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The European Commission has asked the Polish authorities to urgently provide proof of the cessation of lignite mining activities at the Turów mine, as ordered by the Court of Justice of the EU. In the absence of evidence of such a cessation, the Commission will start issuing regular requests for fines, EC spokesman Tim McPhie said.more

Airport reports losses of £3.4bn since start of pandemic but says UK is ‘on cusp of recovery’more

There is a shortage of materials and qualified employees, also from abroad, and medium-sized companies are afraid of competitiveness - these are one of the many problems of the German economy that the Donau Kurier portal writes about.more

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said that recycling "doesn't work" and that we have to reduce our use of plastic.more

Petrol prices have hit 142.94p a litre, their highest level to date, according to the RAC motoring organisation. Fuel prices were last around this level in April 2012.more

Poland ranks 13th in the EU in terms of employment rate compared to 18 before the pandemic - experts of the Polish Economic Institute pointed out. According to analysts, in the entire EU there were 2.98 mln fewer employed at the end of Q2 this year than before COVID-19.more

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said "strong investment in public services" will be at the heart of his plans for rebuilding the economy when he sets out his Budget next week.more

The UK's top music streaming services are to come under scrutiny as part of a wider study to gauge if the market is sufficiently competitive.more

The UK has agreed a free trade deal with New Zealand which it says will benefit consumers and businesses. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the deal will cut costs for exporters and open up New Zealand's job market to UK professionals.more

The UK finance ministry has warned that achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 will require raising taxes or cutting public spending, the British press reported yesterday.more

The percentage of people declaring that they feel safe while shopping during the pandemic fell by 12 percentage points in September. relative to June; by 13 p.p. Concerns about going back to work in the office have increased, according to a Deloitte report. 81 percent on the other hand, the respondents are worried about a possible increase in prices - added.more

The UK's annual inflation rate stood at 3.1% in September, down slightly from August when it reached its highest level in more than nine years, the National Statistics Office (ONS) reported. However, this is still well above the Bank of England's inflation target of 2%.more

The British government yesterday published the "Zero Net Strategy", a plan detailing how the UK aims to fulfill its announced commitment to become a country with zero net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.more

If you had any dreams about a treacle tart, pork pie, quiche lorraine or any other classic pastry, you might end up having to bake it yourself. more

Food and drink firms are seeing "terrifying" price rises says the sector trade body, which has warned about a knock-on effect for consumers.more

A potential 2pc rate would generate around £2bn for the exchequer, as Rishi Sunak looks to crack down on Amazon and Big Tech.more

Ford is to invest £230m in its Halewood plant on Merseyside to make electric car parts, helping safeguard 500 jobs. more

British producers affiliated with Make UK called on the government to "work with the entire sector, rather than see it as an enemy." Among others, to recent accusations by British authorities that accused the business of "relying too much on cheap foreign labor".more

Consumers in the US and Europe are in no rush to spend $ 2.7 trillion in additional savings from the Covid-19 pandemic, reports Bloomberg. This dispels the hope of increasing consumption, which would contribute to economic growth - adds the agency.more

The European automotive market in September this year. returned to the 1995 level with sales of just over 718.5 thousand. new cars this month - informed the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA). This is an annual decrease of 23.1 percent - adds the organization.more

Over 11 years, the average size of new apartments in Polish cities has decreased by 9 sq m. In the coming years, this trend will be even stronger, because large apartments with more expensive loans will be out of reach for most Poles - we read in today's Gazeta Wyborcza.more

Shoppers can be reassured ministers are doing "absolutely everything we can" to fix supply chain issues in the UK, Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said. more

The creditworthiness of a family of three fell by some PLN 30,000 as a result of the interest rate hike introduced by the Monetary Policy Council, HRE Investments analyst said.more

In France, the tax office will test satellite imagery in nine departments in the coming days to track down fraudulent taxpayers, reported the French station BMF TV. The satellite image is to help, among others in detecting swimming pools or outbuildings that have not been reported to the tax office.more

Oliver Dowden says applications ‘relatively limited’ for emergency visa scheme aimed to stem supply chain crisis more