Approximately 120,000 volunteers, working in 1,680 teams, will take part in the upcoming edition of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Finale, announced Jerzy Owsiak, the founder of the charity drive, in Mosina near Poznań.more
Wizz Air has resumed operations at Warsaw–Modlin Airport, opening its sixth base in Poland. The carrier last based aircraft at Modlin in 2012. It is now returning with two Airbus A321neo aircraft and a network of 11 new routes, the Hungarian airline announced.more
From tomorrow (3 December), PKP Intercity will introduce the option to purchase tickets for Express Intercity and Express Intercity Premium trains four months in advance. Until now, tickets for the carrier's trains could be purchased a maximum of 30 days in advance.more
On Friday, December 5th, Wizz Air will launch flights from Wrocław to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the carrier announced. Flights will operate twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays.more
Since the severe recession of the early 1990s, Poland has been growing steadily, and the term "economic miracle" seems justified, the British newspaper The Times wrote in a Saturday article. "This miracle is the hard work of millions of Poles," Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on social media.more
Fifty-six percent of Poles plan to spend a similar amount on Christmas shopping this year as last year, according to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study. One in five people plans to spend between PLN 1,000 and PLN 2,000 when shopping online.more
W 2024 r. w ekstremalnym ubóstwa żyło niemal 2 miliony ludzi, w tym ponad 400 tys. seniorów. Co piąta starsza osoba była niedożywiona – podało Stowarzyszenie Wiosna w ostatnim „Raporcie o biedzie”. Z publikacją także, że w 2024 r. 5 na 100 mieszkań nie częściowo toaletowych.more
President Nawrocki remains the leader in trust in politicians, with 54 percent of respondents trusting him, according to a November CBOS survey. Second place was tied with Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Radosław Sikorski, and Rafał Trzaskowski. Jarosław Kaczyński remains the most distrusted.more
The death of Adam Mickiewicz, the 170th anniversary of which falls today, November 26th, remains shrouded in mystery. Many researchers do not believe the poet died of cholera. Russians and political opponents within the Polish émigré community may have been interested in his death. The circumstances of the poet's death may point to poisoning.more
55% of respondents believe that Jolanta Kwaśniewska was the best first lady. The current first lady, Marta Nawrocka, came second with 18%. According to 12% of respondents, the late Maria Kaczyńska fulfilled the role of first lady best, according to a poll conducted for Wirtualna Polska.more
The French daily Le Figaro commented on the acts of sabotage targeting rail infrastructure in Poland, emphasizing that over the past two years, Poland has increasingly experienced the consequences of Russia's hybrid warfare. According to the newspaper, there is a lack of coordination between Ukrainian services and their EU partners.more
Wizz Air will launch four new routes from Poland in the 2026 summer season, including three to Rijeka, Croatia, and one to Rimini, Italy, the airline announced in a press release. Flights will begin between the end of March and the beginning of June next year.more
Women in Poland live on average 3.7 years longer than men in good health. In 2024, healthy life expectancy at birth was 61.6 years for men and 65.3 years for women, according to the Central Statistical Office.more
The third alert level, CHARLIE, will be in force on railway lines managed by PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe and PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa from midnight until 28 February 2026, the Government Security Centre announced yesterday evening.more
Only one third of Poles declare sympathy for Germans, and the percentage of those who dislike them is the highest in years, according to yesterday's report in the German daily Tagesspiegel, citing the results of the latest Poland-Germany Barometer survey.more
Two acts of sabotage occurred on the Warsaw-Lublin route. During the first, an explosive device destroyed the railway track, which, according to Prime Minister Donald Tusk, was most likely intended to blow up the train. Elsewhere, a train carrying 475 passengers had to brake suddenly due to damage to the railway line.more
As of today (17 November), the Warsaw-Okęcie air border crossing has begun implementing the Entry/Exit System (EES) – a modern European system for registering the entry and exit of non-EU foreigners travelling for a short stay.more
Lublin Airport will gain a connection with Trapani in western Sicily starting next March. In October, the airport served nearly 39,000 passengers, over 14 percent more than during the same month last year.more
LOT Polish Airlines has launched ticket sales for a new route: Warsaw-Porto. The first flight to the Portuguese city will take place on May 25, 2026.more
The new annual train timetable will increase the number of connections operated by PKP Intercity to 555, of which 527 will be year-round and 28 seasonal, announced PKP Intercity CEO Janusz Malinowski. The new timetable will come into effect on December 14.more
The number of bookings for trips abroad for the Christmas and New Year's Eve period increased by 33 percent compared to last year, according to Wakacje.pl. Poles most frequently travel to Egypt, Malta, and the United Arab Emirates.more
Katowice has achieved enormous success during the transformation period and has a large reservoir of talented employees, said Professor Simon Stockley from the University of Cambridge, co-founder of a consortium supporting entrepreneurship in Silesia, in an interview with the Financial Times.more
49.4% of Poles surveyed believe that Prime Minister Donald Tusk is a better politician than President Karol Nawrocki. 44.9% of respondents hold a different opinion, according to a poll conducted by United Surveys by IBRiS for Wirtualna Polska.more
81% of Poles declare they feel patriotic, according to a survey conducted by the nationwide research panel Ariadna. Twelve% of respondents declared their willingness to participate in the Independence March, with young people showing the greatest interest in participating.more
Training Apache attack helicopter personnel and cooperation in the implementation of F-35 aircraft were the topics discussed during yesterday's meeting between the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Armed Forces, General Wiesław Kukuła, and the Chief of Defence of the United Kingdom, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton.more
In 2060, Poland's population, under the low-fertility simulation, will reach 28.4 million. This represents a 24.3% decline compared to 2024, according to the latest study by the Central Statistical Office. According to forecasts, in 2060 there will be more people of non-working age than of working age.more
