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Over 9,500 companies with at least one German owner are already in Poland, and the number is growing. Despite the pandemic, war and inflation, the number of enquiries from companies to the German Chamber of Commerce in Warsaw has almost doubled
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Poland has moved up in 's World Press Freedom Index to 57th position from 66th last year. The rise is largely due to fewer attacks and arbitrary arrests of journalists, but the country's situation is still classified as "problematic"
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Investors fear a spillover to other markets after the failure of three US banks in the past two months and Credit Suisse’s takeover in Europe. In this environment, the Polish banking sector seems strong but faces domestic issues, writes Anna Rzhevkina
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A hardline junior party in Poland's ruling coalition, , has rebranded as "Sovereign Poland". Poland faces two threats: the war in Ukraine and "left-wing fanatics in Western Europe", says its leader 
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Poland has moved up in 's World Press Freedom Index to 57th position from 66th last year. The rise is largely due to fewer attacks and arbitrary arrests of journalists, but the country's situation is still classified as "problematic"
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Investors fear a spillover to other markets after the failure of three US banks in the past two months and Credit Suisse’s takeover in Europe. In this environment, the Polish banking sector seems strong but faces domestic issues, writes Anna Rzhevkina
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The European Commission has approved a ban on imports of four agricultural products from Ukraine (wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower), replacing unilateral bans imposed by several countries, including Poland. Only transit of these items will be permitted
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Several hundred people marched through the streets of Warsaw on Monday to protest against Poland being dragged into “the American war machine". During the march, demonstrators chanted anti-Ukrainian and anti-NATO slogans
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The European Commission has approved a ban on imports of four agricultural products from Ukraine (wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower), replacing unilateral bans imposed by several countries, including Poland. Only transit of these items will be permitted
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Two nationalists have been convicted over an event they organised in which photos of opposition politicians were subjected to a mock hanging. The incident happened in 2017, but the case has dragged on after prosecutors twice discontinued proceedings
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Two nationalists have been convicted over an event they organised in which photos of opposition politicians were subjected to a mock hanging. The incident happened in 2017, but the case has dragged on after prosecutors twice discontinued proceedings
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"I'm alive thanks to Polish friends," says Piotr Zettinger, who was one of many Jewish children saved from the Warsaw Ghetto by Irena Sendler and then hidden by Polish families and nuns After the war he was reunited with his mother and now lives in Sweden
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The PM has appealed to a group of rebel constitutional court judges to “think about the good of Poland” and end their refusal to rule on a law intended to unlock billions of euros of EU funds. The rebels do not accept the legitimacy of the chief justice
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Poland has been Europe’s fastest-growing market for heat pumps for the last three years, a process further accelerated by the energy crisis resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine. The country is also now becoming a major manufacturing hub for the devices
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Inflation slowed again in April, according to a flash estimate by the state statistics agency. It stood at 14.7% this month, down from 16.1% in March and a peak of 18.4% in February
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The PM has appealed to a group of rebel constitutional court judges to “think about the good of Poland” and end their refusal to rule on a law intended to unlock billions of euros of EU funds. The rebels do not accept the legitimacy of the chief justice
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Poland has been Europe’s fastest-growing market for heat pumps for the last three years, a process further accelerated by the energy crisis resulting from Russia's war in Ukraine. The country is also now becoming a major manufacturing hub for the devices
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Opposition parties Poland 2050 and PSL have formed a coalition ahead of this year's elections. They say it will offer a "third way, an alternative to a Poland torn in half". It will also help them avoid falling below the vote threshold to enter parliament
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Israel's leading Holocaust institutions, including , have expressed support for the scholar criticised by the Polish government for saying Poles did little to help Jews during WWII. She is the victim of "disgraceful political attacks", they say
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Opposition parties Poland 2050 and PSL have formed a coalition ahead of this year's elections. They say it will offer a "third way, an alternative to a Poland torn in half". It will also help them avoid falling below the vote threshold to enter parliament
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A Catholic radio station has challenged women to “abandon men’s clothes”, such as trousers, during May and instead wear more “beautiful, feminine and dignified” dresses and skirts in honour of the Virgin Mary
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Poland’s government has approved measures requiring internet providers to offer free and easy tools for blocking pornographic content. The aim is to protect children after a survey of school pupils found that almost a quarter regularly view online porn
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Israel's leading Holocaust institutions, including , have expressed support for the scholar criticised by the Polish government for saying Poles did little to help Jews during WWII. She is the victim of "disgraceful political attacks", they say
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A Catholic radio station has challenged women to “abandon men’s clothes”, such as trousers, during May and instead wear more “beautiful, feminine and dignified” dresses and skirts in honour of the Virgin Mary
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