Business News from Poland September 2026
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Moody's cuts Poland's credit rating
Moody's has lowered Poland's long-term rating one notch, from A2 to A3 - its lowest since 2002 - while revising the outlook from negative to stable, which signals no further change is expected over the next 12 to 18 months. The move brings Moody's into line with Fitch and S&P, both of which had already rated Poland a notch lower.
The agency pointed to persistent fiscal deficits, rising public debt - projected near 70% of GDP in 2027 - and climbing debt-servicing costs, set to exceed EUR 24.5bn (PLN 107bn) next year, or roughly 3% of GDP. It also flagged weaker fiscal discipline during a period of otherwise solid growth. Source
NBP's 2027 outlook points to relief for borrowers
Poland's economy is set to slow a bit in 2027, but remail 3,X% GDP growth rate. The upside for households and businesses is that price pressure should ease: average inflation in 2027 is forecast to come in below 2026, as global commodity markets normalise and weaker demand takes the heat out of the economy. The NBP reaffirmed its target of around 2.5%, within a 1.5-3.5% band, with interest rates remaining its main tool.
The Council flagged a mixed near-term picture - inflation may run slightly higher in the second half of 2026 as fuel tax and regulatory measures are withdrawn, though it stressed these are one-off, administrative effects rather than signs of an overheating economy. The labour market is expected to stay healthy, with low unemployment, even as wage growth cools further (still over 5% by the way).
Taken together, the assumptions are that lower interest rates are expected, rather than hikes. For the market, that would usually mean better conditions for borrowers, lower deposit rates, and support for equity and bond prices. Source
Polish inflation may jump to 4% in September
Poland's inflation is set to accelerate more than expected. Analysts at Erste Bank Polska forecast that September CPI likely rose to 4% year on year, up from 3.4% in August, with the flash estimate from the statistics office GUS due on 30 September.
The spike is driven almost entirely by fuel prices, which jumped around 10% month on month in September after the government's "Lower Fuel Prices" support scheme was withdrawn and global oil prices rebounded. Without that change, inflation would have stayed close to the August level.
The bank warns that with no clear sign of de-escalation in the Middle East, CPI could anchor above 4% in the coming months and possibly climb further. If commodity markets do not clearly reverse by November, an interest-rate hike by the Monetary Policy Council would shift from a risk scenario to the base case - a notable counterpoint to the rate-cut hopes implied by the NBP's own 2027 outlook. Source
A rate hike enters the conversation as the złoty weakens
The Polish Zloty remains weak on global factors. The euro traded around 4.38 PLN after touching 4.40 last week, its highest in about two and a half years, while a strengthening dollar rose to roughly 3.84 PLN. As the graph from last 3 years shows, the Polish currency has been very stable last two years, but traded even above 4,70 vs Euro in 2023. Source
European metals industry warns Chinese supply chains threaten production and jobs
Eurometal (a European steel distributors’ organization, European Union) warns that China’s growing role in European supply chains could reduce production, investment, employment and industrial know-how. The metals industry plans a protest outside the European Commission in Brussels, featuring 10 symbolic coffins. The European Commission estimates that high energy prices and global competition could put more than one million European industrial jobs at risk. The protest highlights concerns about unfair competition, as European metal producers face carbon emission costs and steel import duties while Chinese components remain untaxed. Source
EU-China trade deficit reaches record €196 billion as imports rise
The European Union’s trade deficit with China rose by more than 9% to a record €196 billion, while imports from China increased by more than 5%. Cars and electric batteries accounted for about one-third of the import growth. Chinese manufacturers reached nearly 10% of new-vehicle sales in Europe and more than 12.5% in Poland. Import of data processing devices increased by €1 billion year-on-year, representing 6% annual growth. Poland’s total imports from China grew 11%, doubling compared to 2019 levels.
A White House report lists Poland among 40 countries potentially involved in rerouting Chinese goods to avoid United States tariffs. The Polish Economic Institute says the trend highlights long-term risks for European producers due to insufficient tariff coverage and state subsidies supporting Chinese manufacturing sectors. Source
Kostrzyn-Słubice zone draws record investment
The Kostrzyn-Słubice Special Economic Zone posted its best-ever first half, with investors declaring EUR 481mn (PLN 2.1bn) in capital spending - three times the EUR 160mn (PLN 701mn) logged a year earlier. Investment decisions rose from 19 to 33, with the planned projects set to create nearly 300 jobs.
The largest include Alter GPU Center's EUR 105mn (PLN 460mn) AI data centre, Sunday Natural's EUR 78mn (PLN 340mn) facility, and Capri Sun's EUR 62mn (PLN 273mn) plant. Domestic companies account for 73% of projects, and the full-year figure could climb higher still, as a non-European investor weighs a multibillion-euro project.
Western Poland continues to benefit from strong infrastructure, proximity to Germany, competitive costs and available industrial land - a reminder of why the region keeps drawing manufacturers and, increasingly, tech. Source
Poland's industrial PMI fell a bit in August - far below EUROZONE
Poland's manufacturing PMI fell to 48.3 in August from 49.0 in July, missing the 49.6 economists expected. Output and new orders fell faster, cost pressures picked up, and supplier delivery times were the longest in over four years. September data points the same way. GUS's September business survey found manufacturers the most pessimistic of all sectors, with the climate indicator falling to -5.8 from -5.1.
The euro area is moving the other way. Its flash manufacturing PMI held at 52.7 in September, and the composite index rose to 53.1, its highest since April 2023. Polish factories aren't yet sharing in Europe's industrial recovery. PKO BP economists argue the PMI understates conditions, pointing to 5% year-on-year growth in industrial production in July. The September PMI, due on 1 October, will show whether the gap is narrowing.
Polish Government set to finalize 2027 budget
Poland's Council of Ministers is due to adopt the final 2027 budget bill this week and must send it to the Sejm by 30 September, as the constitution requires.
The draft plans spending of PLN 977.6 billion (€223.4 billion), revenues of PLN 695 billion (€158.8 billion) and a record deficit of up to PLN 282.6 billion (€64.6 billion).
Tax income is forecast at PLN 622.4 billion (€142.2 billion), up PLN 57.8 billion (€13.2 billion) from 2026. That includes VAT rising to PLN 363.7 billion (€83.1 billion) and corporate income tax to PLN 94.6 billion (€21.6 billion).
Defence gets PLN 198.1 billion (€45.3 billion), or 4.51% of GDP, and healthcare PLN 274.1 billion (€62.7 billion). Debt-servicing costs are set to rise by PLN 17 billion (€3.9 billion) to PLN 107 billion (€24.4 billion).
The budget assumes 3% GDP growth, 2.8% average inflation and 6% unemployment at year-end. It also includes a 3% pay rise for the public sector and teachers, and a minimum wage of PLN 4,950 (€1,131). Source, Source
Digital tax revenue coming in 2027?
