
Right-hand drive insurance hits UK-bought cars
The high cost of insuring a right-hand drive car in Poland makes registering UK-built cars in Poland far from attractive. Poland allowed the registration of right-hand drive cars as of 21 April. Earlier...

Up to 30 percent of household budgets go to raising kids
Expenditures earmarked for child rearing account for 15 to 30 percent of Polish families’ household budgets, research finds. It costs anything between PLN 176,000 and 190,000 (EUR 40,000-43,000) to raise...

Another hemp shop opens in Poland
Cannabis-based products on offer at a newly opened shop in Poznan, central Poland. While the sale of hemp is banned in Poland, the Cannabis Pharmacy, as it is called, assures the available assortment is...

Poznan: Decadent Ease
For those interested in a unique cultural experience, Poznań, home of the prestigious International Wieniawski Violin Competition, may be the answer. Cultural and cosmopolitan, with an award-winning shopping...

Polish-Russian contact group postpones meeting – again
A meeting billed in April of the Polish-Russian Group for Difficult Issues, which was set up to look into the countries’ joint history and address challenging areas of bilateral relations, has been postponed...

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...

Poland into semi-finals
The Poland volleyball team defeated Italy 3:1 in Rio on Thursday evening. By doing so the national team secured promotion to the medal zone of the World League Final Six tournament. Trainer Stéphane Antiga’s...

Poland's Java Journey
If you are heading into Poland and fancy yourself a coffee connoisseur (or a devoted coffee lover), you could not have chosen a better time. After years of limited options and low quality standards, the...

Rise in illegal immigrants to Poland
The Polish Border Guard (SG) detained in excess of 4,300 illegal immigrants in 2014, over 800 more than in 2013. According to statistics compiled by the SG's headquarters, Ukrainians were most frequently...

Tri-City: Three cities, one destination
Wojciech Kreft of the Pomoranian Regional Tourist Organisation talks about why Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot offer visitors an abundance of things to see and do.