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VAT cuts cost Poland EUR 7.9 billion in 2023

A reduction in VAT introduced in 2022 to counter the rapid increase in prices cost the Polish budget PLN 37 billion (EUR 7.9 billion), a deputy finance minister has said.

Tusk says upcoming elections are high-stakes

Donald Tusk, the leader of Civic Platform, Poland's biggest opposition party, has said that the stakes in this year’s general election are very high as the current Law and Justice (PiS) government is “incompetent” and governed by its own self interests.

Poland denies consulting judicial reforms with Israel

The Polish government shared information with Israel about changes to its judicial system but has denied it was consulted, a Polish deputy foreign minister has said in reaction to mass protests against a judicial overhaul in Israel.

S&P GDP growth forecast for Poland unchanged for 2023

Rating agency Standard and Poor's (S&P) has maintained Poland's economic growth forecast at 0.9 percent in 2023.

Zelensky may pay visit to Warsaw

Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, may soon visit Warsaw, a Polish deputy foreign minister has said, but declined to provide any details.

Warsaw's Palace of Culture to stay dirty

One of Warsaw’s landmark building, the Palace of Culture and Science, will remain dirty for at least another year owing to the capital’s city hall having no plans to give its facade a clean.

Today’s news round up in Poland

Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.

Piła bus transforms into ‘armoured operating room’ to help wounded in Ukraine

VIDEO: Protected by 8mm shrapnel resistant armour, the Solaria Urbino 10 bus includes four operating tables, an air decontamination system, defibrillators, wash tub and sterilisation equipment.

Poland to be biggest recipient of EU arms fund says PM

Poland will become the EU’s biggest recipient of European funding to compensate countries that have sent military equipment to Ukraine, Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said.

EC approves Polish support programme for wheat, maize sector

The European Commission (EC) has approved a PLN 600-milllion (EUR 126-million) support programme for Polish wheat and maize producers affected by the war in Ukraine.

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  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
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Poznań added to Michelin Guides’ prestigious list of top culinary cities

Gwendal Poullennec, International Director of the Michelin Guides, said: “Its cuisine reflects its cosmopolitan outlook, with influences ranging from Italy to Japan and, while chefs show respect for traditional recipes, they are not afraid to interpret these in a modern fashion.”

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  • It is a 'day of shame' for IOC says Polish dep FM
  • Poland votes against EU combustion engine ban
  • Belarus risks more sanctions after Russian nuclear declaration says PM
  • Polish PM praises defence cooperation with Romania
  • Poland to address problems with Ukrainian grain exports says PM

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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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