Alicja Ptak

Warsaw

Telling stories about Poland. Senior Editor at @notesfrompoland Ex @reuters. 🇵🇱🇬🇧🇫🇷🇺🇦 / 🇪🇸 in progress! @[email protected]

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Articles

Orlen secures 1.7bn zloty for hydrogen projects from EU recovery funds

1 week ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Polish state energy giant Orlen has secured more than 1.7 billion zloty (€400 million) in grants from European Union post-pandemic recovery funds to expand its hydrogen energy projects.
Poland’s largest convenience chain Żabka reaches 100 stores in Romania

2 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s largest convenience chain, Żabka, has opened its 100th store in Romania, one year after launching the brand there under the name Froo. Froo’s rollout followed Żabka’s early 2024 acquisition of a majority stake in Romanian distributor DRIM Daniel Distribuţie FMCG.
Polish government proposes 3% hike in minimum wage for 2026

2 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s government has proposed a 3% increase in the minimum wage from January 2026, raising it to 4,806 zloty (€1,124.60) per month and 31.40 (€7.35) zloty per hour.
Poland’s Supreme Court orders partial recount over voting irregularities in presidential election

2 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s Supreme Court has authorised a re-inspection of ballots, which in practice means a partial recount of votes, in 13 polling stations following allegations of irregularities in the run-off of the recent presidential election.
Ukrainian refugees boosted Poland’s GDP by 2.7% in 2024, finds UN study

2 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Ukrainian refugees boosted the size of Poland’s economy by 2.7% last year while not increasing unemployment or pushing down wages, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) and accounting firm Deloitte.
Poland’s constitutional court rules EU energy policies breach national sovereignty

2 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal (TK) has ruled that European Union energy and climate regulations are incompatible with the Polish constitution and breach national sovereignty in determining energy policy.
Polish government to appoint first spokesperson after 18 months in office amid presidential election fallout

3 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s ruling coalition has announced that it will appoint a government spokesperson for the first time since taking office 18 months ago, as pressure mounts following its defeat in Sunday’s presidential election.
Polish parliament approves bill mandating salary disclosure in job adverts

3 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s parliament has approved amendments to the labour code that would require employers to provide prospective job applicants with information on salaries and benefits, as part of efforts to increase pay transparency and align with forthcoming EU regulations on pay equity.
Poland’s biggest insurer and second biggest bank agree potential €23bn merger

3 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. Poland’s biggest insurer, PZU, and second-largest bank, Pekao, both of which are partially state owned, have agreed a potential merger that would create a financial giant worth around 100 billion zloty (€23 billion).
Poland’s presidential election run-off in charts

3 weeks ago | notesfrompoland.com | Alicja Ptak

Notes from Poland is run by a small editorial team and is published by an independent, non-profit foundation that is funded through donations from our readers. We cannot do what we do without your support. By Alicja PtakWith less than two percentage points separating the winner from the runner-up, Poland’s presidential election was the tightest in the country’s post-communist history.