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Public car rental system soon also in Warsaw

Warsaw plans launching car rental in the formula of the so-called carsharing as soon as in the second half of 2017. Initially, there are to be from 300 to 500 cars. The expected fee for one minute of usage is 1.2 PLN and the city has already started to look for a company that could service such system.   The main objective of launching carsharing is retrieving city public space, which currently in a huge extend is occupied by private cars. According to long-term prognoses, one public car Read more

Another huge wind farm in Poland

Polenergia company as the first Polish entity was granted a decision on environment conditions from Regional Dicrectorate of Environemtn Protection  in Gdańsk for the construction of Offshore Wind Farm Middle Baltic III. The projected plant power is 600 MW, and the decision regarding further 600 MW is expected later this year. This is going to be one of the biggest wind farms on the Baltic Sea.   Issuing the decision to Polenergia means it received the green light to start works on the Read more

Where to go on holiday in the era of terror threats?

Fear of terrorist attacks made both Poles and inhabitants of other European countries choose completely different holiday destinations than they would only a few years ago.   Egypt or Tunisia, in demand for many years, are a thing of the past, and the recently packed tourist resorts are now half-empty. Until recently, many tourists would also choose Turkey, but this country has lost its charm as well due to state of emergency declared after the coup attempt.   Tourists are also afr Read more

Spread refund for Polish borrowers

President Andrzej Duda as early as his election campaign talked about the plans of currency conversion of the loans denominated in Swiss francs taken up by the citizens. The pledge to many interested parties seemed to be a means to solve the existing problem. In practice, mortgage borrowers are only to be refunded spread, and in the so-called franc bill there is one threshold – 350 thousand PLN per borrower.   Spread is a type of fee the bank charges each time it converts the value of m Read more

Amendments to Polish public procurement law

Public procurement law regulates all legal aspects connected with public tender proceedings in Poland. The legal acts within this scope also constitutes foundation for the mechanism of spending EU funding. From the latest amendments, the criterion of the lowest price will cease to dominate. What is more, it will be vital to employ contractors on the basis of employment relationship, and it will be possible to order tasks to subsidiary companies without organizing tender proceedings for this purp Read more

Amendments to the energy law spark controversy

On Friday, the Sejm [lower chamber of Polish parliament] accepted two amendments made in the Senate to the bill amending the energy law act. Now, the bill will be referred to the President for signature. The amendments’ aim is mainly to limit the grey area in the fuel market, boost market competition and increase the country’s energy security.   One of the amendments made in the Senate prolongs the deadline for the companies active in the LPG market to provide a licence by three month Read more
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