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At a state banquet hosted in Mr Duda’s honour, Mr Tharman said bilateral trade has grown significantly, and there is much more that both sides can do to capitalise on each other’s roles as hubs within their respective regions. “There is a Polish saying that goes ‘grain by grain, the measure will be filled’,” said…
Poland’s centrist government won a confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday, averting political turmoil for the biggest country on the European Union’s eastern flank and a robust supporter of Ukraine. Prime Minister Donald Tusk last week called the vote for legislators to endorse his government, hoping to reassert his authority after the victory of a…
Polish authorities accused Russian intelligence services on Sunday of orchestrating a fire that destroyed a large shopping center last year in the capital of Warsaw. Since Russia’s February 2022 offensive against Ukraine, Poland — a loyal ally of Kyiv — claims to be the target of sabotage attempts which they blame on Russia. In May…
The job offer, pitched to appeal to a 17-year-old Ukrainian refugee without work, promised a BMW car and about $11,000 in cash. Daniil Bardadim, a teenager on the run from war in Ukraine, received the offer early last year after making his way to Warsaw in neighboring Poland, according to investigators. He accepted and was…
Warning that a “profound change of American geopolitics” had put Poland, as well as Ukraine, in an “objectively more difficult situation,” Prime Minister Donald Tusk of Poland on Friday said his country must drastically increase the size of its military and even “reach for opportunities related to nuclear weapons.” Mr. Tusk, in a detailed speech…
Apple CEO Tim Cook (L) takes a selfie with a greets customers on arrival for the release of the Vision Pro headset at the Apple Store in New York City on February 2, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images When Apple revealed the Vision Pro in 2023, it called the $3,500 headset its…
Mark Lenhard, CEO of U.K.-based remittances platform Zepz. Lukas Schulze | Sportsfile for Web Summit via Getty Images LONDON — British digital remittances company Zepz is laying off dozens of IT workers and is in the process of closing down business units in Poland and Kenya. Roughly 200 staff members will be impacted by the…
Elon Musk’s endorsement of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the country’s general election has sparked calls for a boycott of his electric vehicles elsewhere in Europe. Mr Musk, who is a key adviser to US President Donald Trump as well as the richest person in the world thanks to his numerous…
When I crossed a bridge spanning the Rhine last year, a checkpoint blocked the route between France and Germany, on the Pont de l’Europe. Borders are closing in Europe, for reasons ranging from “ongoing crises in Eastern Europe and the Middle East” to “increasing migratory pressures and the risk of terrorist infiltration.” France cites “threats…
Poland announced Wednesday it had shut its consulate in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg, after Russia ordered the closure in a tit-for-tat move. Russia ordered the closure in December after Poland said in October it was closing Russia’s consulate in the Polish city of Poznan, accusing Moscow of “sabotage” attempts against Poland and its…
