Government plans tax on vacant residential real estate
According to research institutions, the housing shortage in Poland is about 1.5 to 2 million apartments. At the same time, however, there are around 1.8 million vacant apartments, according to the CIS statistics office. In order to resolve this imbalance and combat speculation on housing prices, the government announced at... Read More →
Commissioning of the car tunnel to the island of Usedom announced for May
The construction of a car tunnel connecting the island of Usedom with the Polish mainland is nearing completion. According to the General Directorate for National Roads and Motorways (GDDKiA) in Szczecin, all structural work has been completed. At present, the asphalt is still being laid on the two-lane carriageways. The... Read More →
Industrial production has reached the bottom
Industrial production grew by 2.6 percent in January, as the Central Statistical Office (GUS) reported. Compared to the previous month, December (1.0 percent), this represents a higher growth rate. However, analysts point out that this accelerated growth was generated only by the energy-producing sectors and mining. By contrast, the manufacturing... Read More →
Despite a massive decline in demand – housing prices are on the rise
After years of boom in the residential real estate market, housing development companies sold only 40,900 new homes in the country’s seven largest cities last year, according to Poland’s largest real estate portal Otodom. This is the lowest annual figure since 2014 and represents a decline of 35 per cent... Read More →
Gdansk refinery placed under protection
The Polish government has placed the refinery in Gdansk under the special protection of the state control bodies. The company has been placed on the government’s list of companies of strategic importance. The measure was taken in response to the controversy surrounding the sale of part of the refinery to... Read More →
Offshore wind energy development plans in Poland
The government’s energy programme aims to build offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea with a total capacity of more than 15 giga-watts in two development phases by 2040. Seven wind farm projects in the first development phase had already gone through the approval process last year. The first electricity... Read More →
Industrial production – growth declines in instalments
Industrial production increased by 4.6 per cent year-on-year in November. Compared to the previous month, growth was 2.9 per cent, according to the Central Statistical Office (GUS). Although the positive result was well above market forecasts, the majority of analysts do not see this as a reason for an optimistic... Read More →
Mercedes-Benz builds electric vans in Jawor
Mercedes Benz has announced investments of over 1 billion euros in the construction of a new factory in Jawor, Lower Silesia. “For the first time in Europe, we will produce exclusively electric vans in Poland,” said the head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, Mathias Geisen, after signing an agreement to this effect... Read More →
Gas price freeze from 1 January – but not for companies
The Polish parliament has decided to freeze gas prices at the current level for the coming year. Gas is expected to cost a maximum of 200 PLN (~45 EUR) per MWh in 2023. The legal umbrella covers gas prices for private households, housing cooperatives and their local heat generators, social... Read More →
Start of construction for the expansion of the Gdansk container port
Construction work on the third terminal (T3) has begun at the Port of Gdansk on the Baltic Hub container terminal (formerly DCT Gdansk). In the first instance, the multi-phase plan envisages the construction of a 36-hectare platform adjacent to the T1 terminal. Afterwards, a 717-metre-long quay with a water depth... Read More →
