Polish TGV is going to be built in 2014

Polish government has accepted investment program for Polish fast rail. It should start in 2014. First target cities that are going to be connected this way are Warsaw, Wrocław, Łódź and Poznań.

Poland’s unemployment rate goes up again

Poland’s economy is still on the rise, but unfortunately the unemployment rate shows the same tendency. At the end of October it soared to new heights of 11.1 per cent after five months on the rise. It is not as dramatic as in 2003, when one in five Poles was unemployed, but it is not encouraging.

OECD warns: young Poles need better job prospects

Jobs for Youth: Poland OECD report notes that the jobs crisis has hit young Poles at a time when their situation in the labour market was already difficult. The unemployment rate among young Poles aged 15 to 24 rose from 16.5% in mid-2008 to 19.5% in mid-2009, a level 1.7 percentage points above the corresponding OECD average.

Cities fight for European Culture Capital title

Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski started a competition procedure for Polish cities that want to become European Culture Capital in 2016. It is certain that one Polish and one Spanish city are going to become this honor.

The oldest worker in Poland is now 95

Gazeta Wyborcza daily and the Polish Confederation of Private Employers Lewiatan have organized a competition to find the oldest person in Poland active on the job market. It was inspired by a rapport that was published at the beginning of this year that showed that many Poles decide to work even though they have reached their pensioner’s age.