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Ukraine risks €2bn EU funding cut over unmet reform benchmarks, EU trade relations in limbo
Ukraine risks losing up to €2bn in European Union financial support after missing four EU chapter reform targets required under the Ukraine Facility programme in the first quarter of the year. Trade relations with the EU are also in limbo.
Polish retail sales surge in April
Polish retail sales grew 7.6% year on year at constant prices in April, beating the consensus, which had expected a 3.4% annual increase, the statistics office GUS said on May 26.
Poland’s right-wing presidential hopeful Nawrocki hit by sex worker scandal
A new controversy has hit Karol Nawrocki, run-off candidate in Poland's presidential election, on May 26 after a reportage by Onet alleged Nawrocki was involved in arranging prostitutes for guests at the Grand Hotel in Sopot while working there.
EU allies drop all restrictions on types of weapons available to Ukraine
Great Britain, France, Germany and the United States have lifted restrictions on the types of weapons that can be supplied to Ukraine, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced on May 26.
Trzaskowski and Nawrocki clash in Warsaw rallies as Polish presidency hangs in balance
Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and radical right-wing challenger Karol Nawrocki drew tens of thousands of supporters to rival rallies in the capital on May 25, as both candidates sought last-minute momentum ahead of the second vote.
Snus and polls – Poland’s presidential race at fever pitch one week before vote
Poland’s populist right-winger Karol Nawrocki sparked fresh debate by using snus, a small dose of nicotine placed on the gum, during his televised debate with rival Rafał Trzaskowski, the liberal mayor of Warsaw, on May 23.
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BLOG: Efforts to tackle methane emissions continue, despite Trump’s regulatory rollback
Momentum behind improved methane monitoring, quantification and mitigation continues to build in the US – even without the same regulatory pressure.
Whose is bigger (march)? Poland’s presidential race becoming ever tighter
Liberal Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski and his radical right-wing rival Karol Nawrocki will each lead separate marches through the capital on May 25, as both candidates escalate their campaigns before Poland’s presidential run-off on June 1.
Poland’s WIG index climbs 28.6% in 2025 on Ukraine peace hopes and economic stability
The Warsaw Stock Exchange’s (WSE) benchmark WIG index has gained 28.6% since the beginning of 2025, outperforming major global markets amid investor optimism over a potential peace settlement in Ukraine.
Drill down into Poland’s presidential election voting patterns
Poland’s presidential election will go to a second-round run-off after centrist candidate Rafał Trzaskowski and conservative Karol Nawrocki finished in a close contest in the May 15 first round.
Record temperatures around the world – Statista
A heat wave is sweeping across South Asia, with temperatures having reached 44°C in India’s Jaipur and 50°C in Pakistan’s Shaheed Benazirabad in April, Statista reports.
ING: Poland’s economy off to a positive start in the second quarter
April data from industry and the labour market suggest an encouraging start to the second quarter in Poland. One data point does not make a trend though, but we see encouraging signs that the recovery has resumed.
Data centre power use expected to increase 20-fold in next five years
The first data centres consumed as much power as 20,000 homes, but the largest today use the same amount of power as100,000 homes, and are on track to burn up 5mn households' worth of power by 2030 – the same amount of power that Japan consumes.
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Brazil poultry sector hit as bird flu prompts global export bans
Brazil, the world's largest poultry exporter, has confirmed its first outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza on a commercial farm, triggering immediate import bans from major markets including China and the EU.
Polish presidential frontrunners begin scrambling for support outside their natural environs
Karol Nawrocki and Rafał Trzaskowski are scrambling to win over voters who backed neither of them in the first round of Poland’s presidential election. The decisive second round will take place on June 1.
Nationalist gains upper hand in Polish presidential race despite first-round defeat
Historian Karol Nawrocki, running as independent with the backing of radical right-wing Law and Justice (PiS) party, came second in last night’s first round of presidential election in Poland that will make the run off a tight race.
Borsa Istanbul leads world markets in dollar-basis losses
Turkey’s exchange-traded fund down 9.5% in year-to-date. Thai performance second worst at 6.5%.
Polish economy grows 3.8% in first quarter as momentum holds steady
Polish GDP grew 3.8% year on year in the first quarter of 2025, slightly below the revised 3.9% increase recorded in the previous three months, seasonally adjusted data from the Central Statistical Office showed in a flash estimate on May 15.
Poles to hint if they want to hand Tusk more power in presidential election's first round this Sunday
Voting is underway in Poland and Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski is poised to advance to the second round of Poland’s presidential election on May 18, according to multiple opinion polls ahead of the first-round vote on May 18.
Central Europeans overwhelmingly oppose Trumpist narratives about free speech, 2025 Media Freedom Poll shows
Citizens of Czechia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia oppose the Trump administration’s narratives about free speech as allegedly not requiring the regulation of social media, with nearly 90% demanding that online platforms act against hate speech.