Poland has included its first revenues from a planned 3% digital tax on big tech firms in the 2027 budget, even though the bill is still in government consultations. The tax would apply to groups with global revenue above €1 billion and Polish revenue above PLN 25 million (€5.7 million). It covers three services: targeted advertising, multi-sided digital platforms and paid data transfers. Firms could reduce the tax by the corporate income tax they pay, their R&D spending and their investment in Poland. Deputy Prime Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski called it a "fairness tax" on companies that earn money in Poland. Source, Source
Polish wages grow 5.6% in August-September, below forecasts
Polish wage growth undershot forecasts in August 2026, according to data Statistics Poland (GUS) published on 21 September. The average gross monthly wage in the enterprise sector reached 9,260 PLN (~€2,168 ), down 2.6% from July but up 5.6% year on year. Analysts had expected 6.6%. Source, Source
PRODUCTION & MANUFACTURING
Manufacturing projects and new jobs from foreign direct investment are increasingly moving to Central and Eastern Europe, while Western investors keep most of the capital-intensive ownership and the financial returns, according to new European investment data. Source
Pratt & Whitney (Aerospace engine manufacturer, USA) is investing $25 million (~€22.0 million) to expand its components plant in Niepołomice by 2028. This follows a $100 million (~€87.9 million) commitment in Rzeszów to raise output of commercial and military engines. Source
Poland's semiconductor market could grow from $5.1 billion (~€4.5 billion) in 2025 to $23.7 billion (~€20.8 billion) in 2035, according to a report by BGK (State development bank, 🇵🇱 PL). It recommends that Poland focus on chip design and R&D, assembly and testing (OSAT) and GaN/SiC power electronics rather than competing in leading-edge chip manufacturing. Source, Source
Pesa (Rail rolling stock manufacturer, PL) has won its first tram order in Germany: 12 low-floor Twist 3.0 trams for Braunschweiger Verkehrs-GmbH (Public transport operator, 🇩🇪 DE), with an option for 10 more, at about €5.42 million net each. The first tram is due in Braunschweig in late 2029, with passenger service from March 2030 and production in Bydgoszcz and Leipzig. Source, Source, Source
Volkswagen (Automotive manufacturer, DE) has reportedly approved a transformation plan that would end production at four German plants between 2031 and 2034, with part of the output moving to Poland. The plan was due to go to the supervisory board on 3-4 September 2026. Source
Borg Automotive (Remanufactured automotive parts producer, 🇩🇰 DK) will open RE:LAB, a reverse-engineering laboratory, in Wrocław in October 2026. It will analyse vehicle software, communication networks and control units, and redesign and test mechatronic parts before they go to market. Source
Chemipack (Automotive and household chemicals producer, 🇵🇱 PL) laid the cornerstone of a PLN 77.9 million (~€17.8 million) expansion in Łowicz, co-financed with PLN 38.0 million (~€8.7 million) of EU funds. A 4,000 m² warehouse is due in Q4 2026, followed by 8,000 m² of production and storage space with in-line mixing technology by June 2027. Source, Source
A Sejm committee approved the transfer of land in Jaworzno to a special purpose vehicle, moving ElectroMobility Poland (Electric vehicle developer (Izera), 🇵🇱 PL) closer to a joint venture with an international partner to build an EV factory. The National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NFOŚiGW) has invested nearly PLN 4.5 billion (~€1.03 billion) in EMP and is now its majority shareholder. Source, Source
Grupa Kęty (Aluminium products group, 🇵🇱 PL), signed a conditional agreement to acquire Metra (Aluminium profiles manufacturer, 🇮🇹 IT). The price, including Metra's net debt, could reach up to €450 million. Source, Source
BMZ (Battery systems manufacturer, 🇩🇪 DE) is closing its plant in North Macedonia and moving all production to its factory in Gliwice between August and December 2026. Gliwice will become BMZ's European hub for lithium-ion batteries for e-bikes, energy storage, power tools and medical devices. Source Source
Adamed Pharma (Pharmaceutical company, 🇵🇱 PL) bought a further 60% of Ecupharma (Pharmaceutical company, 🇮🇹 IT) for €22 million, lifting its stake to 85%, and has also bought a medicine factory in Catalonia, Spain, from Sanofi (Pharmaceutical group, 🇫🇷 FR). Adamed expects international markets to generate almost PLN 1.3 billion (~€297 million) in revenue in 2026 and plans to invest about PLN 1.5 billion (~€343 million) in Poland in 2020–2030. Source, Source, Source
Emka (Waste management company, 🇵🇱 PL) has built two medical waste incineration plants in Żyrardów and is preparing a third, allowing Poland to process hazardous medical waste at home instead of exporting it to Sweden. It is also rolling out collection kiosks for unused medicines and syringes. Source
Cersanit (Ceramic tiles and bathroom products manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) plans group layoffs of 487 employees at its plants in Krasnystaw, Starachowice, Opoczno, Radom and Wałbrzych between August and November 2026. Source
Announcements of investments in the Opole-Wrzoski economic zone have reached nearly PLN 10 billion (€2.3 billion), anchored by major projects from Kumho Tire (South Korea 🇰🇷 – tire manufacturer) and Ascend Elements (USA 🇺🇸, EV battery materials company). Source
IT, INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION
Creotech Quantum (Quantum technology company, 🇵🇱 PL) received European Commission approval for its €6.96 million quantum key distribution project, carried out with the Austrian Institute of Technology (Research institute, 🇦🇹 AT) and Fraunhofer (Research organisation, 🇩🇪 DE). The result is a quantum encryption card for standard servers, which Creotech plans to scale from 1,000 to 10,000 units a year within two years. Source
Polcom (Cloud and data centre provider, 🇵🇱 PL) is investing PLN 150 million (~€34.3 million) in a 40 MW data centre in Skawina, scheduled to open by the end of the decade. Source
Callstack (Software house, 🇵🇱 PL) has acquired Margelo (React Native development company, 🇦🇹 AT) in a deal worth more than €20 million (PLN 86 million). Margelo brings widely used open-source libraries, including VisionCamera, Nitro Modules and react-native-mmkv, which will stay open source. Source, Source
DataWalk (Data analytics software developer, 🇵🇱 PL) expects European demand for tech sovereignty and financial crime prevention to drive long-term revenue. It keeps a 70%+ CAGR growth target as it moves to a recurring subscription model, backed by PLN 162 million (~€37.0 million) in capital reserves. Source
NASK (State research institute for cybersecurity and IT, 🇵🇱 PL) delivered IT equipment worth almost PLN 2 billion (~€457 million) to Polish schools, including 12,000 AI labs financed by the National Recovery Plan. Four consortia completed deliveries in a record public tender, while another tender faces delays. Source
LITEON Technology (Electronics manufacturer, 🇹🇼 TW) will invest $176 million (~€154.7 million) in DCX (Liquid cooling systems for data centres, 🇵🇱 PL), taking a 25% stake that implies a pre-money valuation of nearly PLN 2 billion (~€457 million). Source, Source
