News · Warsaw, Poland

21–22 September

Fifty municipalities in Lower Silesia have joined forces to pass a law creating a metropolitan area. The goal is to integrate transport and secure financial benefits through tax allocations.

Police detained seven people involved in stealing and dismantling over 25 cars worth nearly 1.5 million zł. Some of the vehicles were previously stolen in Poland and abroad.

Polish Defense Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz postponed a scheduled visit to the Pentagon at the request of the US. The delay is due to the US Secretary of Defense's full schedule during the Chinese President's visit.

Studies in medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy in Poland have high tuition fees. The most expensive courses exceed 70,000 zł per year, potentially totaling over 400,000 zł over five years.

In Warsaw during the late 19th century, factory workers reportedly earned an average of 20 rubles a month. Real wages were often lower due to wage delays and long working hours.

Over 28 million zł worth of properties in Małopolska are being sold at auction. Buyers include local governments and insolvency trustees offering land for construction.

In brief
47-year-old pedestrian dies in road accident near Konin
Heavy rain forecast across Poland after hot 26°C
Kraków ring road undergoing night works between Modlnica and Modlniczka
Social housing supply in Poland grows despite slower market rate
Ditch floods threaten elderly woman's home near Węgrów
Mazovia province leads Poland in number of villages
14 Polish hotels awarded Michelin keys; five hold two keys
Variable speed cameras cause mixed reactions on Warsaw's S2
Lithuanians say they need Poland more than the reverse
Jerzy Baranowski, Warsaw Uprising veteran, passes away
Experts propose stepping outside established paths
Criminal gang involved in false grandchildren and police scams broken up
Czech government introduces fuel price limits and new taxes
Documentary film about St. Gregory of Narek to be screened in Warsaw
Regulations are stifling the corporate bond market
Oil is key to everything
Foreign Minister Sikorski mocks Ziobro in New York interview
Higher fuel prices prompt Czech government intervention
Austin's tallest building lacks office tenants
Warsaw Ursynów shopping mall project scrapped due to costs