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Deputy PM says Poland's GDP figure "great" compared to EU

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A 2.8-percent decline in Polish GDP, despite the coronavirus pandemic, is a "great result compared to other European countries," Jaroslaw Gowin, a deputy prime minister and the development minister, said on Friday.

Closing VAT gap should be one of EU's priorities - Polish PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has called for a "global crusade" against tax evasion, and a European convention to help fight the “VAT mafia”.

Polish president calls on EU to step up sanctions on Russia

President Andrzej Duda has called on the European Union to impose tighter sanctions against Russia after the arrest of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Inflation in Poland highest in entire EU - daily

Poland has the highest inflation rate in the European Union with official figures putting it at 3.4 percent.

EU's joint procurement of vaccines needs rethinking - dep FM

The European Union's policy on the joint purchases of Covid-19 vaccines should be rethought, a Polish deputy foreign minister has said.

Brexit to cost Polish companies up to EUR 353 mln in H2 2021

Britain's exit from the European Union is set to cost Polish companies up to PLN 1.6 billion (EUR 353 million) over the second half of 2021, insurance firm Euler Hermes has estimated.

PM appeals to EU, EC for full info on vaccine supply cuts

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has asked the European Commission to find out what plans vaccine producer BionTech/Pfizer has following cuts to its vaccine production.

Poland third best in EU for industrial production

Poland has recorded the third best result in the EU in terms of industrial production, a deputy minister said on Wednesday, referring to the latest statistical data.

EU, China reach agreement on investment deal

Charles Michel, the head of the European Council, announced on Wednesday that the EU and China had reached a political agreement on an investment deal.

Agreement between EU and UK is good news for Poles - minister

The agreement between the EU and the United Kingdom is good news for Polish entrepreneurs and citizens and will limit the negative effects of Brexit, Poland's Minister for European Affairs Konrad Szymanski has told PAP.

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Art & Culture

Tokarczuk teams up with illustrator Joanna Concejo for latest book described as ‘an experiment with form’

The picture book which was first published in Polish in 2017 as ‘Zagubiona dusza’ has now been translated into English under the title ‘The Lost Soul’.

The first report:

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  • Opposition presents pandemic aid programme
  • Ruling Law and Justice continues to have highest voter support - poll

Exclusive

‘I grew up in death camp house’: Extraordinary story of women born in Auschwitz and who has lived there ever since

Once asked to draw the view from her bedroom window for homework, Anna Odi couldn’t decide whether to draw the crematorium or the gallows where Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Hoess was executed. She told TFN: “I think I am a hostage to the stories of people who experienced this hell. I am continuing what my parents started, to be a witness. Like my parents, I owe it to the victims.”

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