In 2024, the average annual salary, converted to full-time employment, amounted to EUR 39,800 gross in the European Union, which represents an increase of 5.2 per cent compared to EUR 37,800 in 2023, Eurostat reported on Wednesday. In Poland, it was approximately €21,250 gross last year.more

Norway has invited the United Kingdom and the Netherlands to participate in the Camp Jomsborg training mission in Poland, intended for Ukrainian soldiers. The Norwegian side made this proposal during last week's meeting of the Northern European Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) initiative.more

Democrats on the House Oversight Committee yesterday released emails from Jeffrey Epstein that appear to suggest that Donald Trump may have known about the victims he exploited and spent ‘hours’ with one of them. The emails were found in a new batch of documents received by the committee.more

Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Croatia, Austria and Poland are facing a serious migration situation and will be able to apply for a full or partial exemption from relocating migrants for the coming year under the EU's asylum and migration pact, the European Commission announced yesterday.more

The British daily 'The Times' has recorded 87 provocative or suspicious violations of European airspace since September, when Russian drones entered Polish airspace and NATO's Article 4 was invoked.more

From tomorrow (12 November), passengers will have to use a digital boarding pass generated in the app during check-in, Ryanair reminds us. This means that it will no longer be possible to download and print paper boarding passes for this airline.more

The European Union has begun setting up a new intelligence unit to improve the use of information gathered by EU countries' services; the new body will operate within the European Commission's General Secretariat, the “Financial Times” reported today, citing sources.more

Yesterday evening, footballer Robert Lewandowski became the first Pole in history to symbolically light up the legendary Empire State Building in New York with the Polish national colours. He expressed his pride in being Polish.more

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been released from jail, three weeks into a five-year prison term for taking part in a criminal conspiracy. He will be subject to strict judicial supervision and barred from leaving France.more

Russia could open a second front in Europe before the war in Ukraine ends, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told the British newspaper The Guardian. He believes the lack of real successes by the Russian military may contribute to this.more

Antarctica is experiencing rapid changes that may soon prove irreversible and have global consequences, according to a study published in the journal Nature.more

The Christmas tree, which will grace the annual Christmas celebration at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan, was transported to Rockefeller Center on Saturday. Many believe the arrival of the tree signals the start of the holiday season in New York.more

With a record number of 33 million holidaymakers expected this year, Portugal is gaining unusual tourist routes. They lead through both large urban agglomerations and the provinces of this Iberian country.more

Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen called on Thursday in 'The Guardian' for the creation of a Ukrainian air shield on NATO territory. In his opinion, if these countries, including Poland, agree to such a solution, Russia will understand that an attack on Ukraine is an attack on the entire North Atlantic Alliance.more

Since Monday, Portuguese police have been conducting a large-scale search for a 31-year-old Polish man. The tourist, who is from Poznań, went missing on Sunday afternoon in the northern part of the Atlantic island.more

Russia is increasingly enlisting soldiers with disabilities and chronic illnesses in combat, a move Ukrainian officials say shows the Kremlin’s growing reliance on any human resources to wage war in eastern Ukraine.more

The British heir to the throne arrived in Brazil to participate in the COP-30 international conference on the protection of the Amazon rainforest. During the event, Prince William proposed the creation of a broad platform for cooperation between conservation organizations.more

After nearly 24 hours of negotiations, EU environment ministers agreed to reduce the Union's greenhouse gas emissions by 90 per cent by 2040. Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic voted against the proposal, while Belgium and Bulgaria abstained. The entry into force of ETS2 has been delayed by one year.more

Nearly 45 per cent of first-year pupils in Vienna do not speak German, according to the authorities in the Austrian capital. Seven years ago, the figure was just over 30 per cent. According to the Vienna City Council, one of the reasons for this situation is the influx of migrants who do not speak German.more

Three million asylum applications were submitted in OECD countries in 2024, the highest number ever, according to the International Migration Outlook 2025 report published on Monday. In Poland, the number of applications rose by 87 per cent last year compared to 2023.more

The head of Germany's central bank, Joachim Nagel, has spoken out in favour of raising the retirement age. In his opinion, this is necessary to maintain prosperity in European countries with ageing populations.more

From 1 January, the Swedish government will significantly increase the amount of money available to migrants who decide to leave the country voluntarily. However, at least a quarter of Swedish municipalities have already refused to cooperate in the campaign to encourage this.more

Volunteers in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have discovered packs of dogs with bright blue fur, Daily Mail reports. According to researchers, the animals appear healthy and active despite their unusual coloration.more

In Sweden, dozens of people are mistakenly declared dead each year, either through a hoax or a mistake. One such person recently lost a lawsuit seeking compensation from the state for losses caused by administrative death.more

In Hong Kong, where real estate prices are among the highest in the world, budget-conscious buyers can find apartments with discounts of up to 34 percent - provided the property has a reputation for being haunted or is associated with a violent death, CNN reported.more