Meta (Social media company, owner of Facebook and Instagram, 🇺🇸 US) may earn up to PLN 760 million (~€174 million) a year from scam ads in Poland, according to an estimate by Instrat (Think tank, 🇵🇱 PL). InPost founder Rafał Brzoska is calling for fines equal to 150% of revenue from fraudulent ads, paid into a victim compensation fund. Meta called the report unreliable. Source, Source
and.... Rafał Brzoska, founder of InPost (Parcel locker and e-commerce logistics operator, 🇵🇱 PL), and Sebastian Kondracki of Bielik.AI (Polish large language model project, 🇵🇱 PL) launched ScamWatch, a tool that tracks fraudulent ads, links related campaigns, archives evidence and measures how quickly platforms remove reported material. Source, Source
GSK (Pharmaceutical group, 🇬🇧 UK) plans to lay off up to 500 IT workers at its Poznań branch. Source
Poland's semiconductor market could grow from $5.1 billion (~€4.5 billion) in 2025 to $23.7 billion (~€20.8 billion) in 2035, an average of 16.7% a year, according to a report by BGK (State development bank, 🇵🇱 PL). Source, Source, Source, Source
Enel-Med (Private healthcare provider, 🇵🇱 PL) reported an IT security incident on 24 September in which unauthorised persons accessed part of its systems. According to the company, the breach may affect about 3% of its patient database. Source, Source, Source
PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL, FINANCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES
Foreign investors took PLN 37.6 billion (~€8.6 billion) in dividends out of Poland in 2025, PLN 4 billion (~€0.9 billion) less than a year earlier. German and US-owned firms led, including Lidl (Discount retailer, 🇩🇪 DE) and Canpack (Packaging manufacturer, 🇺🇸 US / 🇵🇱 PL), while Santander Bank Polska (Bank, 🇪🇸 ES) and Jeronimo Martins (Retail group, owner of Biedronka, 🇵🇹 PT) also sent billions to their parent groups. Source
Synektik (Medical technology company, 🇵🇱 PL) signed its first agreement in Estonia, through its subsidiary Synektik Baltic, to deliver a da Vinci robotic surgical system. Source
W. P. Carey (Real estate investment trust, 🇺🇸 US) completed a €52 million acquisition of industrial and logistics properties in Poland, reflecting strong foreign interest in Central European transport corridors driven by nearshoring. Source
XX ZW, the investment vehicle of XTB (Online brokerage, 🇵🇱 PL) co-owner Jakub Zabłocki, sold 9.4 million XTB shares at PLN 160 (~€36.56) each, raising over PLN 1.5 billion (~€343 million). It keeps a 27.78% stake. XTB's share price fell more than 8%, from PLN 174.30 (~€39.82) to PLN 159.74 (~€36.50). Source
Radosław Piesiewicz, president of the Polish Olympic Committee, was detained in a criminal investigation into Zondacrypto (Cryptocurrency exchange, now collapsed, 🇪🇪 EE / 🇵🇱 PL), which was the team's main Olympic sponsor. Source
Xtreme Brands (Fitness club operator, 🇵🇱 PL) became master franchisee in Central and Eastern Europe for Strong Pilates (Boutique fitness brand, 🇦🇺 AU), which has more than 120 clubs worldwide and annual revenue above $75 million (~€65.9 million). It plans to launch in Poland this year and targets 750 Strong Pilates studios across ten CEE countries by 2030. Source
Helpfind (Claims financing and legal services company, 🇵🇱 PL) is pursuing free-credit sanction cases against banks and reviewing another 20 financial products for potential violations. Source
TRANSPORT & LOGISTICS
Ryanair (Low-cost airline, 🇮🇪 IE) says its planned €500 million investment in facilities in Sosnowiec remains on schedule. Source Starlynx Aero (Aircraft parts recycling, leasing and sales company, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a letter of intent with Lotnisko Mielec (Airport operator, 🇵🇱 PL) to set up an aircraft dismantling, parts recovery and logistics centre at Mielec Airport, eventually creating nearly 200 jobs. Source
PKP PLK (Rail infrastructure manager, 🇵🇱 PL) completed a PLN 36 million (~€8.2 million) railway viaduct at Gdynia Port, linking the port rail yard with the Baltic Container Terminal (Container terminal operator, 🇵🇱 PL). It completes the PLN 1.9 billion (~€434 million) upgrade of rail access to the port, which now takes 750-metre freight trains. Source
Siemens Mobility (Rail technology company, 🇩🇪 DE) plans to invest more than PLN 100 million (~€22.8 million) in a service centre in Gądki near Poznań, due to open at the end of 2027. The 4,300 m² facility will service up to seven vehicles at once and include about 5 km of electrified track. Source
CLIP Group (Logistics and intermodal transport group, 🇵🇱 PL) opened the South Poland Terminal Zabrze in Silesia, built for PLN 192.87 million (~€44.1 million) on the former Makoszowy coal mine site, to link Upper Silesia with European rail-freight networks. The project received PLN 72.45 million (~€16.6 million) of EU funding from the National Recovery Plan. Source
Panattoni (Industrial real estate developer, 🇺🇸 US) sold the fully leased, 150,000 m² Panattoni Park Poznań A2 logistics centre in Robakowo, which serves a major international apparel retailer. Source
Amazon (E-commerce and logistics company, 🇺🇸 US) opened a robotic fulfilment centre in Dobromierz, Lower Silesia, its fourth robotic site in Poland, with more than 5,000 robots, 9,000 solar panels and over 1,000 jobs planned. Amazon plans to invest more than PLN 23 billion (~€5.3 billion) in Poland in 2026–2028. Source
InPost (Parcel locker and e-commerce logistics operator, 🇵🇱 PL) passed 100,000 out-of-home pickup points across Europe, including more than 70,000 Paczkomat lockers: 30,000 in Poland, 16,000 in the UK, over 12,000 in France and 5,000 each in Italy and Iberia. Source, Source
Zadbano (Furniture and appliance delivery company, 🇵🇱 PL) will move to a new warehouse of nearly 9,000 m² at Panattoni (Industrial real estate developer, 🇺🇸 US)'s City Logistics Łódź V park. Operations are due to start in May 2027, with nine EV chargers for its delivery fleet. Source
Uber (Ride-hailing and delivery platform, 🇺🇸 US) is cutting more than 150 jobs at its Kraków business services centre as part of 3,300 layoffs worldwide. The work is moving to India, and departing staff must first train their Indian replacements in Kraków. Source
Unimot (Fuel and energy group, 🇵🇱 PL) closed 56 of its Avia stations across Poland from 8pm on 30 September while their operation moves from Unimot S.A.. Source, Source, Source
RETAIL & FMCG
Poland's retail sales grew 3.6% year on year in July 2026, well above the EU average of 1%, according to Eurostat. Month on month, Polish sales fell 0.3%, the same as Italy and less than Germany (-3.4%) and Spain (-0.9%). Source, Source
Unilever (Consumer goods manufacturer, 🇬🇧 UK) is investing a further PLN 100 million (~€22.8 million) in its Bydgoszcz factory, after average annual spending of more than PLN 80 million (~€18.3 million) over the past four years. The plans include machinery upgrades, automated internal logistics, autonomous vehicles and a split production model for high-volume and premium products, with humanoid robots possible in the coming years. Source
Alimentation Couche-Tard (Convenience store operator, 🇨🇦 CA) agreed to buy Żabka (Convenience store chain, 🇵🇱 PL), Poland's largest convenience chain, for about PLN 32.6 billion (~€7.4 billion), offering PLN 32 (~€7.31) per share. Key shareholders have agreed to sell, and the deal should close by the end of 2026. Żabka will keep its brand and management autonomy; it had 12,823 stores at the end of June 2026. Source, Source
