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Poland to support mountain regions with EUR 220 million

Hotels and ski slopes have been suffering the painful economic consequences of a “national quarantine,” lasting from December 28 to January 17, which forced them to close. Grzegorz Momot/PAP

The Polish government will spend PLN 1 billion (EUR 220 million) as part of a support programme for mountain regions hit by the coronavirus restrictions, a high-ranking government official has said.

Polish shopping malls put losses at EUR 6.6 billion

Shopping malls have lost an estimated PLN 30 billion (EUR 6.64 billion) due to restrictions introduced by the government in an attempt to limit the spread of Covid-19.

Poland may extend Covid-19 restrictions by up to two weeks

Coronavirus restrictions could be extended by 10 to 14 days until early February, a government minister has warned.

At your service: virtual interior design assistant promises to transform home renovation market

Marketed as “the world’s first fully automatic interior design tool”, Lofty have launched at a time when home improvements have enjoyed a pandemic era surge in popularity.

It’s The Debrief Christmas Special 2020!

It’s that time of year again for The Debrief Christmas Special! Hosted by John Beauchamp with guest Ed Wight, Managing Editor of The First News.

EC gives green light to Poland's new state aid package

The European Commission has given the go-ahead for the launch of Poland's so called Financial Shield 2.0, a state aid package addressed to enterprises hit by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Gov't to aid mountain tourist regions hit by Covid-19 - Deputy PM

The government is working on a support programme for local governments and tourist facilities in Poland’s mountain regions hit by the winter lockdown.

National quarantine scuppers NYE plans for Poles

As Poland goes into lockdown in the days following Christmas, we get the inside info from a doctor working on the front lines…

Shopping centres face huge pandemic driven revenue gap - PwC

Polish shopping centres face a revenue gap as much as PLN 3.6 billion (EUR 811 million) in annual income owing to the withering effects of the pandemic lockdown, a new report has revealed.

Gdynia wins innovation award for helping entrepreneurs through COVID lockdown

VIDEO: Accepting the award on behalf of the city, Deputy Mayor of Gdynia for Economy Katarzyna Gruszecka-Spychała said: “I am delighted that this particular project has been rewarded. It has arisen from my most sincere beliefs: that everything in the city depends on the condition of the economy.

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An unusual choice? Maybe. A good one? Absolutely! Why Łódź is top travel destination for 2021

From a personal point of view, it’s sheer depth of contrast comes somewhere near the top: lavish wedding cake palaces that reference the might once wielded by the city’s power players; futuristic office compounds; blackened, broken tenements; abandoned, creepy warehouses; restored redbrick factories; and PRL blocks of cosmic dimension.

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  • Number of Poles living in UK hits record low

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Moving on down the line: how a narrow-gauge railway staved off economic death to become the heart of a community

Still operating, the Pleszew line has embraced the future by becoming a cultural centre.

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