In October, Katowice saw a 50% year-on-year drop in apartment sales, the largest among the 7 main cities, according to Otodom Analytics. Sales fell the least in Kraków, Poznań, Warsaw and Wrocław, where 20-25% fewer apartments found buyers.more
40% of Poles fear the possibility of the war moving from Ukraine to Poland, while 63% want aid to be limited to those living in the area of ongoing fighting in Ukraine - according to a study by European National Panels, the results of which were published today by "Rzeczpospolita".more
Around 20% of Poles have heard of cryptocurrencies, and 6% declare they own them, according to a study by Kantar commissioned by zondacrypto, one of the largest regulated crypto exchanges in Europe.more
As part of the "Lucyna" campaign, known as "dog flu", about 10,000 police officers may be on sick leave - claim the organizers of the police protest. However, the scale is difficult to verify, because the Police Headquarters is silent about it - reports today's "Rzeczpospolita".more
A new connection to Birmingham, as well as changes in the days, hours and frequency of flights are new features of the winter flight schedule - informed representatives of Łódź Władysław Reymont Airport.more
The law on the deposit system will enter into force on October 1, 2025, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. He added that the government still needs time to properly prepare the implementation of this system.more
A third of Poles - 36 per cent. - approve of the use of physical punishment against children, and 80 per cent approve of the use of shouting as a disciplinary method, according to the survey ‘Barometer of attitudes towards child abuse 2024’. However, acceptance of the use of physical punishment against children has fallen by 10 percentage points in Poland since 2005.more
Ograniczenia w przepisach migracyjnych i dodatkowe wsparcie w Polsce, że Ukraińcy są zobowiązani do stosowania w innych krajach - zapewnianie dostępu do firmy Gremi Personal. Dodano, że może to być rozwiązanie hamulcowe w branży TSL (transport, spedycja i logistyka), spożywczej i e-commerce.more
The local government can only establish fees that are related to the burial of a body, and not any fees related to running the cemetery, such as an entrance fee or additional fees for a larger brick grave after 20 years have passed - informed "Rzeczpospolita" in today's edition.more
According to the report "Poles on the path to divorce. Reasons", based on a special survey, in the last 5 years the most common reason for the decision to divorce was the so-called incompatibility of characters. This was declared by 28.7% of respondents who filed for divorce in the above-mentioned period. 26.1% indicated a lack of marital fidelity.more
800 plus will be paid for every child as long as I am in charge of the work of this government. There will be no criteria, there will be no limits, Prime Minister Donald Tusk declared yesterday.more
Employees of companies from Poland value a good working atmosphere in organizations (46%), as well as a scope of duties that corresponds to their interests (41%). Although, as they emphasize, flexibility of work is very valuable to them, 60% of respondents work entirely from the office - according to the latest Manpower study.more
59.8% of Poles are in favor of introducing civil partnerships for same-sex couples, while 28.1% of respondents are against it - according to the latest SW Research survey for rp.pl.more
Every fourth person in Poland was asked about family plans during recruitment. The percentage among women was 32%, and among men - 19% - according to the published study. Unfair treatment due to age was encountered by 24% of respondents.more
In the first half of October, 31% of respondents believed that the situation in our country was heading in the right direction, while 47% had the opposite opinion. 21% had no opinion on the subject - according to the CBOS poll.more
Air quality in the country in 2023 has improved compared to previous years, according to information from the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOŚ). None of the 46 zones studied showed annual exceedances of pollution by sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, benzene or PM2.5.more
Szymon Hołownia, Rafał Trzaskowski and Andrzej Duda are the leaders of the October CBOS trust ranking. The respondents have the greatest distrust of Jarosław Kaczyński, Mateusz Morawiecki and Donald Tusk.more
In Poland, 45 per cent of respondents use only one bank, which is below the European average (55 per cent), 37 per cent have an account with two banks and 16 per cent with three to five banks, according to a report by Kearney. Six per cent of Poles have their main account in digital banking.more
From mid-December, a new PKP Intercity train timetable will come into effect, in which passengers will find over five hundred connections and shortened travel times on many popular routes - announced Janusz Malinowski, president of PKP Intercity.more
Although PLN 305 billion has been spent on 500+ benefits, the number of births is still falling and the scope of extreme poverty is the same as before the introduction of the program - reports "Rzeczpospolita" in today's issue.more
The World Bank has raised its GDP growth forecast for Poland to 3.2 percent this year, to 3.7 percent in 2025, and to 3.4 percent in 2026, the World Bank reported in its latest ECA Economic Update report.more
The Medical University of Wrocław is the best university in Poland - according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings (THE WUR). Over two thousand universities from around the world were assessed based on several indicators, such as research quality or cooperation with industry.more
2.5 million Poles live in extreme poverty, and over 17 million below the social minimum - according to data for 2023 described yesterday by Wirtualna Polska. This is the worst result since 2015. The level of poverty among children, seniors and people with disabilities has increased significantly - the portal noted.more
