Police arrest Pole suspected of people smuggling
A 46-year-old Pole, suspected of smuggling Syrians to Europe, has been detained in Warsaw. Dariusz Z. (surname withheld under Polish privacy laws) was arrested in Warsaw’s Targówek district on a European...
Polish mother convicted of killing son found dead in UK cell
A Polish woman convicted in 2013 of murdering her son in a notorious case that shocked the UK has been found dead in her cell in Derby, England. Magdalena Łuczak was discovered lifeless at 7:15 am on Tuesday,...
Polish authorities still working on Donbas evacuation plan
A delegation from the Polish foreign ministry, currently in eastern Ukraine, is still preparing evacuation plans for people of Polish descent in the separatist-held Donbas region. “We are determined to...
Evacuation underway for Donbas Poles
Polish government-led efforts to evacuate around 200 people of Polish descent from the pro-Russian rebel-held Donbas region in eastern Ukraine got underway, Sunday. Some 162 people are waiting at the Polish...
Major NATO military exercises in Poland amid security fears
Thirty-one thousand soldiers from 18 NATO members and five partner countries will take part in major manoeuvres in Poland starting on Tuesday, amid fears by Central and Eastern European states that Russia...
Violent storms hit Poland
Heavy storms swept through the country on Monday, leaving toppled trees, blown off roofs, and flooded roads in their wake. Emergency services responded to 1,100 calls over the course of the day, with most...
Ryainair to invest EUR 6 mln in Wrocław
The Irish low-cost airline will employ 150 people at a new Aircraft Maintenance Facility in south west Poland. Ryanair has announced that construction of the maintenance base will open in March 2016, and...
Women account for over one third of technical students in Poland
A new report released on Monday by the ‘Perspektywy’ Education Foundation shows that women account for 37 percent of the student body enrolled at Poland’s technical universities. The report, entitled “Women...
"Words matter" - Polish Embassy launches campaign against “Polish camps” [video]
The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Washington DC has launched a campaign against using the term "Polish concentratiion camps". As part of the campaign a new video has been released, which presents...
LOT, polish national airline to strike on Thursday
A strike planned for Thursday by the staff of Polish national airline LOT could cost the company millions, the company’s acting CEO said. CEO Marcin Celejewski said that the strike by the cabin crew could...
Poland’s exports up 2069% in 25 years
A new report published by Grant Thornton reveals that since 1989, Poland’s exports have risen by 2069 percent. The figure is based on exports in US dollars and takes inflation into account, with the report...
Poles struggle to switch off from work while holidaying
A new study has found that only 64 percent of Poles are able to forget about work while on holiday. According to data compiled by the Randstad Research Institute, some 60 percent of Poles are required...
