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I support such solution says Polish PM about windfall tax

Last September, the Council of the European Union agreed to impose an EU-wide windfall profits tax on fossil fuel companies to fund relief for households and businesses facing high energy prices, due primarily to Putin’s war on Ukraine). Piotr Polak/PAP

Mateusz Morawiecki, the prime minister, has said that Poland supports the introduction of taxes on excess profits of large international companies as incomes obtained in this way will be used to reduce energy costs for individuals and firms.

Ruling coalition likely to win third term of office says PM

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said that it is possible that the ruling United Right coalition will win next parliamentary election and continue to hold power.

EU agrees to ease Polish budget constraints due to Ukraine war

Poland will not have to adhere to budgetary constraints when it comes to aid it has offered to Ukraine and social support programmes in the aftermath of the Russia-Ukraine war, the finance ministry has told PAP.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Sanctions needed if Russia annexes parts of Ukraine says foreign min

If Russia chooses to annex regions of Ukraine it currently occupies, the West should respond with a new round of sanctions, the Polish foreign minister said in Washington on Thursday.

Today’s news round up in Poland

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

Poland will not approve EU plans to cut gas use says climate minister

Poland is against the European Commission's (EC) proposal for a mandatory curb on gas consumption in the EU amid a looming energy crisis, the Polish climate minister has said.

Polish PM warns of Ukrainian energy crisis caused by Russia

Poland's prime minister has told Germany's DPA news agency that while the build-up of Russian troops on the border with Ukraine is a cause for concern, an energy crisis in Ukraine due to its reliance on Russian resources is yet another threat.

Top 5 articles:

  • Over 100,000 slaughtered with axes, pitchforks, scythes and knives: The Wołyń massacre started 76 years ago today and lasted for two years
  • The systematic massacre of all children under 10 will forever be a stain on humanity, says TFN’s Stuart Dowell
  • Mayor offers reward to first couple to have a boy in village where only girls are born
  • It’s official! Kraków is the best place in Europe for food, says European Academy of Gastronomy
  • Beaten, starved and tortured: The horrifying story of Hitler’s concentration camp for children
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‘One of Kraków’s greatest glories is a dog statue’, says Webber’s World

VIDEO: With the recent anniversary marking the ceremonial unveiling of a statue to the memory of a dog described as ‘the most faithful of the faithful’, Webber’s World dives into the moving tale of Dżok the dog.

The first report:

  • Germany to pay reparations if ruling party wins election says deputy FM
  • CJEU ruling 'violation' of EU treaty says justice minister
  • Basis of CJEU ruling out of date says European minister
  • Polish justice reform of December 2019 violates EU law says CJEU
  • EC approves Polish farm aid programme

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Warsaw’s secret war against Moscow’s spies: Poland’s intelligence services have gone into overdrive to combat Putin’s covert assault

The arrest last week of a ‘dangerous’ spy network in Poland is the latest in the country’s secret war against Russian intelligence since Putin’s troops attacked Ukraine.

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