King Charles will become the first British head of state to visit Auschwitz when he tours the former Nazi concentration camp to mark the 80th anniversary of its liberation. The King will travel to Poland to join survivors and other dignitaries for a special service, at the end of which he will lay a light of remembrance to honour those who lost their lives.more

Poland, which spends the highest percentage of GDP on defence among NATO countries, has become a leading military power in Europe, but its priority is still to maintain the US's involvement in the defence of the continent, the British weekly "Economist" assessed.more

The most popular name for a girl in 2024 was Maja, and for a boy, Nikodem, the Ministry of Digital Affairs reported. The least popular names included Wiesława and Wacław.more

The Irish Ryanair will serve over 300 routes in its 2025 summer flight schedule, including 23 new destinations, such as Warsaw–Pisa, Wrocław–Lamezia, Kraków–Castellon, the carrier announced. This year, the airline plans to carry over 18 million passengers to and from Poland.more

People who have been running businesses for decades will not even save up for a minimum pension. The state will have to subsidize many self-employed people's benefits. In short: millions of Poles are at risk of retirement poverty - Wirtualna Polska reported today, citing a report commissioned by the Social Insurance Institution.more

55 per cent of Poles would leave a job if they no longer trusted their boss, 40 per cent of respondents would not accept a job that did not provide flexible hours and 32 per cent would reject an offer without the option to work remotely, according to the Randstad Workmonitor 2025 survey.more

Poland loses more than PLN 20 billion a year on the exclusion of LGBT people. And tolerance pays off, as friendlier companies have better financial results, according to a report by Open for Business, writes today's ‘Rzeczpospolita’.more

The biggest fears Polish entrepreneurs have about their business include fuel and energy prices, the death of a business partner, climate change and loss of competitiveness, according to a survey by SW Research. Half of the respondents fear that they would have to close their business if key customers did not pay on time.more

The Mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, leads in the January IBRiS trust ranking prepared for Onet, with a score of 42.2 percent. President Andrzej Duda remains in second place with a score of 41 percent. In third place is the President of the Institute of National Remembrance, Karol Nawrocki, who gained 38.5 percent trust, ahead of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.more

In the past 12 months, 59.8 per cent of households used public transport, according to data published yesterday by the Central Statistical Office. The highest number of such people was in cities with more than 500,000 inhabitants - 90.3 per cent.more

The invalidation of a foreign currency loan agreement by a common court means that it was never concluded. As a result, a franking person cannot benefit from housing relief, writes today's ‘Dziennik Gazeta Prawna’.more

In December 2024, household chemicals were 10.3% more expensive than in the same month of 2023. This allowed it to take first place in the latest price ranking. Prices of fat products went up by 8.8% year-on-year, and vegetables - by 8.6%. These are greater increases than the general jump in prices on the market, which in the last month of 2024 amounted to 5.6% year-on-year.more

Experts agree that in 2025 we should expect the debt of Poles to increase, although its level is already quite worrying for many. This mainly concerns people over 30 years of age.more

From 30 March this year, flights to Duesseldorf-Weeze will be operated twice a week from the Olsztyn-Mazury airport in Szymany, the airport announced. The route will be operated by Ryanair.more

In 2024, Poles' levels of satisfaction with their lives were higher than a year earlier. They were most satisfied with their place of residence, social relationships and children. They were least satisfied with their income and financial situation, according to the CBOS survey.more

In 2024, as many as 57,700 companies will appear in the National Court Register. This is an all-time record. The number of registered individual businesses is also at a high level, writes ‘Puls Biznesu’ today.more

The Body Shop chain of cosmetic stores is ending its operations on the Polish market on February 22 this year, the company announced on its website.more

President Andrzej Duda has become the Polish politician of 2024 - 13% of respondents voted for him. The politician of the past year in the world was the US President-elect Donald Trump (14% of votes) - according to a CBOS poll.more

A majority of Poles are in favour of revoking the driving licence for life for those who have driven despite a court ban, according to an IBRiS poll for Radio ZET.more

In Q3 2024, housing prices in the EU rose by 3.8% year-on-year and by 1.4% compared to Q2 2024, Eurostat reported. In Poland, housing prices rose by 14.4% year-on-year and 1.6% quarter-on-quarter.more

Due to the poor economic situation and e-commerce competition, 2,000 traditional branches were liquidated in 2024 and another 9,000 suspended their operations - reports "Rzeczpospolita" today.more

44.2 per cent of respondents are of the opinion that it is possible for the government, the president and the opposition to cooperate in activities related to the Polish Presidency of the EU Council; 39.5 per cent of respondents are of the opposite opinion, according to a SW Research poll for rp.pl.more

In the Flixbus coach accident that occurred yesterday on the A11 motorway towards Szczecin on the border with Poland, two people died and 11 were injured, four of them seriously. The fatalities were a 29-year-old woman from an Eastern European country and a 48-year-old German, the local portal rbb reported.more

Patients wait an average of more than four months for medical advice, examination, treatment or surgery. This is the longest in the history of the Watch Health Care Foundation's measurements of accessibility to guaranteed health services conducted since 2012.more

The year 2024 was a good one for Poles and their families, according to a CBOS analysis of public sentiment over the past year. Average ratings of living standards were high and stable. Assessments of the situation in the country were worse than opinions about living conditions. Respondents viewed the political situation negatively.more