Pepco (Discount retailer, 🇵🇱 PL) is launching its sixth Polish distribution centre, a 51,000 m² site in Barniewice near Gdańsk operated with DHL Supply Chain (Logistics company, 🇩🇪 DE), creating 250 jobs. Source
The OPZZ Konfederacja Pracy trade union at Biedronka (Discount grocery chain, owned by Jeronimo Martins, 🇵🇱 PL) is demanding a PLN 1,000 (~€228) gross monthly raise for all employees from 1 January 2027 and at least 30% more non-managerial jobs in stores and distribution centres. Source
Carrefour (Hypermarket and supermarket chain, 🇫🇷 FR) is closing another Carrefour Market in Krosno on 30 September because of long-term losses. It also sold its Świdnik store to Stokrotka (Supermarket chain, 🇵🇱 PL) for PLN 17 million (~€3.9 million). Source
Starbucks (Coffee chain, 🇺🇸 US) opened its 100th Polish café, and the first in Opole, on 29 September in the Solaris Center shopping mall. The chain entered Poland in 2009 and is run there by AmRest (Restaurant operator, 🇪🇸 ES / 🇵🇱 PL), which operates about 2,100 restaurants in 22 countries. Source, Source
Mars (Food and confectionery group, 🇺🇸 US) plans to close its Mars Global Services finance and accounting centre in Poznań by the end of 2027, affecting about 100 jobs. Source, Source
Customers returned more than 1.5 billion bottles and cans to Biedronka (Discount grocery chain, 🇵🇱 PL) by mid-September, in the first year of Poland's deposit-return system. From 21 September its deposit vouchers are valid for 120 days, and busy stores are getting a second machine. Source, Source
Atlanta Poland (Nuts and dried fruit processor, 🇵🇱 PL) received a Pomeranian Special Economic Zone decision for expanding its Włocławek plant. It must spend PLN 19.5 million (~€4.5 million) by the end of 2027, in exchange for up to PLN 7.8 million (~€1.8 million) in CIT relief over 14 years. Source
Tarczyński (Meat products manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) grew first-half 2026 revenue 3.55% to PLN 1.101 billion (~€251.5 million) and EBITDA 5.45% to PLN 140.8 million (~€32.2 million). Exports rose 6.81% to PLN 374.08 million (~€85.5 million), almost 34% of sales.Source, Source
Mlekovita (Dairy cooperative, 🇵🇱 PL) saw exports to China fall by up to 30% as Chinese domestic production grew, and is shifting sales towards the Middle East, Africa and Southeast Asia. Source
HandsManFood (Frozen fruit and vegetable producer, owner of Chillberry, 🇵🇱 PL) grew revenue 25% to PLN 208 million (~€47.5 million) in 2025, expects PLN 300 million (~€68.5 million) this year and aims for PLN 600 million (~€137.1 million), driven by its Chillberry brand. It is looking to buy a Polish factory and plans its first direct retail sales in the US and Canada in 2027. Source
Krynica Vitamin (Beverage manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) bought an 11.1-hectare plot in Żłobnica for PLN 2.22 million (~€0.51 million) and will build a production plant there with support from the Łódź Special Economic Zone. Eligible costs are PLN 206.13 million (~€47.1 million), with up to PLN 103.06 million (~€23.5 million) in tax relief; the plant must be ready by the end of 2030 and create at least 116 jobs. Source
Wosana (Beverage manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) invested more than PLN 50 million (~€11.4 million) in its Turów plant. The money went into a second bottling line from KHS (Filling and packaging machinery maker, 🇩🇪 DE), a new hall, automated pallet transport and solar panels, doubling output. Source
Wodadlafirmy.pl (Bottled water supplier, 🇵🇱 PL) is investing PLN 26 million (~€5.9 million) to expand its plant near Radom with automated PET bottling lines. Source
Polish energy operators open joint office in Brussels
PSE (Electricity transmission system operator, 🇵🇱 PL), Gaz-System (Gas transmission system operator, 🇵🇱 PL) and PERN (Oil and fuel transport and storage operator, 🇵🇱 PL) have created the Polish Energy Infrastructure House (PEIH) in Brussels to represent Polish energy infrastructure operators at EU level. The associations priorities include cross-border infrastructure projects, sector coupling and EU energy security policy. Source, Source, Source, Source
NCBJ says Poland is one of the world's largest hydrogen producers
Poland ranks among the world's largest hydrogen producers, said Jakub Kupecki, director of the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) (State research institute, 🇵🇱 PL), at the HYPOTHESIS XXI conference in Warsaw, held in Poland for the first time. Key domestic projects include MEGA-SOE electrolysers (400 kW and 5 MW) and VETNI (30 kW), developed in cooperation with ORLEN. Kupecki expects full-scale use of hydrogen in transport, heating and power to take 10 to 20 years. Source, Source, Source
Polimex Mostostal signs contract for nuclear plant assembly buildings
Polimex Mostostal (Engineering and construction group, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a design-and-build contract worth about PLN 292.2 million (~€66.8 million) net with Bechtel (Engineering and construction company, 🇺🇸 US) for two Module Assembly Buildings. They will be built in 2028-2029 and used to assemble large reactor modules for the plant in Lubiatowo-Kopalino, which Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (State nuclear power plant developer, 🇵🇱 PL) is developing with Westinghouse (Nuclear technology company, 🇺🇸 US). It is Bechtel Polska's tenth major contract with a Polish firm, bringing the total to over PLN 2.2 billion (~€503 million). The plant's three AP1000 reactors (3,750 MWe) are due to start operating from 2036. Source, Source, Source
Orlen seeks to recover €202m from Venezuelan oil deal
ORLEN (Energy and petrochemicals group, 🇵🇱 PL) is trying to recover $230 million (~€202.2 million) paid in advance to Hannon International (Oil trader) for about 6 million barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude that was not fully delivered. Its Swiss trading subsidiary signed the contract in November 2023, paid partly in USDT because of US sanctions, and terminated it in March 2024. Orlen puts related transport costs at $72 million (~€63.3 million), and the government estimates total losses at no less than PLN 1.6 billion (~€366 million). In August 2026, prosecutors indicted three former managers of Orlen and its trading subsidiary over damage of about $378 million (~€332 million) from three crude oil contracts. The accused dispute the allegations.Source, Source
ORLEN Charge opens Poland's first megawatt charging site for trucks
ORLEN (Energy and petrochemicals group, 🇵🇱 PL) opened Poland's first public Megawatt Charging System (MCS) for heavy transport on the A1 motorway at MOP Stobiecko Szlacheckie. The stations deliver up to 1.5 MW for long-haul electric trucks and include MCS and CCS connectors alongside 400 kW chargers for cars, in line with the EU's AFIR rules for transport corridors. Source, Source, Source
Polish firms could win up to €45.7 billion in offshore wind contracts
