Defendants in Poland and Florida Indicted for Scheme to Import Used Airbags, Sold as New, into the United States
According to court documents, Pawel Pankow began shipping airbags into the United States no later than in 2008 and sold thousands of them through online sales, mostly through eBay. Pankow listed the…
U.S.’s Blinken speaks to Ukraine counterpart on Poland blasts
NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke to his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmytro Kuleba, about assessments of the blasts in Poland, the state department said in a statement…
Euro loses ground after reports Russian missile hit Poland
(Reuters) – The euro regained some lost ground after falling sharply against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday following reports that Russian missiles had hit Poland and killed two people. The euro was…
Pentagon says can’t confirm Russian missiles struck inside Poland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Tuesday it could not confirm reports that Russian missiles have crossed into Poland near the Ukraine border. “We are aware of the press reports alleging…
Poland has no ample space to hike rates, central banker Kochalski says
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Polish central bank does not have ample room to increase interest rates amid an expected economic slowdown, central banker Cezary Kochalski said on Tuesday. Poland’s inflation would remain…
C.banker Tyrowicz says Poland could hike rates by 200-400 bps more -PAP
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland could raise interest rates by 200 to 400 basis points more, central banker Joanna Tyrowicz was quoted as saying on Friday, striking a hawkish tone at a time when…
Poland distributes iodine pills as fears grow over Ukraine nuclear plant
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland, concerned about fighting around Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, has distributed iodine tablets to regional fire departments to give to people in the event of radioactive exposure, a…
Curbing power prices will cost Poland over 30 billion zloty-PM
WARSAW (Reuters) – Measures aimed at freezing power prices for households and providing support for energy intensive companies will cost Poland over 30 billion zlotys ($6.35 billion), Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said…
Rate-hike cycle in Poland may be ending, central banker Kochalski says
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish central banker Cezary Kochalski said there was significantly reduced room for further interest rate hikes and that the probability of ending the monetary tightening cycle had increased. Last…
CPI in Poland may stay at two-digit level through 2024, rate-setter Kotecki says
WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland’s GDP may fall in the first quarter of 2023 and inflation may remain at two-digit levels until the end of 2024, rate setter Ludwik Kotecki said on Monday, arguing…
Poland To Demand $1.3 Trillion From Germany For Losses Suffered During WW2
Poland To Demand $1.3 Trillion From Germany For Losses Suffered During WW2 Micaela Burrow on September 1, 2022 The Polish government revealed an intention to demand $1.32 trillion in compensation from Germany…
Baltic states, Poland and Finland could ban Russian tourists, says Lithuania
By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – European Union members Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Finland, which all share a border with Russia, may stop Russian tourists from entering their countries if the…
Poland to get recovery cash after meeting agreed milestones – Commission
BRUSSELS – Poland will get money from the European Union recovery fund only after it reaches the milestones and targets that the Polish government has jointly agreed with the EU in many…
EU to stand firm in clash with Poland over cash, officials say
By Jan Strupczewski BRUSSELS – Brussels is unlikely to back down on its demand that Poland respect the rule of law to receive post-pandemic recovery funds, officials said, despite threats from Warsaw…
Poland wants right to block EU plan to reduce gas demand, PM says
WARSAW – Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said on Thursday that a possible decision on a compulsory reduction in gas consumption in the European Union must be made unanimously, not by a…
End ‘double standard approach’ on refugees, UN expert urges Poland
GENEVA/WARSAW – Polish authorities must stop locking up migrants near the Belarus border and put an end to their “very different” treatment of Ukrainian and non-Ukrainian refugees, the U.N. Special Rapporteur on…
Rates in Poland could rise less aggressively, central bankers say
WARSAW – Polish central bankers are weighing the scope of further rate hikes amid risks of an economic slowdown, with one rate-setter arguing future hikes should be smaller while another said rates…
Israel, Poland to restore relations strained by Holocaust restitution row
JERUSALEM/WARSAW -Israel and Poland have agreed to improve relations that had deteriorated after Warsaw introduced a law last year limiting the ability of Jews to recover World War Two properties, saying on…
Ukraine, Poland agree on joint customs control to ease movement of people, goods
By Maria Starkova (Reuters) – Ukraine and Poland agreed on Sunday to establish a joint border customs control and work on a shared railway company to ease the movement of people and…
MSCI eastern Europe stocks index drops after Russia cuts gas to Poland, Bulgaria
(Reuters) – MSCI’s emerging market eastern Europe equity index dropped as much as 1.2% in early trading on Wednesday after Russia cut gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria. This is the fifth…
Russian gas supplies resume to Poland – operator data
(Reuters) – Gas supplies under the Yamal contract to Poland edged up after dropping to zero earlier, data from the European Union network of gas transmission operators showed on Wednesday. Physical gas…
Russia To Cut Gas Supplies To Poland, Bulgaria
Russia To Cut Gas Supplies To Poland, Bulgaria Thomas Catenacci on April 26, 2022 Russia is reportedly planning to halt all natural gas pipeline flows to Poland and Bulgaria, a significant escalation…
Poland sanctions Gazprom among 50 Russian firms and oligarchs
WARSAW -Poland is imposing sanctions on 50 Russian oligarchs and companies, the interior minister said on Tuesday, as it seeks to increase pressure on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine.Poland this month…
‘Too early’ to say if Poland will seek EU approval for more coal subsidies – minister
By Marek Strzelecki and Kate Abnett WARSAW – It is too early to say if Poland will ask the European Union for approval to extend capacity market support for coal-fuelled power plants,…
Poland blocks EU compromise on global minimum corporate tax deal
PARIS – Poland on Tuesday blocked a French-proposed compromise on how to implement a minimum corporate tax across the European Union in another blow to a global overhaul of international tax rules.…
U.S. liaising with Ukrainian forces in Poland, Pentagon says
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON – The Pentagon on Tuesday clarified that U.S. troops in Poland were “liaising” with Ukrainian forces as they hand over weapons to them, but were…
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