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National Geographic Traveller Names Warsaw’s Elektrownia Powiśle One of Europe’s Top Food Halls in 2025
Warsaw’s vibrant Elektrownia Powiśle Food Hall has been named one of Europe’s most exciting culinary destinations by National Geographic Traveller UK, as part of its freshly released European Cities Collection 2025. Selected alongside five other...

Lithuania, Finland pivot to landmine production, potentially supplying to Ukraine, Reuters reports
Lithuania and Finland plan to begin domestic anti-personnel mine manufacturing in 2026, with some of the supplies potentially earmarked for Ukraine to counter the Russian threat, Reuters reported on July 9. The two NATO members will begin...

TRIBE Krakow Old Town Opens in Poland as Essendi Strengthens Its Position in Eastern Europe
Essendi, a leading hotel owner and operator in Europe, announces the opening of TRIBE Krakow Old Town, a four-star hotel located on Worcella Street, just steps from Krakow's historic centre. This is the first hotel in Poland under Accor's bold,...

Heidelberg Materials launches first industrial scale facility for enforced carbonation in Poland
Launch of breakthrough pilot facility for enforced carbonation at Heidelberg Materials’ cement plant in Górazdze, Poland. Patented ReConcrete process combines circularity and decarbonisation, using recycled concrete paste (RCP) to significantly...

Rhenus 4PL Boosts Looper’s Circular Textile Logistics
Looper Textile Co., the joint venture formed by REMONDIS and H&M Group, is driving large-scale textile reuse and recycling with the help of Rhenus 4PL Solutions GmbH. Looper manages the collection and sorting of up to 150 million garments...

President’s Life: Mercer County to Niles to Poland
NILES, Ohio – On Oct. 5, 1817, former U.S. President William Howard Taft, along with dozens of prominent business and political leaders from the Mahoning Valley, gathered in Niles to dedicate the opening of the National McKinley Birthplace...

Coveris supplies ‘recyclable film’ for Polish confectionery brand
Brześć has specialised in the production of sweet and savoury confectionery products for over four decades, but its flagship steamed dough products are puffs – mini eclairs (or crunchy puffs), mini puffs and puffs to fill. The company has...

President Maia Sandu: “Moldova Stands with Poland to Build a Stronger, Safer, and More United Europe”
During an official visit to Warsaw, President Maia Sandu reaffirmed Moldova’s strong partnership with Poland and expressed her country’s commitment to building a stronger, safer, and more united Europe. The Moldovan head of state made these...

Vast cultural archive to be relocated from Scotland to Poland
Demarco’s collection, which spans more than 60 years, includes around 4500 paintings and drawings, as well as around a million photographs, books, posters, letters and catalogues. Read more: Demarco - who announced the relocation of his archive to...

Minister Georgi Tahov to Join Regional Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting in Budapest
Bulgaria’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Georgi Tahov will participate in a meeting of agriculture ministers from Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and Romania, taking place on Wednesday in Budapest, the Agriculture Ministry said. The...

Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale Investigates Architecture’s Role in Providing Security
Polish Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale. Image © Jacopo Salvi, Zachęta archive Share Share Facebook Twitter Mail Pinterest Whatsapp Or...

Polish workers at Dutch distribution centres go on strike
For some 10 days now, workers who pick orders in Dutch supermarket distribution centres via staffing agencies have been going on strike in support of better pay and working conditions. Many of them are Polish nationals. “If Poles stopped working...

HOTWORX Owner Poort Fined By Warsaw Code Enforcement
InkFreeNews.com Posted Jul 08, 2025 Updated: Jul 8, 2025 @ 1:04 PM Community members wait in the city council chambers for the City of Warsaw code enforcement hearing to begin. Text and Photos By Libby Hubbard InkFreeNews WARSAW — The City of...

Kosciusko BZA OKs Warsaw Apartment Complex With Stipulations, Denies Palestine Easement
Christine Deutscher with Neighborhood Development Associates, far right, speaks before the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals at its meeting on Tuesday, July 8, in the Kosciusko County Justice Building’s basement. InkFreeNews photo by Leah...

Polish prosecutors open investigations into online insults targeting president-elect’s daughter
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Poland Earmarks $660M to Boost 155mm Ammo Production Through Local Companies
Poland’s Armaments Group (PGZ) is investing in state-owned companies to increase the production of 155-millimeter ammunition for its armed forces. Sourced from the Ministry of State Assets, the funding amounts to 2.4 billion złoty ($662.7...

Kosciusko BZA OK’s Warsaw Apartment Complex With Stipulations
Leah Sander, InkFreeNews Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals approved a new Warsaw apartment complex Tuesday, as long as its developer addresses some complaints brought by neighbors. It also denied a request for a 50-foot easement at...

HotWorx Owner Nicole Poort Fined By Warsaw Code Enforcement
Libby Hubbard, InkFreeNews The city of Warsaw’s code enforcement hearing was brief Tuesday, with a focus on two property violations. The first case involved Nicole Poort, who was fined $2,100 for failing to comply with local building codes related...

Polish Farmers Leave EU Protests To Join Migrant Patrols on German Border
Polish farmers on protest since mid-May against EU green policies have left their posts in the town of Szczecin, close to the German border, to join the growing Civic Border Defense Movement against the German federal police’s unlawful migrant...

Soviet Ukraine was a scientific and industrial powerhouse no less than Russia itself
Soviet Ukraine was a scientific and industrial powerhouse no less than Russia itself When the NATO-orchestrated Ukrainian conflict started in 2014, American and multinational conglomerates rushed to ensure they got their “piece of the pie” in the...