Even though 2007 brought a major breakthrough in the Polish broadband Internet market, it’s still among the worst developed in Europe. However, the end of the government communications monopoly of TP S.A. gives hope to Internet users in Poland for lower prices and better quality.
Read moreThe new year has been anything but happy for Polish investors. The Warsaw Stock Exchange has been hit by the worst plunge in two years. During the last two weeks, shares have fallen by 15 percent on average.
Read moreAnyone on ul. Basztowa late last week had a chance to see something unusual: hundreds of people queued in front of the seat of the regional branch of the National Bank of Poland (NBP).
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Poles no longer need to go through a passport check when crossing into most other European countries by car or ship.
Read moreAgriculture ministers of the EU member countries have reached an agreement on reform of the common wine market and its subsidies.
Read moreThe year 2007 brought many changes to Poland’s political scene. Some people and parties gained power. Others suffered heavy losses or even dropped out of the political scene.
Read morePrime Minister Donald Tusk plans to offer a major incentive to try to lure back Poles who have been working overseas to make more money.
Read moreFor the last two weeks, the health-care system in Poland has been a major media topic. And not without reason. A new law governing doctors’ working hours, which could take effect on Jan. 1, may cause a labor catastrophe in hospitals throughout Poland.
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The new Polish government led by Donald Tusk won a vote of confidence in the Sejm, the Polish parliament, on Nov. 24.
Read moreReal estate prices throughout Poland stopped rising or even fell slightly in September and October.
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