One household throws away 165 kg of food per year, which is approximately 67 kg per capita, according to data from the Institute of Environmental Protection - National Research Institute. According to the Institute, Christmas is the period of greatest food overproduction in Polish homes.more

Preparing a traditional dinner for four people will cost almost 4 percent more than in 2024. However, more and more Poles are not sticking to the Christmas Eve canon of 12 dishes, reports today's "Rzeczpospolita."more

Ukrainians are facing growing hostility from Poles, and the change in society is due in part to the prevailing disinformation and the policies pursued by President Karol Nawrocki, the British newspaper The Guardian reported on Monday.more

Thirty-three percent of participants in the "Gifts and Building Close Relationships" study consider the recipient's interests and tastes when choosing a gift. Nearly half (48%) feel satisfied when seeing the recipient's happiness.more

According to an IBRiS poll conducted for "Rzeczpospolita," 48.9% of Poles support the recognition of same-sex marriages concluded in other EU countries. 44.1% of respondents oppose this, while 7% have no opinion.more

77 per cent of consumers buy gifts online, with 34 per cent doing so exclusively online and 43 per cent using a hybrid approach, according to the ‘Digital Christmas in the Zero Trust Era’ survey. Poles most often buy cosmetics and perfumes, sweets, toys and games, and clothes as gifts.more

Every third 8-year-old child in Poland is overweight, and almost half have high cholesterol, according to experts from the Institute of Child Development in Warsaw. They emphasise that as a society, we must take responsibility for what children eat, how they spend their time and what their journey to school looks like.more

69% of Poles intend to reduce their Christmas spending, most often by taking advantage of promotions, foregoing the purchase of new decorations and clothes, and preparing meals themselves, according to a survey by ANG Odpowiedzialne Finanse.more

According to a survey conducted by BIG InfoMonitor, the average Pole will spend PLN 1,122 on this year's Christmas celebrations, which is one third less than last year. Respondents declared that they would spend the most on gifts (PLN 447) and food (PLN 413).more

LOT Polish Airlines announced that it will launch three routes from Gdańsk Airport to Brussels, Oslo, and Bergen in April 2026. Flights to Istanbul will also begin in January.more

PKP Intercity will launch 17 new international connections in its new timetable, effective tomorrow (December 14), the carrier announced. One of the new additions will be a train from Przemysl to Leipzig, Germany.more

Poles traveling from home most often spend Christmas and New Year's Eve in the Sudetes, Małopolska, and the Baltic Sea, according to a data provider of a reservation system operating in Polish hotels. Packages that include several days of relaxation are highly sought after at the end of the year.more

Nearly 90% of Poles say they eat herring, according to a SW Research study. However, more than half of the surveyed consumers admitted to eating the fish occasionally.more

Last year's holiday sales record was broken on Allegro on December 16th. However, respondents in the SW Research survey indicate that this year's record may be earlier. As many as 6 in 10 Poles admit they will do their holiday shopping further in advance than usual – most often a few days (54%) or even a week or two earlier than usual (33%).more

The number of foreigners working in Poland at the end of June 2025 amounted to 1,099,500, an increase of 6.5% year-on-year, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Compared to the previous month, their number increased by 2.9%.more

Last year, Poland rose to second place among European exporters of Christmas baubles, overtaking Germany. At the same time, our market is flooded with cheap imports from China, which account for 80% of all ornaments reaching Poland, reported "Rzeczpospolita."more

59.4% of Poles believe that, given the current international situation, Poland should reinstate compulsory military service, according to a United Surveys poll commissioned by Wirtualna Polska. 30.9% oppose such a measure.more

According to the "Poles' Own Wallet: E-commerce for the Holidays" study, 46% of Poles say they most often buy cosmetics and perfumes online as holiday gifts. Respondents also frequently buy books and toys.more

Ryanair has announced that it will launch five new routes from Gdańsk Airport this summer. The Irish carrier will also add a sixth aircraft to its Gdańsk base.more

"Gazeta Wyborcza" presented the results of the Eurobazooka poll. It shows that the vast majority of citizens of the most important EU countries want to remain in the community, while in Poland support for leaving the EU already stands at 25%.more

Approximately 120,000 volunteers, working in 1,680 teams, will take part in the upcoming edition of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Finale, announced Jerzy Owsiak, the founder of the charity drive, in Mosina near Poznań.more

Wizz Air has resumed operations at Warsaw–Modlin Airport, opening its sixth base in Poland. The carrier last based aircraft at Modlin in 2012. It is now returning with two Airbus A321neo aircraft and a network of 11 new routes, the Hungarian airline announced.more

From tomorrow (3 December), PKP Intercity will introduce the option to purchase tickets for Express Intercity and Express Intercity Premium trains four months in advance. Until now, tickets for the carrier's trains could be purchased a maximum of 30 days in advance.more

On Friday, December 5th, Wizz Air will launch flights from Wrocław to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, the carrier announced. Flights will operate twice a week – on Mondays and Fridays.more

Since the severe recession of the early 1990s, Poland has been growing steadily, and the term "economic miracle" seems justified, the British newspaper The Times wrote in a Saturday article. "This miracle is the hard work of millions of Poles," Prime Minister Donald Tusk commented on social media.more