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A place in the sun: Poles buying up record number of apartments in Spain

Polish buyers have looked towards properties in the EUR 100,000 to EUR 150,000 bracket, a price range an increasing number can afford without having to take on loans or mortgages. Kamila Maciejewska on Unsplash

Figures published by Poland’s second-largest bank, Pekao, show that in the third quarter of 2022, the number of Polish buyers was 37 percent higher than in the second quarter.

US Senators appeal to Polish president to veto property restitution bill

A group of US senators have written to President Andrzej Duda urging him to withdraw from or veto a proposed amendment to a Polish law that will limit the ability of claimants to seek restitution for property they lost during and after the WWII.

Kaczynski condemns Israeli FM's comments on property restitution bill

Jaroslaw Kaczynski has strongly criticised statements made by the Israeli foreign minister about a proposed amendment to a Polish law that will limit the ability of claimants to seek restitution for property they lost during and after the war.

Israel says Polish bill to limit property restitution is immoral

The Israeli embassy in Warsaw has condemned as “immoral” a proposed amendment to a Polish law that will limit the ability of claimants to seek restitution for property they lost during the Holocaust, and warned that it will seriously affect relations between Poland and Israel.

‘This place is part of Polish history’ says PM as negotiations start to buy Marie Skłodowska-Curie’s French retreat for EUR 790,000

According to the French real estate agents, the house in Saint-Remy-les-Chevreuse, around 40 km from Paris, which includes tapestries and terracotta from the Curies’ era, needs an extra EUR 200,000 in renovation.

Little wonders: micro-apartments take property market by storm

Offering “a safe investment” with “guaranteed returns”, the market for micro-apartments has proven resilient in the face of covid.

Poland sees surge in residential market prices

According to data released by Eurostat, prices in Poland rose by 11.3 percent in the first quarter of 2020 and by 10.9 percent in the second quarter of the year compared with the same period in 2019.

Poland, US differ in some points on property restitution - ministry

The Polish Foreign Ministry reacting to the US Department of State's report under the JUST Act, said that the opinion on the property restitution process in Poland differs in some points from Poland's assessment of the issue.

Poland listed in US State Department's Report on Jewish Property Claims

Poland, among other countries, has been listed in the State Department's annual Act 447 report for not having yet enacted full legislation on domestic property restitution or Holocaust-related confiscation.

US will not punish Poland over Holocaust victim's assets - press

Three weeks before US President Donald Trump's visit to Poland, 88 out of 100 US senators appealed to Poland to return the property of Holocaust victims, though Washington is not planning to impose sanctions, the Rzeczpospolita daily wrote on Wednesday.

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Hero Polish porter who fought off London Bridge terrorist collects bravery award from Princess Anne

In a ceremony at Windsor Castle, Princess Anne presented Łukasz Koczocik with the Queen's Medal for Gallantry, which recognises exemplary acts of courage.

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  • Over million people attended opposition rally in Warsaw, Tusk says

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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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