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Ministry of Development Wants To Help Medium-Sized Towns

2.5 billion PLN – that is the amount of money that the Polish Ministry of Development wants to assign to helping medium-sized Polish towns boost their economies and development. Through various schemes that will be part of the Programme for Development, the government wants to give smaller entities a new life. Currently, in Poland, there are 255 such municipalities.

 

The plan is a response to the report of the Read more

Companies in Poland Experience Staff Shortages

Central Statistical Office published unemployment data or staff shortage for July. The official unemployment rate in Poland in the seventh month of the year stood at 7.1 percent. This means the number of unemployed in the country remained at the same level for two months. Unemployment in June 2017 was also 7.1 percent. This may be found a little bit surprising, as most experts predicted the unemployment rate will continue its downward trend which lasted for a whole five months. Eurostat data sho Read more

Warsaw School of Economics Will Teach About Cryptocurrencies

Warsaw School of Economics, one of the most prestigious schools of higher education in Poland and the top business and economics teaching institutions announced their plans to launch a new type of postgraduate studies. You may be surprised to learn that the school, in cooperation will several other Polish educational facilities, will teach on the topic of cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. Warsaw Scho Read more

Fipronil Contaminated Eggs Found in Poland

General Sanitary Inspectorate announced that Fipronil Contaminated eggs contaminated with fipronil, a toxic insecticide, were found in Poland. A batch of Fipronil Contaminated eggs has been imported to the country from Germany. This means Poland is now among the 15 countries affected by the fipronil scare. The eggs, originally from farms situated in the Netherlands, were found in numerous European states as well as Hong Kong. The eggs were hard-boiled and shell-less, and intended to be used for Read more

Polish Forests Ravaged By Storms

Abrupt storms hit Poland last week, causing substantial damage including the destruction of Polish forests killing 6 people and harming 30 more. Hurricane-level gusts of wind caused trees to fall, ravaging whole forests. The level of devastation is unprecedented. State Forests estimate the total area of destroyed forests to be as much as 38 thousand hectares. Over 7.7 million square meters of trees are down. In the areas affected the most, local authorities created crisis groups that will coord Read more

Fiscal cash registers go online in 2018

The Ministry of Finance wants fiscal transactions to be reported to tax authorities online. This is to be done thanks to a new generation of fiscal cash registers that will send period reports on all cash register entries to a new government IT system. The data will be analysed to detect any inconsistencies or irregularities.   The goal behind introducing the new reporting obligation is providing the Ministry with more information relevant to business activity of Polish entrepreneurs whic Read more
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