Online Shopping Industry Growing Throughout Poland
Today buying a washing machine online or ordering products to decorate your home’s interior is as easy as purchasing limited vinyl on eBay.
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Polish Taxpayers to File Tax Returns Electronically
All companies and businesses will be able to file their tax returns via the Internet as of Jan. 1, 2008.
Read morePoles are Drinking More and More Wine
Poles are appreciating the art of drinking wine, and specialist wine shops are increasing in their numbers.
Read more16th Fusion Festival
The 16th Fusion Festival in Silesia will begin on Nov. 9 lasting until Nov. 27. It will include various musical, artistic, literary and theatrical events.
Read moreThe Charter will not Threaten Reclaimed Land in Poland
Property ownership will not be under threat should Poland accept the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU. Mark Gray the spokesman for the European Commission stated on Friday Article 51 of the Charter “clearly states that the Charter only binds Member States in those situations, which are regulated by the EU.”
Read moreRetirement Packages Slowly Killing ZUS
Poland has the highest number of retirees in all of the EU. Within the last seven years over 360,000 people have entered the retirement age in Poland. The Social Security Office (ZUS) has had to add a further 1.2 mln pensions to its retirement payout budget within this period.
Read moreOmbudsman Tackles WWII Deportation Compensation in Constitutional Tribunal
The 1996 provision granting monetary compensation for those transported during World War II has been questioned by the Ombudsman.
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Change for Poland: PO victorious, PM Kaczyński to Step Down
The Electoral Commission (PKW) announced the official results of the early Sejm (Parliamentary) elections. Platforma Obywatelska won by a 9-percent margin with 41.5 percent of the vote.
Read moreGDP suffers: Too Many Cash-in-Hand Workers
It is estimated Poland’s gross domestic product would rise annually by 150 bln zloty, if cash-in-hand workers were to disclose their wages.
Read moreL’Oreal factory in Pruszkow Set to be Biggest in Poland
The L’Oreal cosmetics factory in Pruszkow produced around 206 bln cosmetic products this year. That is a 20 percent increase on its production quote last year.
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