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Poland's lawmakers approved a law that will phase out Sunday shopping by the year 2020 despite criticism that it may eliminate thousands of jobs. The bill will be voted by President Andrzej Duda tomorrow.more

"Less than a thousand people" - according to ZUS - were officially employed in the fur-breeding industry in 2016-2017.more

The UK economy expanded by a better-than-expected 0.5% in the last three months of 2017, official figures say. Economists had expected a 0.4% expansion in the three months to December. However, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the broader picture was "slower and more uneven" growth.more

Ireland's forest Centre Parcs holiday village in Co Longford - due to open in summer 2019 - is on track to open on time and recruitment will get underway this year to staff the centre. Chief Executive Officer of Center Parcs, Martin Dalby, who visited the site this week said the progress is "absolutely amazing".more

Economist: "We are all digital labourers, helping make possible the fortunes generated by firms like Google and Facebook".more

Brittany Ferries have announced a new route from Cork into northern Spain. Starting at the end of April, the service will link Cork and Santander, making two return-sailings a week. It will be the first time there has ever been a ferry service linking Ireland and Spain. A new ship will be chartered to serve the route and to deliver an additional weekly return-sailing from Cork to Roscoff.more

he President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker met Boyko Borissov, Bulgarian Prime Minister, in Sofia Friday to discuss the priorities of the EU Presidency held by Bulgaria from 1 January. more

Sonalake helps companies and communities to innovate using software, reinforcing existing know-how and data with cutting-edge analytics and visualization technologies. In Poznan it is going to recruit 100 people.more

Gross domestic product of Germany increased in 2017 by 2.2 percent, which means the highest rate of economic growth in six years.more

Food products worth even 27.5 billion euros were sent from Poland abroad in 2017. The list of exported hits traditionally contains meat, but also cigarettes - you can read in "Rzeczpospolita".more

Another successful year for Polish Snail Holding - the leader in snail farming and food products from these animals. Gradually, there are more professional breeders who invest in their business. As the company's owners point out, Poland has managed to introduce professionalization in this industry.more

The Irish economy has moved beyond the recovery phase and into a period of "strong and sustainable growth" with expansion forecast to reach 4.2 per cent in 2018, according to the employers' group, Ibec. In its latest quarterly economic outlook, it adds that the "net wealth position" of households has never been better.more

Volkswagen maintains an advantage over the Japanese Toyota as the largest car maker in the world. In 2017, the German company sold 10.7 million vehicles.more

Plans to plant 50 million trees to create a Northern Forest have been boosted by a £5.7 million government grant.more

New car sales fell for the first time in six years last year, with demand for diesel cars plunging by almost a fifth.more

Liam Fox has said Britain still welcomes foreign investment after the US rejected a Chinese buyout deal of a money transfer company over national security concerns.more

Donald Trump abandoned a Pacific trade group not long after getting to the White House. But could the UK now be eyeing it up?more

A raft of problems including balcony defects, persistent leaks, and fire safety issues have been uncovered at one of the Celtic Tiger's most prominent developments. A series of recent inspections across more than 150 apartments in the six-block Spencer Dock development have uncovered a number of issues thought to be, in part, the result of construction failings.more

Hungary is already the second largest foreign market for the products of the Polish company Pezal, the manufacturer of power generators and construction equipment.more

Labour MPs have launched a new drive to push the Government into releasing official assessments of the impact Brexit will have on the economy. The group of 25 MPs wrote to Chancellor Philip Hammond demanding he publish documents drawn up by his officials, after he mentioned the work had been done at a committee hearing.more

Lily O'Brien's chocolate and dessert manufacturer has been bought by a Polish company for €40 million. The Kildare-based company has sold by the Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund to Polish group Colian Holding SA.more

Paweł Józef Stańczak was appointed to the post of chairman of Ukraine's gas network operator, PJSC Ukrtransgaz, according to ZN.ua with reference to sources in the NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.more

According to Eurostat data, GDP per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards (PPS) in Poland amounted to 68 percent of the EU average in 2016, unchanged compared with 2015. The lowest pps in the bloc was in Bulgaria (49 percent) followed by Romania (58 percent), while the highest was in Luxembourg (258 percent) and Ireland (183 percent).more

David Cameron is to take on a new role leading a UK government-backed investment initiative between Britain and China.more

London Overground's all-night service will launch tonight on its east London line. Round-the-clock trains will connect passengers on both sides of the river between Dalston Junction and New Cross Gate on Fridays and Saturdays.more