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Updated · 4 October 2026, 06:00 · 13 stories
News

147 killed on Polish roads in September as police urge pedestrians to wear reflectors

In the first month of the school year, Poland recorded 1,988 road accidents. 147 people were killed and 2,227 injured.

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Key facts

  • A year earlier, the same period saw 2,097 accidents, 158 deaths and 2,403 injuries, so the figures have improved.
  • Accidents involving e-scooters fell from 228 in August (3 deaths) to 157 in September (2 deaths).
  • The data comes from the Road Traffic Bureau of Poland's National Police Headquarters.

What's next

  • From October until the end of the year, police are running a campaign urging pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooter riders to wear reflectors.
  • "Even a small reflective element can save a pedestrian's life," says Robert Opas of the police Road Traffic Bureau.

Source: Polish National Police, Bankier.pl (4 Oct 2026)

Sport

After 6-0 against Romania, Poland face Bosnia in Zenica on Monday

Poland play Bosnia and Herzegovina on Monday 5 October at 20:45 CET in the fourth round of their Nations League group.

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Key facts

  • Table before kick-off: Sweden 7 pts, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5, Poland 4, Romania 0.
  • The sides drew 0-0 in their first meeting of this campaign.
  • Poland arrive in Zenica after a 6-0 win over Romania and a Robert Lewandowski hat-trick.

What's at stake

  • A win would take Poland to 7 points and above Bosnia in the table.

Source: Eurosport, Polsat Sport, Interia

Business

Cramped but owned: 31% of Poles live in overcrowded homes

Polish homes are cheap to run but cramped and expensive to buy, according to a comparison of Eurostat data across the European Union.

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Key facts

  • 31% of Poles live in overcrowded housing, against an EU average of about 17%.
  • Poles have 1.2 rooms per person, compared with 1.7 in the EU.
  • 87% of Poles live in a home they own, and 75% have no mortgage, the fourth-highest share in the EU.
  • Only 4.1% of residents spend more than 40% of their income on housing, against 11.2% in Germany and 23.4% in Denmark.
  • Home prices rose by about 88% between Q1 2019 and Q1 2026, the fifth-fastest increase in the EU.

What it means

  • 51% of Poles aged 25–34 still live with their parents, the fourth-highest share in the EU.

Source: Eurostat, Bankier.pl (4 Oct 2026)

News

Russia tells foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv

Russia's foreign ministry warned foreigners, including diplomatic staff, against staying in Ukraine. Moscow says it will keep striking Kyiv and other cities.

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Key facts

  • The ministry said Russia would continue "systematic attacks on military targets" in Kyiv and other cities.
  • Russia made a similar appeal in May 2026. Fifty countries condemned it as a threat in a joint statement at the UN, and Western embassies stayed in Kyiv.
  • Kyiv has faced intense drone attacks in recent weeks, including strikes on the Southern and Northern bridges on 2 and 3 October.

Ukraine's response

  • Ukraine's foreign ministry denied reports that Western embassies were preparing to move to Lviv or to Poland, saying it had received no such notice.

Source: AFP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

News

Latvia votes: Prime Minister Kulbergs' party far ahead

Early figures from Saturday's parliamentary election put Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List on 35.6% of the vote.

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Key facts

  • Next: Latvia First 11.3%, National Alliance 8.7%, New Unity 6.7%, Union of Greens and Farmers 3.7%.
  • Turnout was 50.81%, the lowest in Latvia's electoral history (data from 995 of 1,059 polling stations).
  • Votes were counted by hand after errors in the automated system during an earlier count.

Who is Kulbergs

  • The 47-year-old has a background in business and the car industry. He became prime minister about four months before the election, after Evika Siliņa's government collapsed.

Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

Sport

Świątek cruises into the third round in Beijing

Iga Świątek beat China's Xinyu Gao 6-2, 6-3 in the second round of the China Open. The match lasted 1 hour 27 minutes.

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Key facts

  • It was Świątek's first match of the tournament, where she is seeded eighth.
  • Gao is ranked 244th in the world.
  • Świątek broke her opponent's serve three times.
  • The Pole won the China Open in 2023.

What's next

  • In the third round Świątek faces Croatia's Donna Vekić (world No. 40), an Olympic silver medallist.

