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Janusz Piechociński

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Janusz Piechociński

Polish politician
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(TR) Global economic growth is expected to slow down to 2.8% in 2026 in light of tensions in the Middle East: OECD

(TR) According to the latest Economic Review published on Wednesday by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), a slowdown is forecast from 3.4 percent in 2025 to 2.8 percent in 2026, and then it will bounce back to 3.1 percent in 2027.

(TR) The Chinese central bank made a net liquidity injection of 50 billion yuan (about 7.33 billion US dollars) in May through the trading of treasury bonds in the open market, according to data published by the People's Bank of China.

(TR) It is forecasted that pork production in the EU in 2026 will reach around 21.8 million tons. In the European market, there is still talk of ASF in Spain, which is blocking meat exports to third countries. It is the largest exporter, so the situation affects the entire EU market and causes.

(TR) Former Prime Minister of Thailand Thaksin Shinawatra has been fully released from the sentence with immediate effect under a royal pardon decree, confirmed Justice Minister Rutthapol Naowarat on Wednesday.

(TR) The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, Khalilur Rahman, has been elected as the chairman of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).

(TR) Rubio says that a peace agreement with Iran is within reach, Tehran agrees to nuclear talks.

(TR) Unitree Robotics announced a partnership with Nvidia on the reference project for the humanoid robot H2 Plus. The company's marketing director stated that the partnership could help develop the entire industry.

(TR) Yum Brands is in exclusive negotiations with LongRange Capital regarding the sale of Pizza Hut. The talks are advanced, although there is still no guarantee of a deal being concluded. Pizza Hut accounted for about 12% of the group's revenue in 2025. The brand has experienced a decline in comparable sales.

(TR) Forklift operators and machine operators, drivers, and forwarders are among the hardest positions to fill in logistics, according to a report published by ManpowerGroup. Nearly 70% of companies in this industry have had difficulties recruiting new employees in the last 6 months.

Modella Capital została nowym większościowym właścicielem Flying Tiger Copenhagen. Sieć działa w ponad 40 krajach i ma ok. 1 tys. sklepów na świecie. Nowy właściciel deklaruje wsparcie dla obecnego zarządu i dalszej ekspansji. Flying Tiger planuje uruchomienie ponad 700 nowych #FlyingTiger #ModellaCapital #Ekspansja

(TR) In Europe, there is particularly noticeable growth in large office transactions. Private investors have allocated 18.9 billion dollars to European offices in the last 12 months.

(TR) Resi4Rent finalizes the sale of 18 projects (5322 units) to Vantage Development from the TAG Immobilien Group. The transaction worth over 2.4 billion PLN is the largest in the history of Polish PRS and an important step in the institutionalization of the market. The transaction is worth 2.437 billion PLN (575 million).

(TR) Mars announces a major investment that aims to combine production modernization, artificial intelligence, and energy efficiency improvement in one of the company's key plants worldwide. The investment is a continuation of Mars' strategic announcement to invest 1 billion euros in total.

(TR) Poland has an increasingly larger trade deficit with China, which exceeded 54.8 billion euros in 2025. Imports from China were more than 18 times greater than Polish exports to that market.

(TR) On May 27, the Parliamentary Health Committee addressed the government bill that introduces new regulations for the alcohol market in Poland. The proposed changes include regulating the sale of alcohol online while imposing strict digital verification requirements.

(TR) President Aleksandar Vučić denied reports that Serbia was to introduce visas for Russians. Earlier, the Kremlin warned that it would respond in kind if such a step was taken.

(TR) German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul confirmed Berlin's aspirations to obtain a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2027–2028 at the United Nations headquarters in New York. The head of German diplomacy announced that

(TR) NATO will start exercises in the Baltic Sea tomorrow. Although some American ships have been directed to other regions of the world. About 20 naval units from 15 countries and around 6,000 soldiers will participate in the exercises, held annually without interruption since 1971.

(TR) Péter Magyar, the new Prime Minister of Hungary, visited Berlin - his third official foreign trip after taking office, following Warsaw and Vienna. The meeting with the German Chancellor brought declarations of a breakthrough in Hungarian-European relations and economic commitments.

(TR) DHL eCommerce signed a multi-year contract worth over 10 billion dollars with the United States Postal Service (USPS) for last-mile package delivery services in the USA. The agreement is unprecedented in the 25-year cooperation between DHL eCommerce and USPS. In a statement from December, USPS

(TR) According to data published during the 5th Eurasian Economic Forum, the e-commerce volume in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) reached about 110 billion dollars in 2024. The share of payments made in national currencies in mutual trade increased to about 93%. Currently

(TR) Rep AI, a platform for artificial intelligence developed specifically for e-commerce brands and online sellers, has received a strategic follow-on investment worth 6.2 million dollars. The latest investment has become the second financial tranche that Rep AI has received.

(TR) TikTok Shop has gained a strong position in the Spanish e-commerce market. There are 21,000 local sellers active on TikTok Shop in Spain. According to Nielsen IQ research, 18.7% of e-commerce companies in Spain use TikTok Shop. As a result, the platform has become the 16th largest.

(TR) The European Commission imposed a fine of 200 million euros ($232 million) on Temu. The Commission announced that Temu did not adequately protect EU consumers from illegal and dangerous products sold on its platform and did not properly identify.

(TR) Amazon accelerated investments in the United Kingdom, and in 2025 made investments exceeding 17 billion euros in this country. This investment is part of a total investment program worth 46 billion euros that the company plans to realize in the United Kingdom.

