs and job protection so that the "scourge of unemployment" does not return will continue - said Jacek Sasin, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State Assets. He added that there was no question of going back to the universal lockdown.more

Poland is preparing to reimpose stricter COVID-19 measures in some of its worst affected areas, officials have announced, amid a spike in infections.more

85 percent Poles believe that living in Poland is safe, according to the latest CBOS study. However, the authors of the study point out that the percentage of positive responses has decreased by 4 percentage points compared to last year. The share of negative responses increased by two percentage points.more

There should be a law allowing the customer not to enter the store without a mask and to refuse to service such a person, believes the Polish Trade and Distribution Organization. As added, stores are not able to insist that buyers wear masks on their own.more

Over 205.6 thousand The passengers were checked in by Kraków Airport in July, in the second month of the airport's operation, after a break caused by the coronavirus epidemic. It is about 74 percent. less compared to July last year.more

A passenger on a plane flying from Oslo to Wrocław was punished by the Border Guard for refusing to wear a mask during the flight. The woman also did not want to fill in the location card.more

The tourist voucher cannot be exchanged for cash or other means of payment - reminds the Social Insurance Institution together with the Polish Tourist Organization. Thus, they warn against fraudsters who try to sell the voucher on the Internet.more

The Extraordinary Control and Public Affairs Chamber of the Supreme Court ruled on Monday with a full bench on the validity of the election of Andrzej Duda as president. In the opinion of the court, none of the indicated shortcomings would give rise to questioning the election results.more

The Minister of Health, Łukasz Szumowski, announced today the commencement of the inspection of mouth and nose coverage by customers and staff in stores this week.more

More than 142,000 were activated on the PUE ZUS platform. vouchers worth over PLN 122 million - the Social Insurance Institution in Poland informed yesterday on Twitter. The vouchers could be activated from Saturday - attention was drawn.more

The Supreme Court on the Vistula considered almost all election protests, which received a total of around 5.8 thousand people. - it follows from the information provided by the press team of that court. There are still three protests to be heard.more

The Ombudsman filed two cassation appeals to the Supreme Administrative Court against the decisions of the Provincial Administrative Court in Kraków rejecting complaints against local government resolutions declaring "counteracting LGBT ideology". According to the Commissioner for Human Rights, the court wrongly concluded that this was not a matter of public administration.more

From today - August 1 - Polish citizens can activate the travel voucher. Parents of children up to 18 years of age can do it on the PUE ZUS platform.more

76 years ago, on August 1, 1944 at At 5:00 p.m. ('W' hour), by the decision of the Home Army Commander, Gen. Tadeusz Komorowski 'Bor', an uprising broke out in Warsaw. For 63 days, the insurgents waged a heroic and lonely fight with the German troops, the goal of which was an independent Poland, free from German occupation and Soviet domination.more

In November next year, National Bank of Poland plans to issue a collector's banknote with the former President of Poland, Lech Kaczyński, 'It's Worth Being a Pole', according to the NBP's 2021 issue plan.more