Poland
Resi4Rent closes record €575mn Polish institutional rental portfolio sale
Sale of 18 residential rental projects for over is the largest transaction in Poland's institutional private rented sector.
The Iberian blackout was a grid failure, not a renewables failure
When the lights went out across almost all of Spain and Portugal last year in one of the biggest blackouts since the war, experts quickly blamed the explosion of renewable generating capacity as the cause. They were partly right.
Eastern EU faces mounting demographic strain as populations shrink and age, Eurostat says
While the EU’s total population rose slightly, many eastern member states continued to lose population over the longer term through emigration, low fertility and high mortality rates.
Poland expected to top EU growth in 2026 as momentum offsets impact of Middle East turmoil
Poland’s economy is expected to remain among the European Union’s strongest performers in 2026, second only to Malta, European Commission says.
Advent, FedEx consortium launches €7.8bln all-cash bid to buy out and delist Poland's InPost
Consortium including private equity firm Advent and FedEx has launched a recommended all-cash public offer to acquire all shares of Polish automated parcel locker operator InPost and delist it from the Euronext Amsterdam exchange.
EU’s foreign policy boss Kallas is undermining Europe’s credibility
Kaja Kallas has done it again. The EU’s top foreign policy high representative called China a “cancer” that needs decisive treatment with chemotherapy rather than temporary relief with morphine.
Trump suddenly says US will send 5,000 more troops to Poland
US President Donald Trump said that the United States would send an additional 5,000 troops to Poland, in an apparent reversal of earlier moves to reduce the American military presence in Europe.
Poland's cyber_Folks and Shoper to merge in €1bn e-commerce tech push
Polish IT firms cyber_Folks and Shoper announced plans to join forces, strengthening their position as the leading e-commerce technology provider in CEE. The combined entity's market capitalisation is seen at around €1bn.
ASH: UK cocks up on Russian sanctions
At the least a PR disaster for the UK around its Russia sanctions regime. At the worst the UK has been pushed by Trump’s war on Iran to easing up sanctions on Russia.
Peter Magyar receives cordial welcome in Poland during first official visit as prime minister
Hungary's new prime minister's first trip after taking his oath was to Poland, to restore strained Hungarian-Polish relations.
Poland offers energy help to wean Hungary off Russia
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Hungary's Prime Minister Péter Magyar pledged to work together to advance shared interests in EU and revive CEE's clout.
Hungary aims to revive V4 cooperation, Peter Magyar says in first foreign trip to Poland
Hungary wants to revive and strengthen the Visegrad Group cooperation based on the long-standing friendship between Hungary and Poland, Prime Minister Peter Magyar said in Krakow.
Polish bourse's blue-chip index seen approaching all-time high, if banks continue to soar
The Warsaw Stock Exchange's blue-chip WIG20 index could approach its all-time highest level set in 2007 if positive sentiment towards banks, fuelled by interest rate hike expectations, steps up, a brokerage director said.
US cancellation of troop deployment rattles Poland
A decision by the Pentagon to scrap a planned deployment of around 4,000 US troops to Poland has rattled Polish politicians, who have long assumed that the alliance with Washington is unbreakable.
Polish construction firms sign pact for Ukraine post-war reconstruction
Three major Polish construction companies signed a cooperation agreement on May 15 to jointly target infrastructure projects as part of Ukraine’s post-war reconstruction.
Poland targets top-three European economic influence within decade, finance minister says
Poland wants to become one of Europe’s three most influential and strongest economies within 10 years, Finance Minister Andrzej Domański said during the Impact ’26 congress in Poznań.
Germany revamps its energy laws, but risks locking itself into decades of costly gas import dependence
Germany risks locking itself into decades of costly gas import dependence unless policymakers give battery storage equal treatment in upcoming power market reforms, energy think-tank Ember has warned.
Poland to advance 3% digital tax despite US criticism
Finance Minister Andrzej Domański says tech companies must pay taxes in Poland, "just like everyone else".
Pekao cuts Polish GDP forecasts because of war in the Middle East
Bank Pekao cut its Polish economic growth forecasts as a prolonged conflict in the Persian Gulf weakens private consumption and exports, the bank said in a report.
Poland’s Niewiadów PGM seeks to build European defence champion with new capital raise
Niewiadów Polska Grupa Militarna has kicked off efforts to raise around €50mn from a share issue to finance its transformation into a European defence industry player.