(TR) The Alibaba group signed a multi-year strategic cooperation agreement with UEFA and became the official and exclusive partner in the field of artificial intelligence, cloud services, and e-commerce for the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League, UEFA Conference League, and UEFA EURO 2028.

(TR) I am finishing an extensive material on Trade Wars 2026 MAY. It is becoming increasingly clear that a global economic turning point is approaching. Our Europe and the EU are paying a particularly high price in this process...

(TR) The European Commission has called on Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Slovenia, Sweden, and non-EU Norway to gradually lift internal border controls within the Schengen area.

(TR) Poland was elected yesterday as one of the vice-presidents of the UN General Assembly and will sit in the presidency of the so-called world parliament, the Polish embassy in the US reported.

(TR) Despite the failure in the elections held at the end of March, Mette Frederiksen will manage to maintain her position as Prime Minister of Denmark. After two months of negotiations, she has formed a new centrist-left coalition.

(TR) Chinese airlines will significantly reduce fuel surcharges on continental routes for tickets sold from June 5, Air China and other airlines announced on Tuesday. The surcharge will be reduced to 80 yuan (approximately 11.73 US dollars) per segment for routes with

Polskie Linie Lotnicze LOT zainaugurowały bezpośrednie połączenie z Warszawy do Ałmaty, największego miasta Kazachstanu. To już drugi kazachski kierunek w siatce narodowego przewoźnika, który konsekwentnie rozwija swoją obecność w Azji Centralnej. Rejsy realizowane są cztery razy #LOT #Ałmaty #AzjaCentralna

(TR) Poland's economy grew by 3.5% in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the same period last year, according to the latest data from the Central Statistical Office. This is a slightly better result than the preliminary estimates published in May, which

(TR) During the European Financial Congress in Sopot, representatives of the government announced the launch of a new program supporting the financing of Polish enterprises. The implementation of the project will be the responsibility of the Export Credit Insurance Corporation (KUKE), and its goal will be

(TR) Starting from July 1, new rules regarding shipments ordered from countries outside the European Union will come into effect. According to the amended regulations, the current customs exemption for small shipments, which has facilitated shopping for years, will be abolished.

(TR) The latest report from the International Grain Council (IGC) confirms USDA data that wheat and corn harvests for the 2026/2027 season are expected to be much lower. Wheat by 25 million tons less, and corn by 29 million tons.

(TR) In 2024, almost 104 thousand children were born in the countryside, while over 153 thousand people died. This is a natural decrease of around 50 thousand people - and at the same time, the lowest number of births in the Polish countryside since the end of World War II. Forecasts from the Central Statistical Office (GUS) for the year 2060 are worrying:

(TR) The average temperature in Poland has risen by about 2.4 degrees Celsius since the mid-20th century. The year 2024 was the hottest on record. Worst of all for farmers - since 2011, agricultural drought in Poland has occurred every year - causing losses amounting to billions of zlotys and declines in income.

(TR) The CNH India factory in Greater Noida has crossed a historic milestone by producing its eight hundred thousandth tractor since the establishment of the facility. This impressive result was achieved in record time, confirming the dynamic growth in demand for New Holland brand machines and

(TR) The official opening of Eco Expo Central Asia 2026 in Samarkand gathered representatives from over 100 countries, international organizations, investors, eco-innovators, producers, and decision-makers to support sustainable development and environmental cooperation.

(TR) A well-known lawyer from Warsaw has been arrested on suspicion of sending false alerts about plans to assassinate the President of Poland and a leading diplomat. He is the latest suspect detained as part of a police investigation into false alarm calls and false alerts.

(TR) "The Times of Israel," citing American officials, described the conversation as "full of curses" and added that Trump was "furious" at Netanyahu for threats to bomb Beirut.

(TR) On Monday (June 1), Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz threatened further attacks on the southern suburbs of Beirut – Hezbollah's stronghold – accusing the Shiite organization of violating the ceasefire. In response, Iran announced that

(TR) Donald Trump, after a conversation with Netanyahu, announced that Israel would withdraw from the plan to strike Beirut, and Hezbollah agreed to limit its fire on Israel. The U.S. president wrote on Truth Social: "I spoke with Bibi Netanyahu today and asked him not to carry out a large airstrike on..."

(TR) Hezbollah had conveyed through the Chairman of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, that it is willing to halt attacks on northern Israel if Israel ceases bombings in Beirut. However, the arrangements for a ceasefire remain very uncertain. Israel and Hezbollah.

(TR) Despite Trump's declarations, Netanyahu has not publicly withdrawn from his threats against Lebanon. The Israeli Prime Minister stated that Israel will carry out its earlier plans to strike Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop its attacks on northern Israel. Crucially, this has already happened.

(TR) The most worrying element of the current crisis is Iran's threats regarding global energy trade. The Iranian agency Tasnim reported that Iran and its allied groups from Yemen, Lebanon, and Iraq are considering a complete blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

(TR) Poland has asked Hungary for the official revocation of asylum for Zbigniew Ziobro, who has already left the country, said Deputy Justice Minister Dariusz Mazur. He did not rule out sending an international arrest warrant. We must request Hungary for this, so that the status...

(TR) It is important for Zbigniew Ziobro to be transferred to Poland, and whether this will take place through extradition or deportation based on immigration laws is a secondary issue – said Mazur on Radio ZET. When asked if Poland will seek assistance from ICE for this purpose, he admitted that it is.