Poland's offshore wind sector could attract up to PLN 500 billion (~€114.2 billion) of investment by 2040, and Polish companies could win contracts worth up to PLN 200 billion (~€45.7 billion), about 40% of the total, according to Deputy Minister of State Assets Eliza Zeidler. ARP (Industrial Development Agency, 🇵🇱 PL), with the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development and offshore developers PGE Baltica (Offshore wind developer, 🇵🇱 PL) and ORLEN Neptun (Offshore wind developer, 🇵🇱 PL), launched the "Ready for Offshore" programme to help firms compete for Baltic Sea contracts. It includes training and up to PLN 100 million (~€22.8 million) of ARP financing. Poland targets 5.9 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030 and up to 18 GW by 2040. Source, Source
Qair builds 18 MW wind farm in Jenków
Qair (Renewable energy developer, 🇫🇷 FR) is building a five-turbine, 18 MW wind farm in Jenków, Lower Silesia, with turbines from Nordex (Wind turbine manufacturer, 🇩🇪 DE), and held a groundbreaking ceremony on 10 September. Construction started in June 2026, with turbine installation in early 2027 and grid connection the same year. The project is part of a PLN 350 million (~€80.0 million) National Recovery Plan loan from BGK (State development bank, 🇵🇱 PL). The loan covers 203 MW across three projects and lifts Qair Polska to 760 MW, with a target of 1 GW in Poland by 2028. Source, Source
Axpo invests in Polish energy tech firm Pstryk
Axpo (Energy group, 🇨🇭 CH) has taken a minority stake in Pstryk (Electricity supplier with dynamic tariffs, 🇵🇱 PL) as part of a €7 million funding round, alongside venture capital funds including Future Energy Ventures. Pstryk aims to become one of Poland's largest independent electricity sellers. It targets household customers, now served mostly by the large state-controlled utilities, with dynamic tariffs and tools for managing solar panels, batteries, electric cars and heat pumps. Source, Source, Source
Elgama and Esmetric open smart meter factory in Wałbrzych
Elgama-Elektronika (Electricity meter manufacturer, 🇱🇹 LT) and Esmetric (Smart metering company, 🇵🇱 PL) are launching smart electricity meter production in the Wałbrzych Special Economic Zone, with full capacity planned for Q4 2026. The plant will make millions of meters a year for the EU market and support Poland's smart meter rollout. In September, the two companies also agreed to supply more than 450,000 meters in 2027-2031 to Stoen Operator (Warsaw electricity distribution operator, 🇵🇱 PL). Source, Source, Source
Greenvolt opens one of Poland's largest battery storage sites
Greenvolt Power (Renewable energy developer, 🇵🇹 PT) opened a 200 MW battery energy storage system in Turośń Kościelna near Białystok, with 196 lithium iron phosphate battery modules and 49 transformer stations on about 35,000 m². The site holds a 170 MW capacity-market obligation under a 17-year contract starting in 2028 and can respond to grid signals within seconds, which helps balance renewable generation. Source, Source, Source
Mortgage lending stays high in August-September as flat prices level off
Banks granted PLN 13.5 billion (~€3.1 billion) in mortgages in August, 51.1% more than a year earlier, according to BIK (Credit information bureau, 🇵🇱 PL), bringing lending from January to August to a record PLN 102.5 billion (~€23.4 billion).
The average loan rose to PLN 489,290 (~€111,800). Asking prices on the secondary market in August were above PLN 18,000 (~€4,113) per m² in Warsaw, about PLN 17,000 (~€3,884) in Kraków and about PLN 16,000 (~€3,656) in Gdańsk, up on average 5.1% year on year across ten large cities, according to Morizon-Gratka. The National Bank of Poland (Central bank, 🇵🇱 PL) said on 30 September that prices rose only slightly in Q2 and continued to fall in real terms. It also noted that the supply of flats is growing and housing starts are up 18% year on year. Source, Source, Source, Source, Source, Source, Source
Up to 40% of Poles cannot afford to buy or rent at market prices, government says
About 30-40% of Poles are in the "rent gap": they earn too much for social housing but too little to rent or buy privately, Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Tomasz Lewandowski said in September. A 50 m² flat in the largest cities costs PLN 600,000-800,000 (~€137,000-183,000), with a mortgage payment of PLN 4,000-5,000 (~€914-1,142) a month. Rent takes from 11.8% of the median salary in Katowice to 20.8% in Warsaw, according to Polish Bank Association (Banking industry association, 🇵🇱 PL) data. In August, rents were on average 3% higher than a year earlier in 15 of 17 large cities, while the number of rental offers grew by about 10%, according to Rankomat.pl and Rentier.io. The main state tool for closing the gap is the social rental housing programme run by BGK (State development bank, 🇵🇱 PL). Source, Source, Source, Source
Supply of rental flats grows at fastest pace this year
The number of flats for rent in Poland rose 6% month on month in August to 24,300, the strongest increase in 2026, according to Otodom (Property listings portal, 🇵🇱 PL). Seven of every ten offers were in the seven largest cities, and many flats used for short-term rental over the summer returned to long-term leasing. The average rent in the 16 regional capitals was PLN 2,711 (~€619) a month, about 1% lower than a year earlier, ranging from PLN 2,100 (~€480) in Kielce to PLN 4,900 (~€1,120) in Warsaw. Source
Mirbud signs contract for Warsaw University of Technology sports hall
Mirbud (Construction group, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a contract on 24 September with Warsaw University of Technology (Public university, 🇵🇱 PL) to build a sports and events hall at the "Syrenka" stadium in Warsaw. The contract is worth PLN 168.1 million (~€38.4 million) gross, and construction is due to take 27 months. Source, Source, Source
Budimex to design and build new university archive in Poznań
Budimex (Construction group, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a design-and-build contract worth PLN 26.4 million (~€6.0 million) net with Adam Mickiewicz University (Public university, 🇵🇱 PL) on 23 September for a new archive building in Poznań. The building will have public areas, staff offices and secure storage, and will connect to the existing History Department building. Construction is due to take 18 months. Source
Defence Industry & Manufacturing
Huta Stalowa Wola to produce Bushmaster cannons for Rosomak and Borsuk
Huta Stalowa Wola (Armoured vehicle and artillery manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) received a licence from Northrop Grumman (Aerospace and defence group, 🇺🇸 US) to produce Bushmaster automatic cannons in Poland, covering production, maintenance, repairs and overhauls for Rosomak and Borsuk vehicles. The deal reduces Poland's dependence on US imports and could also support exports. Source
WB Group unveils Gladius 2 long-range strike drone
WB Group (Defence electronics and drone manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) presented Gladius 2, also known as Warmate-30, a jet-powered flying-wing strike drone with reduced radar and thermal signatures, a range of about 250 km and a replaceable 30 kg warhead, designed for precision strikes on high-value targets. Source
PGO's 155 mm artillery shell body passes key field test
PGO (Metal and ammunition components manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) and the Military Institute of Armament Technology completed a field test of their 155 mm artillery projectile body at the Central Air Force Training Ground in Ustka, with shots exceeding 30 km. The result supports domestic production of critical ammunition components; mass production depends on final certification. Source
