South Korea’s Yulchon to build plant near Wroclaw
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South Korea’s Yulchon to build plant near Wroclaw

Yulchon of Korea has been producing for the automotive industry in Korea and Mexico and is moving now to Poland as well, building a plant near Wroclaw, another major Korean investment in the Wroclaw metropolitan area. Yulchon Poland’s new plant in Komorniki near Wroclaw will cost more than PLN 100 million (EU 23 million).  Yulchon…

BASF boosts presence in Wrocław
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BASF boosts presence in Wrocław

BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions  (ECMS) on October 17 opened a new office in the Dominikanska Center in Wrocław, from which it will serve the global precious metals and catalyst markets.  The new office in Wroclaw follows a decision in December 2021, when BASF decided to establish an independent subsidiary – BASF Environmental Catalyst…

AI increases employee productivity by 30%
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AI increases employee productivity by 30%

According to data in the latest Talent Alpha report, The World of Work AI-ed, over 90% of leading service providers, as well as one-third of all workers, are already using AI solutions. As a result, some companies have experienced significant productivity growth. However, AI poses enormous challenges that could lead to the darkest scenarios. The…

Wladyslaw and Lena Grochowski will receive this year's regional Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
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For the first time, a prestigious UN award goes to Poland

Wladyslaw and Lena Grochowski will receive this year’s regional Nansen Award from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The couple, who live near Siedlce, are being honored for their role in helping war refugees from Ukraine. The prestigious award will be presented in person in Geneva and is the first to be awarded…

“Friends Cook” for children for the 14th time!
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“Friends Cook” for children for the 14th time!

The “Friends of the World” Association together with the “Heart for Hearts” Foundation are launching the 14th edition of the “Friends Cook” Charity Dinner. This year’s event will take guests on the culinary journey to sunny Greece with Mediterranean dishes prepared by two exquisite Greek chefs: Miltos Karoubas and Teo Vafidis.  The charity evening will…

Bioseco wins German-Polish Business Award
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Bioseco wins German-Polish Business Award

Bioseco – a technological R&D company specializing in the development of innovative devices for the automatic detection of birds in the airspace of wind farms and airports – won the fourth edition of the Polish-German Economics Award in Warsaw on October 17. The company won among five finalists representing new technologies and innovations. This year,…

Warsaw, 15.10.2023 Parliamentary elections 2023. Civic Platform chairman Donald Tusk speaks at the KO election headquarters at the Ethnographic Museum in Warsaw PAP/Radek Pietruszka / PAP /.
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Ruling PiS wins most seats, but set to lose power 

Defeating ruling PiS and agreement on reversing Poland’s ‘anti-democratic’ turn are one thing. But can the three parties agree on a cohesive policy program? Jo Harper The National Electoral Commission said on October 17 that Law and Justice (PiS) had won 35.38%, Civic Coalition (KO) 30.70%, the Third Way 14.40%, the Left 8.61% and Confederation…

Attracting foreign students to Poland
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Attracting foreign students to Poland

Following the progress in the number of foreign students in Poland, Collegium Civitas’ Vice-Rector for International Relations Katarzyna Maniszewska spoke with Erol Dzhelik from Poland Weekly.  Are Polish universities active in attracting foreign students? Yes, they are. Not all of them of course, but there is a growing interest in internationalization among Polish Higher Education…

Warsaw Security Forum warns of dangers ahead 
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Warsaw Security Forum warns of dangers ahead 

Nathaniel England The annual Warsaw Security Forum (WSF) took place on October 3-4. This is one of the biggest international security conferences in Europe, taking place for the 10th year running.  Attended by over 2,000 participants from 90 countries, with 200 speakers, this year’s forum consisted of four main tracks: defense, global outlook, energy and…

SUSTAINABILITY: THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR CPK
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SUSTAINABILITY: THE FOUNDATION STONE FOR CPK

The design of the Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) – Poland’s CPK Airport – incorporates stateof-the-art technologies, with sustainability at the heart of the huge project. ”Sustainability is one of the top priorities for the CPK project,” said Jarosław Bodulski, Director of Airport Subprogram Environmental & Location Analyses Department, CPK. CPK – a multimodal hub that…

reconstruction of Ukraine
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Which Polish companies are interested in Ukraine?

Polish companies from, among others, the mining and transport sectors are interested in investing in Ukraine, said Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Jadwiga Emilewicz. “In the coming weeks we hope to present their offers during visits to western Ukraine and Kyiv,” she added. As Emilewicz pointed out, some of the companies interested in…