A Polish cosmetics firm has launched a potato-scented perfume, inspired by its founder’s trips to the local market while growing up in small-town Poland. Bohoboco is a firm specialising in “niche ...

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Polish state energy giant Orlen says it has notified prosecutors of possible criminal offences by the firm’s management under the former Law and Justice (PiS) government, including actions that caused ...

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The European Parliament has rejected a proposal for it to call on Ukraine to apologise for the Volhynia massacres of World War Two – during which Ukrainian nationalists slaughtered around 100,000 ...

Poland has identified the remains of 17 people who were victims of either the Nazi-German invasion and occupation in World War Two or of the communist regime that was installed by the Soviet Union ...

WB Group, one of Poland’s leading arms manufacturers, has signed a contract with South Korean defence firm Hanwha Aerospace to produce CGR-080 missiles in Poland. They are used by the K239 Chunmoo ...

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A Polish company has sparked controversy – and intervention from the government – after launching alcohol products in squeezable pouches of the same type in which drinks for children are sold. The ...

The first recruitment centre has opened in Poland for a planned “Ukrainian Legion” made up of Ukrainians living abroad. They will be trained and equipped by Poland then sent to help defend their ...

Poland’s defence minister says that too few volunteers have so far signed up to form a planned “Ukrainian Legion” made up of Ukrainians living in Poland, who would be trained and then sent to help ...