Macro-System starts series production of its unmanned land carrier
Macro-System (Unmanned ground vehicle developer, 🇵🇱 PL) has started producing the first series of its Universal Land Carrier (UNL), which passed Polish Armed Forces tests in medical evacuation and logistics roles in May and was trialled in September with the ZMU-05 remote weapon station from AREX (Defence electronics and weapon systems manufacturer, part of WB Group, 🇵🇱 PL). At MSPO the company also showed GOBLIN, an armed reconnaissance variant with an M2 .50-cal machine gun. President Mateusz Ciepliński said the missing piece is predictable, long-term procurement contracts. Source
Jelcz announces largest investment in its history
Jelcz (Military truck manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL), part of PGZ (State defence group, 🇵🇱 PL), will build a new factory in Miłoszyce near Wrocław worth over PLN 756 million (~€172.7 million). The 24-hectare plant should start production in 2029 and produce hundreds of military trucks a year for the Polish Armed Forces. Source
Stohid Technology to invest in RDX production
Stohid Technology (Defence and dual-use technology group, 🇵🇱 PL) signed an agreement to acquire 70% of an undisclosed company preparing installations to produce RDX (hexogen), a high explosive used in munitions, and will invest up to PLN 9 million (~€2.1 million) in a pilot facility to supply Polish ammunition makers. Source
Polish Army field-tests Stohid's unmanned "Wilk" platform
Stohid Technology (Defence and dual-use technology group, 🇵🇱 PL) completed the first military field trials of its "Wilk" unmanned ground platform with the Polish Army near Opole. The modular vehicle, developed using combat lessons from Ukraine, was tested for tactical supply; a medical evacuation variant is planned later this year and a robotic assembly line by 2027. Source
Pozbruk enters defence market with prefabricated shelters
Pozbruk (Paving and precast concrete manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) is starting mass production of prefabricated shelters for local governments and the armed forces, and says its first underground protection units are ready for deployment. Source
Ponar Wadowice becomes Polish partner for K2 tank suspension
Ponar Wadowice (Hydraulics manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) has been named the Polish partner of Hyundai Rotem (Tank and rail vehicle manufacturer, 🇰🇷 KR) for maintenance, repairs and component production for K2 tanks, with the Ministry of Defence's approval. Its focus will be hydropneumatic suspension, one of the tank's most complex systems, working with Bumar-Łabędy (Armoured vehicle manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) in Gliwice. Poland is due to receive 296 K2GF tanks by the end of 2027, with K2PL deliveries continuing until 2030. Source
Procurement & Defense Spending
Predictable orders matter more than funding
Poland could spend about PLN 200 billion (~€45.7 billion) on defence in 2026 and has access to €43.7 billion in loans from the EU's SAFE programme, with 89% expected to go to Polish companies. Industry experts say the main constraint is not money but predictable long-term orders, without which companies cannot plan production, invest or keep their workforce. Source
Mesko signs multi-billion Piorun deal as exports grow
Poland's Armament Agency and Mesko (Munitions and missile manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a framework agreement worth more than PLN 8 billion (~€1.8 billion) for several thousand Piorun man-portable air defence systems for Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and Norway, financed through the EU's SAFE programme. The first executive contract is worth about PLN 3 billion (~€685 million), with deliveries planned for 2026–2030. Piorun has become Poland's flagship defence export: users include Estonia, Latvia, Norway and Moldova, Sweden ordered it for about €270 million in 2025 and Belgium allocated nearly €140 million. Source, Source, Source
RTX invests nearly €175.8 million in Polish operations
RTX (Aerospace and defence group, 🇺🇸 US) announced two new investments in Poland and completed a third, together worth nearly $200 million (~€175.8 million) and expected to create 430 jobs, expanding its manufacturing footprint and local supply chains. Source
Policy, Strategy & Legislation
Poland wants defence industry to become a growth engine
Finance and Economy Minister Andrzej Domański said the government wants the defence industry to become a new engine of economic growth, with annual defence spending of around PLN 200 billion (~€45.7 billion) translating into domestic production, jobs and export potential. Source
Tusk calls drone plant fire deliberate arson, likely ordered by Russia
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said there is no doubt that the fire at a WB Group (Defence electronics and drone manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) drone plant was arson, probably carried out on Russia's behalf. Police are also investigating a small fire at a WB Group facility in Skarżysko-Kamienna, which was put out quickly with no casualties, and a fire that caused about PLN 30 million (~€6.9 million) of damage at an aerospace composite parts factory in Lublin. Prosecutors and security services are leading the arson inquiry. Source, Source
Tusk announces "Polish Starlink" sovereign satellite network
At the 34th International Defence Industry Exhibition (MSPO) in Kielce, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a sovereign military satellite communications network dubbed "Polish Starlink", covering secure communications, reconnaissance and battlefield signal security. Industrial agreements signed at the fair, including cooperation between PGZ (State defence group, 🇵🇱 PL) and ICEYE (Radar satellite operator, 🇫🇮 FI / 🇵🇱 PL), mark the start of the programme. Source
International Cooperation & Allied Operations
Milrem Robotics deepens cooperation with PGZ on armed ground robots
Milrem Robotics (Military robotics company, 🇪🇪 EE) signed new agreements at MSPO 2026 with two PGZ (State defence group, 🇵🇱 PL) Group companies, building on a framework signed in March 2026. With Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów (ZMT) (Small arms and weapon systems manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL), it will develop unmanned ground vehicles armed with ZMT weapon systems for the Polish Armed Forces and export customers. With PCO (Optoelectronics manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL), it will integrate and develop electro-optical sensors for Milrem's autonomous platforms, including the THeMIS UGV. The deals combine Estonian military robotics know-how with Polish industrial capacity; Milrem also takes part in the EU's €55 million iMUGS2 programme for next-generation unmanned ground systems. Milrem on LinkedIn, PGZ on LinkedIn. Source, Source, Source
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ICEYE opens Warsaw Satellite Technology Centre and plans €27.4 million investment
