(IN BRIEF) Alstom will provide advanced rail traffic control systems for the modernization of the Poznań freight bypass, a project that will enhance the capacity of crucial railway lines no. 395 and 352. Under a contract with Krakowskie Zakłady Automatyki … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Adam Juretko, Alstom, centralised rail control, ERTMS, freight transport, infrastructure investment, interlocking systems, Krakowskie Zakłady Automatyki S.A., line block devices, management systems, partnership, Paweł Mentel, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe, Poland, Poznań Franowo, Poznań freight bypass, Poznań IV Local Control Centre, rail traffic control, rail-road crossings, railway modernization, signalling systems, sustainability, traffic control devices, Warsaw Metro
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD has announced the short list for its annual Literature Prize, featuring ten English translations of books by authors from seven countries where the Bank invests. Selected by an independent jury led by Maya Jaggi, the short … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Croatia, Czech Republic, Financial, Hungary, Media, Moldova, Poland, Turkey, Ukraine
Tagged 128 LIT, Alex Zucker, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Artem Chapeye, Bellevue Literary Press, Bullaun Press, CROATIA, Czechia, Damir Karakaš, EBRD, Ellen Elias-Bursać, English translation, Fergal Keane, Fitzcarraldo Editions, Hanna Leliv, Hungary, Istros Books, Ivana Bodrožić, Kenneth Dakan, László Krasznahorkai, Liliana Corobca, Literature Prize, Liveright, Magdaléna Platzová, Maya Jaggi, MOLDOVA, Monica Cure, New Directions Publishing, Olga Tokarczuk, Ottilie Mulzet, Poland, Selkies House Limited, Selma Dabbagh, Seven Stories Press, Tanja Maljartschuk, Türkiye, Uilleam Blacker, UKRAINE, Yuliia Iliukha, Zenia Tompkins, Ҫiler İlhan
(IN BRIEF) Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa S.A. and Safran have signed an MoU to further their cooperation within the European defense industry. The agreement, signed in Warsaw during high-level discussions between PGZ President Krzysztof Trofiniak and Safran CEO Olivier Andriès, aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Industrial, Management, Poland
Tagged aerospace, Air Defense, artificial intelligence, Defense, engines, European Defense Industrial and Technological Base, European defense industry, Franco-Polish industrial partnership, Geonyx inertial navigation, high-technology, Krzysztof Trofiniak, Local Manufacturing, Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, Olivier Andries, optronics, PGZ, PNT systems, Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, position navigation timing, propulsion, Q3 2025, Safran, smart munitions, Warsaw, WZE
(IN BRIEF) Ferrovial, through its Polish subsidiary Budimex, is at the forefront of the Rail Baltica project in Estonia, tasked with constructing a 58.08-kilometer high-speed railway from Pärnu to the Latvian border. Valued at around EUR332 million (approximately PLN 1.4 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Estonia, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 249 km per hour, alliance contract, Bouygues Travaux Publics, Budimex, construction, defect liability, design, Estonia, Estonian state budget, European Union, Ferrovial, high-speed railway, Ingérop Conseil et Ingénierie, KMG Infra OÜ, Latvian border, Pärnu, Rail Baltica, WSP Finland Oy
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank has signed a loan agreement of 1.7 billion Polish zlotys (€405 million) with Orlen, which will finance major upgrades to Poland’s electricity network through its subsidiary, Energa Operator. This installment is the final tranche … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland
Tagged 000 kilometers, 1&1, 10, 2, 2035, 3.5-billion-zloty loan, 300 kilometers, 600 kilometers, central Poland, EIB, electricity grid, Energa Operator, energy security, energy storage, European Investment Bank, final tranche, green transition, Magdalena Bartoś, metering systems, national grid, new customers, northern Poland, ORLEN, Polish zlotys, power network, renewable energy, REPowerEU, sustainable growth, Teresa Czerwinska, underground cables, £4, €405 million
(IN BRIEF) Vienna Insurance Group is strengthening its market position in Poland through a strategic investment in Phinance, a leading financial broker with an extensive network of customers and consultants. This move comes on the heels of the 2024 merger … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Poland
Tagged Beesafe, CEE, Compensa Non-Life, consultants, customers, diversified sales strategy, financial broker, GROWTH, Harald Riener, insurance expertise, InterRisk, life insurance, MERGER, Phinance, Polish market, UOKiK, Vienna Insurance Group, Vienna Life, Vienna PTE, VIG
(IN BRIEF) Europe may be facing an epistemological crisis that threatens genuine democratic values due to the rampant spread of disinformation, which global leaders at WEF 2025 have identified as the greatest short-term global threat—surpassing even war and natural … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Poland
