Polish thought Information Service 09.07.2025
Poland. Data published by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) indicate that at the end of January 2025 in Poland legally 1 million 45,000 foreigners worked. This means an increase of 4.5 % year-on-year. The largest group are Ukrainians. The Central Statistical Office states that nearly 702,000 of them work in Poland, accounting for about 67% of all working foreigners. Their number was 2.2 % higher than a year ago, despite the declaration that many Ukrainians were returning to their homeland.
Poland. “Rzeczpospolita” informs that at least 10 shops vanish in Poland all day. This is Dun&Bradstreet Poland data for the first half of this year. It follows that in six months of this year the number of shops on the Polish marketplace shrunk by more than 0.5% compared to the end of 2024.
Poland. Ending his word as President Andrzej Duda met with the president of Moldova Maia Sandu. Andrzej Duda said: “Poland has always supported Moldova on its way to the European Union. We were followers. We have called for Moldova to be granted EU candidate status. I am delighted that the accession negotiations were opened a year ago."
Poland. A 29-year-old Colombian was arrested who heard the charge of killing a 41-year-old in fresh York. He's facing a life sentence. There are besides 12 another participants in the fight (9 Colombians and 2 Poles). Six people are already under arrest.
Poland. Officers of the Nadbuzhian Border defender Branch detained 17 illegal migrants from Afghanistan and Pakistan who crossed the border from Belarus to Poland, trying to get to Western Europe. The couriers active in human smuggling turned out to be 2 Ukrainians, who were besides detained.
Poland. Gdynia police reported the arrest of a man who has been posting films online in fresh weeks showing the removal of Ukrainian flags. A full of 9 charges were filed against him and he was arrested. He is to be liable for alleged “hate crimes”. They're threatening him with 3 years in prison.
Poland. At the age of 94, the bishop died Władysław Bobowski. Hierarch was a doctor of theology, auxiliary bishop and elder bishop in Tarnów from 1974 to 2025.
Poland. The General manager of Environmental Protection issued a decision that allows the shooting to 3 brown bear specimens surviving in the area of the municipality of Cisna (Podkarpackie province). This is at the call of local authorities who see the request to "eliminate the threat".
European Union. Brussels is working hard to find solutions that will let fill the gap in Ukraine's budget for next year, estimated at $19,000 (19 billion). This is due to the weakening support from the US and the distant peace perspective. According to a high-ranking EU authoritative active in talks with Kiev, “there is increasing concern about next year”.
European Union. The Financial Times informs that the European Commission is having discussions with EU associate States on possible ways of covering Ukraine's budget deficit in 2026. Consider the transfer of crucial military support in the form of non-budget grants and the continued usage of frozen Russian state assets located in the EU.
European Union. The European Commission criticises Hungary. This year's European Commission study shows that Viktor Orban has not made any advancement on the regulation of law. According to the report, the situation of NGO and LGBT+ is deteriorating in Hungary. The Danish authorities insist that the European Union should search all available means against Hungary.
European Union. The European Parliament voted in favour of Bulgaria joining the euro area on 1 January 2026. At the beginning of next year Bulgaria will become the 21st EU associate State utilizing the single currency. The European Parliament adopted a study by 531 votes to 69 against and 79 abstentions confirming that Bulgaria fulfils the criteria for the adoption of the Union currency.
United States. president of the United States Donald Trump He said: “We get quite a few bullshit from Putin, to be honest. He is always very kind, but in the end it means nothing.”
United States. White home spokesman Karoline Leavitt and a spokesperson for the Department of Justice Chad Gilmartin convince journalists that "Epstein's client list does not exist". However, journalists remind that the U.S. lawyer General Pam Bondi Even at the beginning of this year, she argued that she had a paper that was “a list of influential customers who were offered underage girls”. Pam Bondi, in an interview with “Fox News” in February, stated that the paper “is now lying on her desk to review”.
United States. The US is very pleased with the consequence of the Lebanese government to the proposal to disarm the Hezbollah militant group. Washington is ready to aid Lebanon recover from the long-term political and economical crisis. U.S. Emissary to Lebanon Tom Barrack conducts direct talks with the president of Lebanon Joseph Aoun.
United States. US president Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanjahu They met twice in the White home in 24 hours to discuss the situation in Gaza. U.S. Vice president J.D. Vance besides participated in the talks, saying: “We will be talking almost exclusively about Gaza. We request to find a solution. Gaza is simply a tragedy."
Russia. spokesperson for the Kremlin Dmitri Doskov He said that providing Ukraine with European and American weapons is conducive to "continuing armed action". He stressed that this dismissed the conclusion of peace between Russia and Ukraine.
Ukraine. Head of the MFA of Ukraine Andrij Sybiha confirmed information regarding the cancellation of the Ukrainian Ambassador to the US Markar Oxates. Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski intends to make a decision on this substance in the close future. The list of candidates for her successor is to be: Prime Minister Szmyhal, Deputy Prime Minister Stefaniszyna, Head of MON Umierov and Minister of Energy Haluszchenko.
