Information Service of Polish thought 22.01.2026
Poland. Impact in the environment of the Civic Coalition experts from the established by Leszek Balcerovich The Citizens' improvement Forum and the Warsaw Enterprise Institute consider that the 13th and 14th pensions should be eliminated and the retirement age raised. According to them, Appendix 800+ should besides be limited. This would bring about PLN 50 billion in savings.
Poland. Polish-Belarusian relations are deteriorating. The Charge d’affaires of the Belarusian embassy Alexey Ponkratenko received a Polish post in the Ministry of abroad Affairs on "Spy Balloons". The highest authoritative from the Belarusian embassy was to receive a clear signal about the end of Warsaw's patience. Many experts believe that these are "smuggle balls", not "spy balls". Polish military excluded “the activities of smuggling criminal groups, though under each of the balloons found were actually cigarette-carrying”. According to the military and officers under the Ministry of abroad Affairs, it was part of a hybrid attack.
European Union. Unexpectedly, the European Parliament decided to mention the EU-Mercosur Agreement to the Court of Justice of the European Union. 334 MEPs voted in favour of this proposal. The opponents were 324 and 10 abstained. So 10 votes. I heard last week. Ursula von der Leyen She said at a closed gathering with the EPP that "if Mercosur falls, we can forget the EU as a global player".
United States. ‘To the Thing’ states: ‘Denmark will preserve Greenland and the US will take over the natural materials – this is simply a brief look proposed by Marc Thiessen the thought he made available Donald Trump‘. Business Insider Polska reported a fewer days ago: “Jeff Bezos (Amazon), Bill Gates (Microsoft) and Ronald Lauder (Estée Lauder) invested hundreds of millions of dollars in Greenland's mining sector and infrastructure, hoping to profit from the exploitation of critical natural materials hidden under ice. They besides joined the group of investors Sam Altman (OpenAI) and Peter Thiel (PayPal)and American capital flows to the island across a wide stream. Investments have been ongoing for respective years, and the real stake is the minerals needed to produce electronics, electrical cars, and defence systems. 1 of the most active supporters of the acquisition of Greenland is Ronald Lauder, heir to Estée Lauder's luck and close friend Trump".
Canada. The Canadians are betting on China. Prime Minister of Canada Mark Carney assessed in Davos that the world's erstwhile order was breaking, and for strong states integration became a tool for subjugating weaker countries. Canada, which is tired of American action, is approaching China. He's starting a large trade partnership. On 16 January Canada and China signed a preliminary trade agreement including a drastic tariff simplification for Chinese electrical cars and Canadian rapeseed. Ottawa and Beijing want to remove barriers to common trade and establish a strategical relationship. In turn, U.S. president Donald Trump, during the planet economical Forum in Davos, stressed that Canada exists thanks to the US. He suggested that Prime Minister Mark Carney should express greater gratitude for this.
Russian Federation. president of Russia Vladimir Putin During the video conference with the permanent members of the Russian safety Council, he stated that is curious in the thought of president Donald Trump's Peace Council. Russian president stated: “With respect to our participation in the Council of Peace, The Russian Ministry of abroad Affairs has been instructed to review the papers received and to consult our strategical partners on this issue. Only then will we be able to respond to our invitation‘. He besides added that “Russia is ready to allocate $1 billion to the “Council of Peace” from frozen funds in the United States”.
Russian Federation. Russian press notes the words of peculiar Envoy Vladimir Putin to the planet economical Forum in Davos. Kirill Dmitriev: ‘More and more people realize the integrity of Russia‘. To the gathering of the typical Vladimir Putin with the Americans occurred at the planet economical Forum in Davos. According to Reuter's sources, the talk about the peace agreement in Russia's war with Ukraine lasted about 2 hours. Dmitriev stated: “The dialog is constructive and more and more people realize the integrity of the Russian position.” In a akin tone, a close associate of U.S. president Donald Trump Steve Witkoff spoke of a "positive meeting".
Russian Federation. Vice president of Russia Alexander Ruckoj He said: “Trump set a perfect example of how a military operation is carried out, kidnapping Maduro”. According to him, fresh developments in Venezuela should be analysed by Russian services and applied in Ukraine to the leadership of this country Volodymyr Zelenski.
Russian Federation. president of the global Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF), Luc Tardif acknowledged that the global Olympic Committee intends to let Russians and Russians to participate in upcoming sporting events. He's protesting Ukraine. The German press besides writes that according to the latest information, the global Olympic Committee is expected to let the participation of Russian athletes and representations at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.