Tagged 2025 presidential elections, Check Point Software Technologies, civic education, cybersecurity threats, democratic values, Digital Services Act, disinformation, DSA, EDMO, epistemological crisis, EU, Eurobarometer, Europe, European Media Digital Observatory, European Union, EUvsDisinfo Lab, fact-checking tools, fake news, false information, geopolitical struggles, global leaders, high-quality journalism, journalism, Krzysztof Gawkowski, law, Poland, Right to be Forgotten, Robert Szustkowski, Russian propaganda, stop disinformation, threat of disinformation, true democratic values, WEF 2025, Wojciech Głażewski
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN and Naftogaz of Ukraine have signed a new natural gas supply contract, ensuring deliveries for Ukrainian consumers starting in April. This is the second contract under a cooperation agreement signed earlier this year, with the gas being … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Investment, Poland, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine
Tagged 100 million cubic meters, contract, Cooperation Agreement, energy diversification, energy security, Ireneusz Fąfara, Klaipeda terminal, Lithuania, LNG cargo, March 2025, Memorandum of Understanding, Naftogaz, Natural Gas Supply, ORLEN, Poland, Polish-Ukrainian border, regasification, Roman Chumak, Świnoujście LNG terminal, trading expertise, UKRAINE, United States
(IN BRIEF) H&M has announced its first-ever collaboration with Polish designer Magda Butrym, set to launch on 24 April 2025 at hm.com and in select stores. The collection, which celebrates Slavic-inspired femininity through a central rose motif, revisits iconic pieces … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Retail, Sweden, Technology
Tagged 10-year anniversary, 24 April 2025, accessories, archival pieces, collaboration, contemporary fashion, crochet lace gown, designer collaboration, femininity, flower earrings, H&M, hm.com, jewellery, Magda Butrym, partnership, Polish designer, ready-to-wear, red ruffled gown, rose motif, select stores, silk headscarves, Slavic style, tailored garments, womenswear
(IN BRIEF) UniCredit has acquired 100% of Aion Bank and Vodeno for €376 million, marking a significant milestone in its Unlocked strategy to boost digital banking. This acquisition provides the bank with an advanced, cloud-based core banking platform that features … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Aion Bank, API connectivity, Banking-as-a-Service, CEO Andrea Orcel, CET1 ratio impact, cloud-based core banking platform, cost income ratio, digital banking transformation, European market expansion, INNOVATION, partnership, Polish market, ROAC, smart contract technology, technological expertise, UNICREDIT, Unlocked strategy, Vodeno, Western European expansion, €200 million investment, €376 million acquisition
(IN BRIEF) The European Film Festival Integration You and Me, which claims to champion disability inclusion, recently disqualified the film Unspoken Truth—a documentary about severe chronic stuttering—on the grounds that the festival did not recognize stuttering as a disability. Despite … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Media, Netherlands, Poland
Tagged ABC, awareness, disability, diversity, Dutch, film festivals, filmmakers, inclusivity, indiefilm, Netherlands, Poland, shortfilm, social issues, stuttering, United Nations, Unspoken Truth, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) EBRD Venture Capital has led a $44 million Series B investment round for Nomagic, a Polish robotics company specializing in autonomous systems for logistics and e-commerce. The funding will support the company’s product development and expand its market … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Technology
Tagged 3PLs, AI, AI-powered robotic picking, Almaz Capital, artificial intelligence, Bruno Lusic, Central and Eastern Europe, E-Commerce, e-commerce distributors, early-stage investments, EBRD Venture Capital, fashion, groceries, growth-stage investments, Kacper Nowicki, Khosla Ventures, labour shortages, logistics, marketing, Nomagic, Operational Efficiency, pharmaceuticals, Poland, Product Development, retail, robot-as-a-service, robotics, sales, Series B funding, supply chain, technology companies, warehouse automation
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Investment Fund (EIF), and Santander Bank Polska have joined forces to launch a new synthetic securitisation agreement aimed at bolstering support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Poland, particularly those … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, Society, Technology
Tagged business funding, climate projects, diversity, economic growth, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, financial inclusion, funding, gender equality, gender finance, Inclusion, Krzysztof Kowalewski, Magdalena Proga-Stępień, Merete Clausen, partnership, Poland, Santander Bank Polska, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability, sustainable development, synthetic securitisation, Teresa Czerwinska, Women Entrepreneurship
(IN BRIEF) In 2024, the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved over PLN 1 billion (around €274 million) to support sustainable urban development in Polish cities, including Kielce, Radom, Rybnik, and Chorzów. This financing aims to improve urban infrastructure, transport systems, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Poland
