The apples and citrus fruits sold on the Polish market are now contaminated with pesticides to a much lesser extent than a decade ago, scientists from the University of Life Sciences in Lublin have found. They attribute this to the introduction of restrictions on the maximum limit of pesticide residues in fruit.more

The hybrid work model has so far been implemented by 89 percent. companies. most people work remotely two or three days a week, according to the Colliers report. At the same time, every fifth company plans to switch to work to a greater extent located in the office.more

32 Polish universities are included in the latest world ranking of THE World University Rankings 2023. As assessed by prof. Grzegorz Królczyk from the Opole University of Technology, ninth place among Polish universities, is a special distinction for the University of Technology.more

40 percent among working people aged 18-24 and 44 percent. at the age of 24-34 declares that they often feel bored with current tasks in the workplace. These emotions mean that it is they who most often look for a new job - according to the Pracuj.pl survey and the JOBICON Job Festival.more

75 percent Poles cannot indicate the link that should arouse anxiety and should not be opened - the Credit Information Bureau said. As it was added, attempts to impersonate a bank employee during a telephone conversation are becoming more and more popular among cybercriminals.more

One in five jobs in Poland depends on demand created in EU countries, according to analysis by the Polish Economic Institute. According to experts, economic growth without our participation in the EU's single market would be less than 40 percent, meaning that Poland today would be at 2014 levels.more

Following the mobilization announced by President Vladimir Putin, employment agencies have noted increased interest among Russians and Belarusians in working in Poland, the Gremi Personal employment agency reported. A larger influx of job seekers from areas neighboring Russia can be expected, it added.more

Rising prices of pizzas, dumplings and burgers are causing more and more people to look for them on the store shelf and prepare them at home instead of in bars. At Biedronka alone, their sales have grown by 20 percent. - reports today's " Rzeczpospolita."more

The level of Poles' fear of contracting COVID-19, recorded in September, does not differ much from that recorded in August. The majority of respondents (58%) are still not afraid of getting infected, according to a new CBOS study.more

Due to the growing tension, military operations in the region and repeated cases of arrests of Polish citizens, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advises Poles not to travel to Belarus, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Polish citizens staying in this country are recommended by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to leave its territory.more

Uniforms who will replenish the active reserve cannot count on bonuses, even those that other TDF soldiers have - we can read in today's Rzeczpospolita.more

In September, everyday shopping in stores was more expensive yoy. on average by 24%, as indicated by the analysis of nearly 40 thousand. retail prices. The increases are visible in all twelve analyzed categories, and in eleven of them - at a two-digit level. Once again, fat products went up the most, by over 57%. The smallest change, on the other hand, concerns vegetables and fruits.more

Winter will be warmer than usual, it will save a little on heating. Christmas rather on the water than on the ice. Snow, although it will rain, will not stay in the lowlands. Skiing only in high mountains - results from long-term forecasts prepared by IMWM-PIB.more

The burdens resulting from increased social pressure, pace of life, unstable financial situation and the war in Ukraine caused an "outbreak" of mental disorders in patients - informs psychiatry specialist Dr. Konrad Leksa, head of the Mental Health Center in Kielce.more

In September, stores were more expensive on average by 24.1 percent year-on-year, with sugar becoming more expensive by 100 percent, according to the latest "Retail Price Index." All of the 12 product categories analyzed became more expensive, with only one category recording an increase of less than 10 percent.more

Fuels at Polish gas stations will become more expensive, e-petrol.pl analysts forecast. In their opinion, a liter of 95-octane gasoline may cost as much as PLN 6.63 next week, while diesel fuel may cost PLN 7.67.more

A 37-year-old Pole, wanted on a European Arrest Warrant and an Interpol Red Notice for destruction of property, looting and vandalism, was busted at the airport in Jasionka, near Rzeszów, Lt. Piotr Zakielarz, a spokesman for the Bieszczady Border Guard Unit, announced today.more

33 percent have experience in employing workers from Ukraine. companies, and 26 percent. it is doing it now - analysts of the Polish Economic Institute informed. Larger than small enterprises provide work to Polish neighbors.more

The Polish government wants to allocate a record amount for pension and health contributions of clergy, mainly Catholic, reports today's Rzeczpospolita.more

The latest research by GfK Corona Mood, which quotes today's "Rzeczpospolita", shows that 27 percent of people are guided by shopping patriotism. respondents, although in 2021 there were even more than 40% of them. The reason given is the impoverishment of the society on the Vistula River.more

More than 66.7 thousand imported used cars and vans up to 3.5t dmc were registered in Poland in September, down 18.2% year-on-year, according to data from the Samar Institute. It added that the age of the vehicles is at a record high, with an average age of more than 13 years.more

Polish artist Agnieszka Nowinska has been awarded the Gold Medal in Art by the French Academic Society for the Encouragement and Education of Art-Science-Literature for 2022. As she pointed out, this is the highest honor one can win in the artistic field in Paris.more

The payment deadline for the travel voucher was extended from September 30, 2022 to March 31, 2023. So far, out of 4.3 million travel vouchers granted, approx. 3.7 million have been activated. Its greatest beneficiaries are amusement parks in Małopolska and hotel chains, informed the Social Insurance Institution.more

66 percent families with school-age children stated that they went on vacation for at least a week, and 27% said that they went on vacation for at least two weeks, according to a CBOS poll.more

The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic will be felt for years. Combating them may require greater efforts and expenditure than fighting it itself - according to the "Report on the health of Poles. Diagnosis after the COVID-19 pandemic", which was created on the initiative of TUW Polish Mutual Insurance Institution.more