ICEYE (Radar satellite operator, 🇫🇮 FI / 🇵🇱 PL) opened its Satellite Technology Centre in Warsaw on 25 September and plans to invest more than PLN 120 million (~€27.4 million) in research, development and production in Poland in 2026–2028. The site includes an expanded satellite operations centre, larger R&D labs and, later, a controlled-environment facility for assembling and testing complete satellites. ICEYE employs over 150 people in Poland, cooperates with the Military University of Technology (WAT), and is working with PGZ (State defence group, 🇵🇱 PL) on a military satellite communications system (MILSATCOM). "Poland has been a foundation since ICEYE's beginning," said CEO Rafał Modrzewski. Source, Source, Source
Google invests into big data centers in Finland
Google has announced a €13 billion ($14.6 billion) investment to expand its AI digital infrastructure across Finland (Hamina, Kajaani, Muhos, and Vaala) from 2027 to 2028. Building on its 15-year presence, the tech giant (USA 🇺🇸, technology multinational) will support 37,000 construction jobs, fund €31 million ($34.8 million) in community and AI education initiatives, and partner with local energy provider Fortum (Finland 🇫🇮, state-controlled energy company) to extend the lifespan of the Loviisa nuclear power plant. Source
Finnish shelters share experience with Poland
The Finnish city of Kuopio has tested its underground Luola sports and concert venue as a civil protection shelter, and drills confirmed it can hold up to 7,000 residents in an emergency. This kind of dual-use space is now in demand in Poland: under the civil protection act of December 2024, public buildings, apartment blocks and underground garages that apply for a building permit from 2026 must include emergency shelter space, and at least 0.3% of GDP goes to civil protection. Finnish firms are moving in. Temet (Blast protection and shelter equipment maker, 🇫🇮 FI) is working with Atlas Ward (Industrial construction group, 🇵🇱 PL), which set up the company Atlas Ward Polskie Schrony in October 2025. Polimex Mostostal (Engineering and construction group, 🇵🇱 PL) signed letters of intent in April 2026 with Verona Shelters (Shelter equipment and systems supplier, 🇫🇮 FI) and EVA Shelters (Shelter solutions company, 🇫🇮 FI), and they are preparing to bid on a sports hall and underground car park shelter in Płock. YIT (Construction and property developer, 🇫🇮 FI) plans to start shelter construction contracts in Poland in 2026. Source, Source, Source, Source, Source
Patria teams up with Belma and Star at MSPO
Patria (Defence and security group, 🇫🇮 FI) signed letters of intent at MSPO 2026 with Polish partners. With BELMA (Mine and demining systems manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) it showed an unmanned TRACKX tracked vehicle carrying four MN-123 launchers from Belma's modular mine-laying system, able to lay about 400 anti-tank mines without exposing a crew. Patria also presented its Tremos mortar on a Star 266M2 truck, already widely used by the Polish Army. Meanwhile, Finland has started building the EU's second industrial-scale TNT plant, after Poland's. Source, Source, Source
Fortum completes ~€27.6 million million heat storage contracts in Zabrze
Fortum (Energy company, 🇫🇮 FI) has signed the last contracts for a PLN 121 million (~€27.6 million) project at its Zabrze combined heat and power plant, part of a PLN 490 million (~€112 million) decarbonisation programme. A consortium led by Mostostal Zabrze (Construction and engineering group, 🇵🇱 PL) will build a 1,200 MWh heat accumulator, a 47-metre tank holding about 30,000 m³ of hot water, while Bilfinger (Industrial services group, 🇩🇪 DE) will supply a 55 MW electrode boiler through Bilfinger ISP Poland. Fortum plans to phase out coal in Poland by the end of 2027; the plant serves about 70,000 households. Source
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Poland and Czechia coordinate EU AI Gigafactory bid
Poland and Czechia signed a memorandum at the CEE AI Summit in Prague to align their positions before the European Commission on AI gigafactory infrastructure under the EU's EuroHPC initiative. Depending on Brussels' funding and framework, the cooperation could lead to a single joint facility, coordinated plants in both countries or joint participation in a wider European project. Source, Source
Over 30 PiS MPs expelled after refusing loyalty pledge
Over 30 lawmakers are exiting Poland’s opposition Law and Justice (PiS) party following a midnight deadline imposed by party leader Jarosław Kaczyński. The leadership demanded a pledge confirming MPs had no affiliation with external groups, specifically targeting Mateusz Morawiecki’s "Development Plus" association. While Kaczyński treated the refusal to sign as an automatic exit to prevent a party split, breakaway members maintain they were pushed out, giving them enough MPs to form a new parliamentary club. Source
Ukrainian refugees plan return home
An online survey of 1,000 respondents by Rating Group (Sociological research company, 🇺🇦 UA) found that 51% of Ukrainian refugees in Poland plan to return home, but 43% will wait until the war ends and only 8% are ready to return soon. 26% do not intend to return and 23% are undecided. Safety and stability in Ukraine were the main condition for 71%, and nearly half experienced no discrimination in Poland over the past year. Source
Poland offers to host Patriot missile factory for Ukraine
Poland has proposed building a Patriot air defence missile factory for Ukraine on Polish territory rather than in Ukraine, for security reasons, Deputy Defence Minister Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka said. Ukraine faces a severe shortage of Patriot interceptors and is seeking production licences from allies. Poland will pursue its own Patriot servicing and production facility regardless, and already has an agreement with Raytheon (Defence manufacturer, part of RTX, 🇺🇸 US) to produce Patriot launchers domestically. Source
PGZ's WCBKT transfers aircraft ground support know-how to Lviv Aircraft Plant
WCBKT (Aircraft ground support equipment manufacturer, part of PGZ, 🇵🇱 PL) signed a contract at MSPO 2026 with Lviv Aircraft Plant (Aircraft manufacturing and repair company, 🇺🇦 UA) to transfer technology and production competencies for aircraft ground support equipment, such as airfield power supply units. The deal lets the Ukrainian plant make its own equipment to replace ageing Soviet-era devices, for both the Ukrainian Armed Forces and civilian airports, with first deliveries planned for 2027. Source, Source
Polish-Ukrainian venture to build Bogdana howitzers in Poland
Ponar Wadowice (Hydraulics manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL) and a Ukrainian partner from Kramatorsk have formed PK MIL (51% Polish, 49% Ukrainian) to produce the 155 mm 2S22 Bogdana self-propelled howitzer in Poland, combining Ukrainian barrels with Ponar hydraulics and truck chassis chosen by customers, possibly from Jelcz (Military truck manufacturer, 🇵🇱 PL). The venture is aimed mainly at export markets in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America and is awaiting a licence from the Ministry of Interior and Administration. Source, Source
"Przez ścianę" wins Golden Lions at the Gdynia Film Festival
Maciej Sobieszczański's "Przez ścianę" (Through the Wall) won the Golden Lions, the main prize of the 51st Polish Film Festival in Gdynia, at the gala on 26 September. The Silver Lions went to Łukasz Ronduda's "Powiedz mi, co czujesz". Paweł Pawlikowski was named best director for "Ojczyzna", and Jan Komasa's "Dobry chłopiec" won the audience award as well as prizes for best actor (Anson Boon) and best screenplay. The jury was chaired by Krzysztof Zanussi. Source
Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" is Poland's Oscar candidate
Paweł Pawlikowski's "Ojczyzna" (Homeland) will represent Poland in the Best International Feature race at the 99th Academy Awards, a selection committee chaired by Jan Naszewski decided on 18 September. Set in 1949, the film follows German writer Thomas Mann and his daughter Erika on a journey from Frankfurt in the American zone to Weimar in the Soviet zone. It completes Pawlikowski's informal post-war trilogy after the Oscar-winning "Ida" and the Oscar-nominated "Zimna wojna", and won him Best Director at Cannes 2026. The Academy will announce its 15-film shortlist on 15 December and the nominees on 21 January 2027. Source
Nike Literary Award names seven finalists
The jury of the 30th Nike Literary Award, Poland's most prestigious book prize, chaired by Witold Bereś, announced its seven finalists on 4 September. They are Anna Bikont's reportage on post-war choices of Polish Jews, story collection "Zmartwychwstanki" by Dorota Grabek, Justyna Kulikowska's poetry, Krzysztof Łapiński's biography of Socrates, and novels by Weronika Murek, Zyta Rudzka and Szczepan Twardoch ("Null"). The winner receives PLN 100,000 (~€22,800) and will be announced at a gala in Warsaw on 4 October. Source
Warsaw Autumn contemporary music festival held under the theme "Signs"
The 69th Warsaw Autumn (Contemporary music festival, 🇵🇱 PL), one of Europe's oldest festivals of new music, took place on 18-26 September under the theme "Znaki" (Signs). The programme combined symphonic and chamber concerts with performance, multimedia projects, workshops for young composers and a children's strand, "Mała Warszawska Jesień". Source, Source
Past events
SEPTEMBER:
Orlen hosts Baltic Energy Conference, 3rd of September, Warsaw
Photos by Spondeo
On 3 September, Anna Golinczak from Spondeo attended the Baltic Energy Conference organised by ORLEN (Energy and petrochemicals group, 🇵🇱 PL), where 14 energy companies from the Baltic Sea region signed a memorandum on regional cooperation. Speakers included Orlen CEO Ireneusz Fąfara and Energy Minister Miłosz Motyka, and Olli Sipilä, CEO of Gasgrid Finland (Gas transmission system operator, 🇫🇮 FI), represented Finland. A key conclusion: Finland ranks second in the world in the energy transition, according to the World Economic Forum. Source, Source
The Food Safety Congress 2026: September 10th, 2026, in Warsaw, Poland
The Food Safety Congress is an international conference gathering food safety professionals, regulators, manufacturers, packaging suppliers, and certification bodies. It provides a platform for sharing best practices, regulatory updates, and innovations in food quality and safety management. Polish and international participants are invited to attend to stay current with EU food safety requirements and global industry standards. Source
MSPO (Defence, 8-11 September, Kielce) - advanced global military hardware, armored vehicles, and strategic security technologies
Tuomas Asunmaa, CEO of Spondeo, shared key observations from the MSPO defense trade fair in Kielce, Poland, which featured over 1,200 exhibitors from 43 countries, including a strong Finnish presence with companies like Patria and ICEYE. He highlighted Poland's defense spending of approximately €46 billion (4.7% of GDP) and advised Finnish firms that entering this market requires navigating local procurement practices, overcoming strong domestic competition, and forming local partnerships or joint ventures. Source
Nordic Business Forum, 16-17th of September, Helsinki
Photos by Spondeo
Weronika Gidel-Asunmaa from Spondeo joined 8,500 guests at Nordic Business Forum 2026 (Business and leadership conference organiser, 🇫🇮 FI) at Helsinki Expo, Europe's largest business and leadership event, with keynotes including Oprah Winfrey, Patty McCord, Michael Beckley and more! Source, Source
Polish Armed Forces Day and farewell of Ambassador Tomasz Chłoń, 17th of September, Helsinki
Weronika Gidel-Asunmaa from Spondeo also attended Polish Armed Forces Day at the Polish Embassy in Helsinki, which also marked the farewell of Ambassador Tomasz Chłoń after two years in Finland. Mr. Chłoń is moving to head the Minister's Office at Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During the event, also Defense Attaché Col. Dariusz Choderny highlighted the historical significance of the 1920 Battle of Warsaw and called for strengthened European defense cooperation and support for Ukraine, while thanking the Finnish Defence Forces for military partnership and resilience sharing. Source
SPCC and AHK conference at H&M Logistics, 17th of September, Gądki near Poznań
Anna Golinczak from Spondeo visited the fourth edition of "Czy człowiek się jeszcze opłaca?" (Is the human still worth it?), organised by SPCC (Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce, 🇵🇱 PL) and AHK Polska (Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce, 🇵🇱 PL) at the distribution centre of H&M (Fashion retailer, 🇸🇪 SE). Speakers from DHL Express (Express delivery company, 🇩🇪 DE), Siemens (Industrial technology group, 🇩🇪 DE), Volkswagen (Automotive manufacturer, 🇩🇪 DE) and Beiersdorf (Personal care manufacturer, 🇩🇪 DE) discussed automation, reskilling and Wielkopolska's workforce in 2040; philosopher Iwo Zmyślony's keynote was a highlight, followed by a tour of the warehouse. Source
Czech-Finnish Business Networking & Women in Leadership, 18th of September, Helsinki
Weronika Gidel-Asunmaa from Spondeo took part in a Czech-Finnish meeting at the Czech Embassy in Helsinki, held alongside Nordic Business Forum with Inspire & Impact Network (Women's leadership network, 🇨🇿 CZ) and moderated by Lenka Simerská of the Nordic Chamber of Commerce in the Czech Republic (Chamber of commerce, 🇨🇿 CZ). The panel covered leadership, company culture, sustainability and women in leadership. Source
PetExpo pet industry fair, 25-27th of September, Bydgoszcz
Photos by Spondeo
Spondeo visited PetExpo (Pet industry trade fair, 🇵🇱 PL), one of Poland's largest pet industry trade fairs, which brings together producers, distributors and specialists in pet food, supplements and care products. Source, Source
Wärtsilä’s new Global Business Services Hub opening, Gdańsk, 28th of September
Photo: Spondeo
Tuomas Asunmaa, CEO of Spondeo, recently attended the official opening of Wärtsilä's (Finland 🇫🇮, marine and energy technology company) new Global Business Services Hub in Gdańsk, Poland. Representing there Scandinavian-Polish Chamber of Commerce ( SPCC ) together with Kamil Gąsiorowski, he joined key figures, including Wärtsilä CEO Håkan Agnevall, CFO Arjen Berends, and Finnish Embassy representative Antti R., to celebrate the facility, which creates around 90 new jobs and brings Wärtsilä's Polish workforce to nearly 400. Source
Business PRECOP 2026 and Energy Days 2026, 30th of September-1st of October, International Congress Centre, Katowice Registration, Energy Days
11TH EUROPEAN SMART GROWTH FORUM (Sep 3d-4th) - Poland's most prestigious economic congress on innovation, business and development.
POLAGRA (Sep 23-25th, Poznan) - innovations in food production, catering, and packaging technologies.
Other: WARSAW EXPO EVENTS
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