Tagged Chorzów, Climate Policies, Cohesion Regions, economic benefits, EIB, EIB financing agreements, energy efficiency, environmental projects, EU grants, European Investment Bank, green spaces, Kielce, long-term financing, medium-sized cities, Poland, Public Buildings, public investment, public transportation, quality of life, Radom, Rybnik, social housing, sustainable development, Teresa Czerwińska, TRANSPORT, urban infrastructure, urban mobility
(IN BRIEF) A new Letter of Intent between Grupa Azoty and American Gas Partners marks the beginning of negotiations for a potential agreement to secure gas supplies. If finalized, deliveries will be facilitated through a specialized procurement platform involving U.S. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged American Gas Partners, business model, competitive edge., European gas buyers, export capacity, geopolitical environment, Grupa Azoty, Hubert Kamola, Infrastructure Project, Letter of Intent, liquefied gas, partnership, Pierce Kirby, Poland, procurement platform, sustainability, U.S. gas producers
(IN BRIEF) Poland is advancing its offshore wind energy ambitions with the completion of two key substations for the Baltic Power wind farm, marking the start of commercial-scale offshore wind development in the country. The project is part of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Technology
Tagged Baltic Power, Baltic Sea, clean energy, decarbonization, electric vehicles, Energy Independence, energy security, EU climate goals, EU Presidency, GPB, Grupa Przemysłowa Baltic, industrial competitiveness, Malgosia Bartosik, offshore substations, Offshore wind, offshore wind farm, partnership, Poland, Pomerania, renewable energy, sustainability, WindEurope
(IN BRIEF) GEA has been awarded the “Top Employer 2025” certification in six countries, including its first recognition in Italy, and renewed certifications in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. The award, given by the independent Top Employers Institute, acknowledges … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, Belgium, business strategy, CHRO, competitive edge., Diversity & Inclusion, Dr. Ulrich Braig, GEA, Germany, global assessment, HR Best Practices Survey, HR practices, Italy, job market, job search criterion, leadership, learning, People Strategy, Poland, PORTUGAL, Purpose & Values, Spain, sustainability, sustainability pioneer, Talent Acquisition, Top Employer 2025, Top Employers Institute, top talent, well-being, Work Environment
(IN BRIEF) During its Presidency of the Council of the European Union, Poland will focus on combating cross-border crime, hybrid threats, terrorism, and radicalisation. Priorities include addressing the trafficking of illicit drugs, human trafficking, and migrant smuggling, as well as … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Poland, Politics, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged artificial intelligence, BELARUS, citizens' rights, crimes against humanity, Cross-Border Crime, Cybercrime, EJOCN, EU Presidency, Eurojust, European Judicial Organised Crime Network, genocide, global criminal organisations, human trafficking, hybrid threats, illicit drug trafficking, internal security, JIT, joint investigation team, migrant smuggling, minors, National Member for Poland, online exploitation, Organised crime, Paweł Wąsik, Poland, Presidency of the Council of the European Union, prosecutors, radicalisation, RESEARCH, rule of law, sexual abuse, Terrorism, UKRAINE, war crimes
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a €66 million synthetic securitisation deal with Bank Millennium in Poland, marking the EBRD’s second capital relief transaction in the country. This deal will help Bank Millennium strengthen … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Poland, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Bank Millennium, capital relief transaction, corporate loans, credit protection, EBRD, EBRD .Investment, energy efficiency, EU Capital Requirements Regulation, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, financial resilience, GET criteria, Green Economy Transition, Green Projects, Lending Capacity, low-carbon economy, mezzanine tranche, partnership, Poland, Poland economy, private sector, renewable energy, risk management, risk-weighted asset relief, significant risk transfer, simple, small and medium-sized enterprises, SME, SRT, standardised, STS, sustainability, synthetic securitisation, transparent, €15.4 billion, €66 million
(IN BRIEF) Logicor has extended its lease agreement with Huhtamaki Foodservice in Czeladź, Poland, covering 34,600 square meters of warehouse and 2,700 square meters of office space. Huhtamaki, a global leader in sustainable packaging, has been operating in the region … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A4 motorway, brokerage services, Czeladź, distribution, Huhtamaki Foodservice, Huhtamaki Group, Katowice, LED installations, Logicor, logistics, long-term development, National Road No. 86, office space, parking area, Poland, Pyrzowice Airport, refurbishments, S1 expressway, Silesian region, skilled labor, strategic location, sustainability, Sustainable packaging, Triflow, warehouse
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