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EU agrees to ease Polish budget constraints due to Ukraine war

The European Commission has agreed for the additional spending not to come under the constraints of Poland's spending stabilisation rule (SRW) in 2022, the ministry's spokesman, Patrycja Dudek, told PAP on Saturday. Wojciech Olkuśnik/PAP

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.

Polish PM welcomes European financial support for Ukraine

Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has welcomed a European decision to continue to commit billions of euros in aid to Ukraine.

EU should aid Ukraine with up to USD 1.5 billion monthly says PM

The EU should match the USD 1.5 billion the US has pledged to provide Ukraine in financial aid a month, Mateusz Morawiecki, Poland's prime minister has said.

EIB approves EUR 2-bln refugee financing for Poland

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has approved EUR 2 billion in debt financing for Poland to help it cope with influx of refugees from Ukraine.

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Most expensive coin ever sold in Poland is auctioned for jaw-dropping PLN 3.24 million in just one minute

Considered one of the rarest royal coins in the world, the legendary 50-ducat coin of Zygmunt III Vaza minted at the Crown Mint in Bydgoszcz went for a staggering PLN 3.24 million in the lightning-fast audition at the Raffles Hotel in Warsaw.

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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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