The average Pole will eat 6,000 calories during the holiday, and some even 10,000 – points out Prof. Danuta Figurska-Ciura from the University of Life Sciences in Wrocław. Meanwhile, the demand for a healthy adult weighing 60-70 kilograms is about 2,000 calories per day.more

54.5% of respondents do not want to change the regulations on the ban on Sunday trading. According to 27.1% of respondents, at least two shopping Sundays per month should be introduced, 14.5% of people believe that the ban on trading on these days should be lifted, and 3.9% have no opinion - according to a survey for Wirtualna Polska.more

According to a poll for "Super Express", among the presidential candidates, Rafał Trzaskowski (KO) would be the most desirable guest at the Christmas Eve table - he was indicated by 36 percent of respondents.more

Christmas is a special time of year when feuds subside and a family atmosphere of friendliness spreads. One of the most beautiful Polish Christmas Eve traditions is to leave an empty seat at the table. This tradition is cultivated by almost 87 per cent of Poles. But the symbolism is also followed by a desire to share. 69 percent of respondents assure that they would invite an unannounced guest to more

The cost of the first stage of the expansion of the Warsaw-Modlin airport is estimated at nearly PLN 500 million, the port's vice-president Jacek Kowalski said on Thursday. He added that this stage of expansion will allow the airport's capacity to be increased to 7-8 million passengers per year.more

Deputy head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration Czesław Mroczek told the Sejm yesterday that from 1 January to 15 December this year, 30,000 attempts to cross the border illegally were recorded. This compares with almost 26,000 in 2023 and more than 15,000 in 2022.more

Christmas is a time when many Poles travel abroad to visit their loved ones. Polish travelers to many countries, such as Great Britain, need a passport. In an emergency situation – a forgotten, lost, stolen or expired passport – the Ministry of Interior and Administration offers assistance.more

Compared to 2023, the number of people spending Christmas Eve without guests has increased by 8 percentage points, while the number of those who invite them has decreased by a similar percentage, indicated the Ariadna research panel. The study also shows that most respondents plan to have a Christmas tree on the holidays.more

Fewer foreigners are committing crimes, and a significant decrease – by as much as one third – concerns citizens of Georgia, reports "Rzeczpospolita" today. The newspaper asks why such a big change and explains that those who break the law are more often deported from Poland.more

Direct flights from Warsaw to Dortmund in Germany, Bucharest in Romania and Pisa in Italy will be launched next year by Hungarian Wizz Air, the carrier announced. Two more Airbus A321neo aircraft will also arrive at the base at Chopin Airport.more

One in four Poles goes into debt to organise Christmas; 11 per cent use the help of family or friends, according to a KRD survey published yesterday. At the same time, 9.5 per cent try to organise Christmas at the expense of increased spending.more

Over the past year, property prices in Krakow have gone up by almost 25 per cent and in Warsaw by more than 14. In Berlin, on the other hand, there was a drop of 6.2 per cent and in Paris by 5.5, reports today's ‘Puls Biznesu’.more

From April 2025, LOT Polish Airlines will start flying directly from Warsaw to Reykjavik, the carrier announced. In the summer, the flights will be operated four days a week, and in the winter season - three; the flight time is about 4 hours, it added.more

A LOT Polish Airlines plane from Copenhagen made an emergency landing at Warsaw Chopin Airport, airport spokeswoman Anna Dermont reported. The plane had a brake system failure, LOT spokesman Krzysztof Moczulski added.more

A new definition of mobbing, higher compensation for employees, additional obligations for employers and more radical regulations prohibiting discrimination or harassment - we read in Money.pl about the changes being prepared by the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social Policy.more

After a year of rule by the coalition of KO, PSL, Poland 2050 and the Left, Poles live the same as before - assessed 46.8 percent of respondents in a Friday poll for RMF FM and "Dziennik Gazeta Prawna". The survey commissioned by "SE" shows that 44 percent of respondents live worse than before the change of government.more

Among those planning to travel over the Christmas and New Year period, 38% of tourists chose Italy and 28% Spain, Ryanair said, citing data from its own booking system.more

Poland will be the economic growth leader in Central Europe by 2026, with GDP growth projected above 3 per cent. - Deloitte economists assessed. In their view, economic sentiment in Poland compares favourably, especially against the background of Germany.more

The President of the OCCP has charged Wizz Air airlines with violating the collective interests of consumers for failing to respond to baggage complaints within 14 days and misleading consumers, the OCCP announced yesterday.more

In order to earn money for Christmas expenses, this year the average Pole will work a little over 5 days. Programmers will earn the necessary amount the fastest, in a little over 3 days - according to a report by Personnel Service.more

The election race for the Presidential Palace is already in full swing, even though the campaign has not yet been officially announced – this is the opinion of almost 90 percent of respondents in the IBRiS survey for "Rzeczpospolita", the results of which were published today.more

‘Sigma’ in young people's slang means a successful, confident, outstanding person to be admired. And it was this word - by the decision of internet users - that became the Youth Word of the Year 2024. Also on the plebiscite podium were ‘azbest’ and ‘czemó’. The chapter singled out the word ‘czemó’.more

If Rafał Trzaskowski and Karol Nawrocki were to face each other in the second round of the presidential election, the former could count on 46 per cent support and the latter on 34 per cent. 17 per cent of respondents would not vote for either of them, according to the latest CBOS poll.more

We should not expect significant increases before the holidays - experts from WSB Merito, UCE Research and the University of Lower Silesia DSW predict in their latest report. We should expect increases after the holidays, and Donald Trump's policy may contribute to this.more

Poland is the third largest exporter of Christmas baubles in Europe and the fifth in the world, according to a report by Akcenta. In 2023, Christmas decorations worth EUR 68.2 million were exported from Poland abroad, it added.more