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Polish fuel leader will not extend Russian oil contract

"Orlen's long-term contract for Russian oil is expiring in January and we are not extending it," Daniel Obajtek wrote on Twitter on Saturday. Leszek Szymański/PAP

PKN Orlen, Poland's leading fuel company, will not prolong its oil supply contract with Russia's Rosneft, which expires in January, the company CEO has said.

Most Poles proud of aiding Ukraine

Sixty seven percent of Poles in a survey for the wpolityce.pl website said they were proud of the aid Poland has extended to Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.

No risk of uncontrolled sale of Gdańsk refinery stake says Polish gov't

There is no risk of an uncontrolled sale of a stake in Rafineria Gdańska acquired by the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), as the deal is secured by general and contract law, a spokesperson for the Polish government has said.

Opposition party wants minister to quit over sacking teachers comment

Poland's Left party has called for the education minister to resign after he said about 100,000 teachers will have to be fired due to a falling number of children because of a demographic decline.

Most Poles believe Ukraine war is a threat to national security - poll

More than three out of four Poles feel that the war in Ukraine threatens Poland’s security, a new survey has found.

Minister says Poland may get EU pandemic funds in late spring

Poland could receive the first payments from the EU's multi-billion pandemic fund in late spring, provided that required laws are passed, the Polish EU minister has said.

New Year's Eve spending slightly up this year

The average Pole planned to spend PLN 195 (EUR 41.50) on this New Year's Eve, up 5 percent on last year.

Mandatory wearing of masks in hospitals extended until March 2023

Regulations enforcing the mandatory wearing of masks in hospitals and pharmacies will be extended to March 31, next year.

Gov't puts divested refinery on protected entities list

Polish refinery Rafineria Gdańska and fuel importer Unimot have been put on a protected entities list by the Polish government after concerns were raised over Rafineria Gdańska's sale to Saudi firm Aramco.

Eurosceptic coalition party describes EU grants as "hyper-lie"

Politicians of Solidary Poland (SP), a junior member of the country's ruling United Right Coalition, have said describing EUR 23 billion in post-pandemic EU recovery funding as a free gift is "the hyper-lie of the 21st century."

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Over 25 ‘priceless’ engravings return to Gdańsk after they were feared lost forever

Dating from between the 16th and 19th century, the director of the National Museum in Gdańsk described the collection as being ‘entwined with the museum’s DNA’. He said: “It is with this collection that the whole institution began.”

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Rzeszów scientists develop phone battery that charges in eight minutes and lasts 68 YEARS!

Produced by The Batteries, the new technology has already been dubbed “a game changer” by the industry press, with the firm hoping to begin large-scale production once work on their “pilot factory” is finished.

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