Brexit means "huge financial losses" for Polish companies

Brexit is a loss of up to PLN 1.6 billion for Polish companies in the second half of 2021. Losing clients from the UK will mean the need to look for them in other markets, say experts from the insurance company Euler Hermes.more

From January 25 to February 28, LOT Polish Airlines suspends flights from Warsaw to Duesseldorf, Luxembourg, Milan and Vienna, the carrier informed. The reasons are the protracted restrictions in many countries due to the coronavirus and restrictions for passengers.more

The employees of pharmaceutical companies apply for the Covid-19 vaccine in group 0 (this is the term used for people most at risk of infection in Poland - editorial note). It is against the rules - we can read today in "Rzeczpospolita". more

469,466 people were vaccinated against COVID-19 in Poland, of which over 344,000 are women - announced in a report published on government websites of Poland.more

A specialist department for disputes over foreign currency loans in Warsaw will not be established until April 1 - the Polish daily "Rzeczposplita" reports today.more

Advice related to the care and nursing of the patient at home, tips on obtaining funding for medical equipment and other information useful for caregivers are available on the new portal Zamknijochorego.pl, created by experts from Puck Hospice pw. st. Padre Pio.more

As indicated by the recruitment plans of employers from various industries, the vast majority of them hope that the coronavirus pandemic will be overcome in 2021 and the expected rebound in the economy will take place - the Polish daily "Rzeczpospolita" reports.more

Today at midnight, the ban on landing in Poland from Great Britain, introduced on January 5, expired. As reported by the Civil Aviation Authority, it was the last country from which air travel to Poland was not possible.more

The Polish prosecutor's office announced yesterday that the investigation into the murder of the president of Gdańsk Paweł Adamowicz is at a decisive stage. The sanity of the perpetrator, Stefan W., is being established. Two, but contradictory, expert opinions were obtained. Experts have 30 days to finally resolve this issue.more

Łódź is again at the top of the ranking of the most congested cities in Poland - indicated in the annual TomTom Traffic Index report. As a result of the pandemic, significant drops in traffic intensity were recorded in all Polish cities. more

More than half of people who previously experienced depressive or anxiety disorders experienced a deterioration in their mental health as a result of the pandemic, according to research conducted by an international team, which included, among others, Poland - informs the Nencki Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. more

We must do everything we can to learn from this tragedy that the word can kill. A signal must come from Gdańsk that hatred cannot be a weapon of political struggle - said his wife Magdalena on the second anniversary of Paweł Adamowicz's death.more

On January 15, registration for vaccinations for people 80+ will start and an application form for everyone over 18 years of age, and from January 22, registration for people 70+ will start, and from January 25, vaccinations for these people at 5994 vaccination points - according to information published by Chancellery of the Prime Minister.more

The uncertainty related to Covid-19 has resulted in more people willing to save for a rainy day - according to a study for the BIG InfoMonitor Debtors Register.more

Low cost airlines Ryanair and Wizz Air temporarily closed most of the connections from Poland to Great Britain. According to the carriers, flights are to be resumed in 3 months at the earliest, but this situation will depend on the state of the pandemic in the spring. more

Nearly 56 percent of respondents say "no" to the nationwide quarantine and do not want to extend the lockdown - according to the UCE RESEARCH and SYNO Poland study, the results of which were published in today's "Gazeta Wyborcza"more

Along with the epidemic in 2020, indicators of public sentiment, assessments and forecasts of the economic situation worsened. In evaluations of the political situation, as in previous years, dissatisfaction was expressed more strongly than satisfaction, according to the latest CBOS survey.more

Currently, it is not possible to confirm the finding of the British variant of COVID-19 in Poland, but it is difficult to assume that it has not yet arrived in our country - admitted Minister of Health Adam Niedzielski yesterday. He informed that in Poland there was the so-called Czech variant of the coronavirus and added that one should not expect a quick relaxation of the restrictions.more

At the height of the pandemic, the management of the tax office ordered an action to control companies. Objective? Money from the mandates to rescue the state budget - writes today's "Puls Biznesu".more

"The goal of the government is to vaccinate as many Poles as possible against COVID -19 this year and prepare the system for the coming years, because everything indicates that we will have to vaccinate each year" - noted the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister, government plenipotentiary for the vaccination program, Michał Dworczyk.more

The proposal to resign from the possibility of refusing to accept a penal mandate in favor of the possibility to challenge the imposed mandate to the court - is provided for by the MP's draft amendment to the Code of Conduct on misdemeanors by PiS, published on the Seym's website.more

Vaccination of Covid-19 by celebrities would encourage 10.1 percent of Poles to get vaccinated, and 10.5 percent would feel discouraged, according to a SW Research poll.more

No member of the government, except for Deputy Minister of Health Waldemar Kraska, who is a doctor, has been vaccinated against COVID-19, the Prime Minister's office informed.more

From January 15, people who are 70-years-old and more with e-referral will be able to make an appointment for a specific vaccination date, informed the head of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister and the government's plenipotentiary for vaccination, Michał Dworczyk.more

On internet portals in Poland, there are more and more advertisements in which a negative result of the COVID-19 test is offered "on the spot" in twenty-four hours - announces today "Gazeta Wyborcza".more

A little revolution awaits Polish drivers in 2021. The rules of priority at pedestrian crossings are to be changed, drivers will be fined for driving on a bumper, and e-scooters will be taken off the sidewalks - we can read in today's issue of "Rzeczpospolita".more

The frequency of experiencing depression, helplessness and fatigue among the youngest respondents aged 18 to 24 has reached the highest level in the last two decades. CBOS study "Well-being of Poles in 2020".more

The Ministry of Health admits that the program of combating infertility has not worked out and is canceling the existing support - the Polish daily "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna" reports today.more