Germany. In the alleged German-Polish home in Berlin there is to be an exhibition with an component saying "co-conspirators of Poles for the Holocaust“ informs “To the Thing”. Peter Oliver Loew from the Deutsches Polen Institute in Berlin, he wrote: “We cannot tell a single perspective, just represent a few, many. This includes controversy, specified as issues of collaboration, the Holocaust, participation in the Holocaust."
Germans. Berlin accuses Chinese troops of targeting a laser on a German aircraft in the Red Sea. The plane was forced to land in Djibouti. It was informed by the German abroad Ministry. Germany called on the Chinese Ambassador to the abroad Ministry to discuss the matter. As Reuters claims, the aircraft is part of the EU's ASPIDES mission to defend global maritime routes in the Red Sea.
Latvia. president of Latvia Edgars Rinkevichs during the visit of the German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier In Riga, he stressed that the Russian arms manufacture is developing much faster than European.
Czech Republic. president of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel in an interview with the BBC, he said, "Russia does not want a compromise due to the fact that it is convinced that it can accomplish more in the field of combat than through peace negotiations with Ukraine". The president of the Czech Republic believes the main problem of the US is China, not Russia. president Peter Pavel said: “It is rather apparent that China is watching closely what is happening in Ukraine. They survey it all day. If we are indecisive, they will usage it to their advantage."
Greece. The Porters' Professional Union in Pireus announced that it would not unload a container ship with steel intended for Israel. The steel transport unit for the arms manufacture is expected to arrive in Pireus on 14 July. Steel is to be transhipped to another ship owned by the Saudi State Property Fund (PIF). It is then to go to the Israeli port in Haifa. The porters accuse Israel of massacred Palestinian civilians and argue the usage of Greek infrastructure to transport cargoes that “will be utilized to attack children, civilians, hospitals and schools”. The port trade unions in Italy did the same.
France. The porters in Marseille refused to take part in operations involving ships with cargoes intended for Israel, motivating this opposition to the genocide they believe Israel is carrying out in the Gaza Strip.
France. National Unity Leader Marine Le Pen informed that she had brought an action before the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) against the judgement of the French court, which found her guilty in a case concerning the fictitious recruitment of assistants of her deputies in the European Parliament. Marine Le Pen wrote in her communication that she "requested for a uncovering of a violation of the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights". Le Pen stressed that the judgement of the French court ‘violates respective guaranteed rights’, including ‘presumption of innocence’ and ‘double degree of jurisdiction’.
Vatican. Pope Leon XIV appointed bishop of Poles. Priest Jacek Piotr Tendej became bishop in Papua fresh Guinea. In turn appointed by the late Pope Francis father Marek Ochlak will lead the diocese in Madagascar.
Malta. "Times of Malta" revealed an influential man at president Donald Trump's office Sergio Gor was born in Malta as he claimed only in the USSR (Uzbekistan). Sergio Gor is liable at the White home for staff changes in which the Trump administration lists about 4,000 officials. The paper "Washington Post" referred to it as "the possibly most powerful man you have not heard of."
Israel. Head of the MON of Israel Israel Kac announced the construction of a "humane city" in the south of the Gaza Strip, where 600,000 Palestinians would be transferred, and yet the full population of this territory. Civilians before entering this area would be checked, and they would not be able to leave. Critics say it's a classical ghetto. The Minister besides expressed his support for the plan of "voluntary emigration" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to another countries, stressing that it should be implemented.
Israel. The Israeli authorities have already asked respective arabian states to welcome Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, but no responded positively. Israel is losing hope that this plan will be implemented.
Israel. Digital Iron Dome is simply a fresh tool for fighting in the network for the pro-Israeli community to search for the content of "hitting in Israel, including in the context of crimes in Palestine and then forging its own pro-Israeli message". The strategy is designed to capture “anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli narratives” and place “fact-based”, pro-Israeli social content and posts there, and to supply “Israeli truth”.
Israel. Israeli police have arrested over 20 people suspected of stealing weapons from military bases. The stolen weapon was utilized in over 50 assassination attempts.
Lebanon. Head of Hezbollah Naim Kassem stated that a group of militants refused to surrender their weapons until Israel withdrew from all of confederate Lebanon and stopped the air campaign. According to Naim Kass, he issued his message against the authorities in Lebanon, which is presently in talks with the US.
China. Beijing together with a group of more than 30 countries established the global Organization for Mediation (IOMed) – the world's first intergovernmental institution dedicated exclusively to mediation in global disputes. At the signing ceremony of the founding convention, representatives of 85 countries were present: mainly from Asia, Africa and Latin America and about 20 global organisations, and 33 from Pakistan and Indonesia to Belarus and Cuba.
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