Ukraine. Another corruption scandal in Ukraine. The National Anti-corruption Office of Ukraine (NABU) together with the peculiar Anti-corruption Prosecutor's Office (SAP) reported the detection of a strategy of fraud of funds allocated to payments under the ‘green’ tariff. As stated, State budget losses amounted to a full of 3.2 million U.S. dollars, or about 141.3 million U.S. According to the media, there are 9 suspects in the case. These included, among others, erstwhile Deputy Head of the Office of the president of Ukraine, erstwhile associate of the Naftohaz Supervisory Board, his brother who owns networks of energy companies and erstwhile managers of Zaporizhiaobłonerho. Ukrainian press reported that key suspects are close co-workers of Volodymyr Zelenski – Rostyslaw Szurma and Andrij Jermak. The first was erstwhile considered a "economic brain", and the second was his deputy in the presidential office.
Ukraine. Germans defend Ukrainians. Ukraine has received further Patriot air defence systems to aid it counter Russia's regular increasingly targeted air strikes. This information was confirmed by the Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenski.
Switzerland. president of the United States Donald Trump During the planet economical Forum in Davos, he stated: "I request immediate negotiations to re-examine Greenland's takeover of Greenland by the United States, as we have taken over many another territories throughout our history." He added: “In fact, all I ask for is simply a part of ice. Cold, ill-located, which, however, can play a key function in planet peace and in the protection of the world," president Trump said convincingly that Denmark should sale Greenland. He stressed that, according to him, "It is simply a very tiny request compared to what we have given them. We have given for many decades."
Switzerland. During the planet economical Forum in Davos Donald Trump gave a speech in which he gave a strong assessment of the war in Ukraine, calling it a “slaughter”. Donad Trump stated: “This is simply a terrible war. Worst since planet War II. If it continues, it will exceed what happened during planet War II. The numbers are shocking. Ukraine and Russia lost immense numbers of people. I'm talking to president Putin. He wants to make an agreement". U.S. president has declared that he is interviewing Russian president Vladimir Putinand besides announced present a gathering with the leader Zelenski Volodymyr.
Switzerland. Sparks on the United States – European Union line. During the planet economical Forum in Davos there was a tension between US and European representatives. Christine Lagarde, the president of the European Central Bank came out of a private dinner after the criticism of Howard Lutnick, US Trade Secretary at the European Union.
Germans. The strategical decision of Schwarz Group. The owner of Kaufland and Lidl wants to take over 70% of the Romanian network's stake in La Cocoș. The fresh network is expected to become the 3rd pillar of the company in Central and east Europe.
Hungary. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban sharply about Ukraine“I must reject the proposition that Hungary is guilty of anything. Ukraine does not defend Hungary against anyone or anything‘. Viktor Orban stated that the leader of Ukraine "had one more time attacked Hungary and the Hungarian government at a conference in Brussels, throwing a number of accusations". Volodymyr Zelenski He condemned Orban for giving "support" to Russian president Vladimir Putin by blocking Kiev's accession to the European Union.
Hungary. Prime Minister of Hungary Viktor Orban He said: “The decision to join the European Union shall be taken unanimously by the associate States. This means that each country has a sovereign right to support or argue the admission of a fresh member. Hungary does not support and will not support Ukraine's membership of the European Union due to the fact that it would mean moving the war to Europe and exporting Hungarian money to Ukraine."
Hungary. The Hungarian Government supported farmers protesting against the EU-Mercosur agreement. Hungary will not ratify this agreement," announced Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Great Britain. London likes Ottawa to bet on Beijing. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer He's due to leave shortly for an authoritative visit to China. The main intent of the visit is to rebuild economical contacts with China – the focus is to reactivate the high-level business dialog forum, which both parties erstwhile referred to as a "gold age" of cooperation. The mechanics is intended to take the form of a renewed UK-China CEO Council, i.e. the Board of CEOs from both countries, in which the largest companies from both sides are to participate. On the British side, companies specified as AstraZeneca, BP, HSBC, Jaguar Land Rover, Rolls-Royce, Schroders and Standard Chartered. Chinese entities that are expected on the council are among others. Bank of China, China Construction Bank, China Mobile and BYD.
Israel. At least 11 people, including 3 journalists and 2 children, died on Wednesday as a consequence of respective Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, reported the agency Reuter, citing Palestinian medical sources.
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