Kategoria: News & Briefing
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When will Poland shut down its last coal mine?
The official timetable states that Poland’s last hard coal mine will close in 2049. However, a growing number of analyses and market forecasts indicate that economics may prove…
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How large is Poland’s cigarette black market?
For years, Poland successfully fought the cigarette black market. The share of illegal cigarettes fell from over 15 percent to 5–6 percent at the start of the decade.…
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Is a repeat of the 2008 crisis ahead of us?
Global economic uncertainty is once again on the rise. High debt levels, pressure on the real estate sector, geopolitical tensions and persistently high financing costs are raising questions…
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Poland’s largest bank posts billion‑dollar profit. Expansion continues
PKO BP achieved a net profit of PLN 2.52 billion in the first quarter of 2026, compared to PLN 2.46 billion a year earlier. In the first quarter,…
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Why planting trees will not save us from heatwaves? Scientists are brutally honest
The latest research published in the journal Nature shows that trees in cities reduce the urban heat island effect by about half on average, lowering air temperature by…
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Europe fights for its own semiconductors
Semiconductors have become one of the most important resources of the modern economy. Without chips, automotive, industry, energy, telecommunications and the defence sector cannot function today. Europe is…
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An Australian company won a PLN 1.2 billion lawsuit against Poland. Now it will develop German copper without us
In August 2024, the London Metal Exchange reported the discovery of giant copper deposits in Germany, in the Tannenberg area of Hesse. The discovery was made by the…
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One in five EU citizens at risk of poverty. Why Poland ranks so low?
In 2025, as many as 92.7 million people in the European Union – one in five Europeans – were at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Poland performed…
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Rheinmetall and Destinus join forces. A new missile factory in Lower Saxony
In 2026, Germany is responding to a sudden shift in US policy by starting production of its own long‑range cruise missiles. Rheinmetall is teaming up with Dutch start‑up…
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How to become an economic powerhouse?
The American economist Friedrich List wrote a recipe for economic success nearly 150 years ago while observing the development of the United States. His „National System of Political…
