Poland
Polish president vetoes crypto assets bill for third time
President Karol Nawrocki vetoed a government bill aimed at regulating the crypto assets market, blocking legislation that would have appointed the Polish Financial Supervision Authority as the market’s main watchdog.
EU disunity deepens as foreign policy chief Kallas’ job comes under attack
France and Germany are discussing proposals for a radical overhaul of the EU’s 15-year-old diplomatic service and cutting the powers of EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, in an attempt to improve the bloc’s response to geopolitical crises.
Funding round for Polish-led space tech firm ICEYE values it at €10bn
Finland-based space technology company ICEYE, with Polish CEO and co-founder, completes funding round as demand grows for sovereign intelligence systems.
Poland energy plan sees renewables dominating power growth by 2040
Poland’s updated National Energy and Climate Plan assumes a sharp increase in power capacity, renewables and nuclear generation by 2040, the government said.
Fitch cuts Poland’s 2026 GDP growth forecast by 0.3pp to 3.3%
Fitch Global Ratings cut its forecast for Poland’s economic growth in 2026 to 3.3% from 3.6%, citing weaker GDP data and lower external demand, the rating agency said on June 8.
EBRD2026: EBRD, EU expand InvestEU support with €478mn in new guarantees
Additional guarantees to enable EBRD to finance higher-risk projects that may otherwise struggle to secure commercial funding.
COMMENT: Europe risks becoming a ‘vassal’ unless it relearns power politics, Sciences Po chief warns
Europe is in a historic decline that threatens its economic model, political autonomy and global influence, and lacks the intellectual framework needed to reverse the trend, according to the head of France's elite Sciences Po university.
Middle East conflict and energy shock slow growth across EBRD regions
Bank warns higher energy costs are reigniting inflation, weakening industrial competitiveness and straining already fragile public finances
Poland's WSE main market trading volume dips 4.4% y/y in May despite strong underlying activity
WIG index closed the month at 137,007.44 points, gaining 35% y/y.
German business returns to Russia for St Petersburg Investment forum
A group of German business figures is set to attend Russia’s flagship St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) which kicks off on June 3, marking a return of top German companies to Russia’s flagship event.
Polish e-commerce giant Allegro secures PLN1bn EIB facility for tech and AI push
The six-year facility for Poland's biggest e-commerce player will co-finance Allegro's strategic 2026-2030 plan to push its technological edge.
Weaker investment and consumption hold back Polish GDP expansion in Q1
Poland's GDP grew 3.5% y/y in the first quarter, as household consumption and investment both weakened.
Warsaw-Kyiv relations hit new low as Nawrocki seeks to strip Zelenskiy of Poland’s highest honour
Rift after Kyiv named a military unit after the Ukrainian Insurgent Army, which Poland accuses of genocide.
Poland’s opposition eyes local referendums as campaign tool after Kraków mayor’s shock ouster
Poland’s right-wing opposition is seeking to turn the successful recall of Kraków Mayor Aleksander Miszalski into a broader campaign tool, with other large cities now discussed as potential targets before next year’s parliamentary election.
Bulgaria the latest addition to the EU’s Excessive Deficit Club
Bulgaria has barely had time to celebrate joining the eurozone monetary union at the start of this year before the European Commission is set to turn around and throw it into the rapidly growing financial delinquents club.
From Soviet antihistamine to Alzheimer's breakthrough: a UK biotech bets on a molecule the world forgot
A small UK-registered biotech company believes it has found an Alzheimer's treatment that is safer, cheaper and more effective than anything currently on the market — and it has done so by revisiting a molecule first synthesised by Soviet chemists.
A growing Balkan bloc objects to Ukraine's accelerated EU membership
Former Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban was the most vocal opponent of Ukraine’s EU accession bid. However, behind the scenes several other EU members have opposed allowing the agricultural superpower to join.
Poland signs first SAFE defence contracts worth PLN100bn
Poland is signing its first 40 contracts under the European Union’s SAFE defence programme, with agreements worth PLN100bn (€23.66bn), Prime Minister Donald Tusk said.
Germany’s gas grid operators warn they may fail to secure suffiencent supplies to make it through the coming winter
Germany’s gas grid operators have warned that current market conditions and storage rules may be insufficient to secure supplies through the coming winter.
Poland, UK pledge mutual military help under new security treaty
Poland and Britain pledged to provide mutual assistance, including military support, in the event of an armed attack on either country, under a new security and defence partnership treaty.