Source: Eurosport (3 Oct 2026)

News

Data leak at travel agency Wakacje.pl. Customers told to freeze their PESEL number

Someone gained unauthorised access to the company's email accounts and customer management system. Addresses, dates of birth and passport details were exposed.

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Key facts

  • The incident took place on 29 September and was disclosed on 3 October.
  • Leaked data: names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth and passport details.
  • The company says its payment systems were not affected and the stolen data cannot be used to log in to customer accounts.
  • Wakacje.pl reported the breach to the CSIRT NASK response team and to UODO, Poland's data protection authority.

What to do

  • Freeze your PESEL (national ID) number in the mObywatel app or on gov.pl.
  • Consider reporting your passport as compromised.
  • Be wary of calls and messages claiming to be from Wakacje.pl, especially ones asking for payment.

Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

Business

Warsaw Stock Exchange switches to a new trading system five times more powerful

On 5 October the Warsaw Stock Exchange moves from the UTP platform to its own GPW WATS trading system.

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Key facts

  • WATS can handle up to 100,000 orders per second, compared with 20,000 on UTP.
  • Order round-trip time falls from 650 to 50 microseconds.
  • UTP, supplied by NYSE Technologies, ran the Warsaw exchange for more than a decade.

What it means for investors

  • All unfilled orders were cancelled after Friday's session and must be placed again in the new system.

Source: PAP Biznes, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

Sport

Poland thrash Romania 6-0 as Lewandowski sets hat-trick record

Poland beat Romania 6-0 at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw. Robert Lewandowski scored three times.

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Key facts

  • At 38, Lewandowski is the oldest player to score a hat-trick in Nations League history. The record previously belonged to Cristiano Ronaldo.
  • One of Lewandowski's goals came from the penalty spot.
  • Romania played with ten men from the 23rd minute after Dragusin was sent off.
  • The other goals: Zieliński, Bednarek and a Ghita own goal.

What's next

  • It is Poland's first win of this campaign, after a 0-0 draw with Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 1-3 loss to Sweden.
  • Group table: Sweden 7 pts, Bosnia and Herzegovina 5, Poland 4, Romania 0.
  • Monday 5 Oct, 20:45 CET: Bosnia and Herzegovina v Poland in Zenica.

Source: Eurosport, Polsat Sport, Interia, SportoweFakty

Business

Poland's rate-setters decide on Wednesday as inflation jumps

On Wednesday 7 October the Monetary Policy Council announces its interest rate decision. The NBP reference rate currently stands at 3.75%.

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Key facts

  • Markets expect rates to stay on hold.
  • With inflation up to 4.0%, some investors now see a possible rate hike before the end of the year.
  • The post-meeting statement may signal a shift in the Council's stance ahead of November's inflation projection.

Calendar

  • Wednesday 7 Oct: MPC decision.
  • Thursday 8 Oct, 15:00 CET: press conference by NBP Governor Adam Glapiński.

Source: Bankier.pl (2 Oct 2026)

Business

Polish pensions could rise by 3.48% in March 2027

That is the indexation rate in the government's assumptions. The final increase will only be known once inflation and wage data for 2026 are in.

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Key facts

  • The minimum pension would rise from 1,978.49 zł to about 2,047.34 zł gross.
  • A pension of 3,000 zł gross would go up by 104.40 zł.
  • The government assumed the share of real wage growth in the indexation will be at the legal minimum of 20%.

What's next

  • This is a simulation. The final rate depends on 2026 inflation and wage growth, and it will apply to benefits from 1 March 2027.

Source: Government assumptions, gp24.pl (2 Oct 2026)

Business

Inflation hits 4.0%, the fastest price growth in 15 months

Prices in September were 4.0% higher than a year earlier, according to the flash estimate from Statistics Poland (GUS). Fuel accounts for roughly half of the increase.

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Key facts

  • Fuel prices rose 36.1% year on year after government fuel price support ended.
  • Inflation was 3.4% in August. In September alone, prices rose 0.7% from the previous month.
  • Food is 0.5% cheaper than a year ago.

What's next

  • mBank economists expect inflation could approach 5% in January 2027.
  • Economists say the Monetary Policy Council will likely wait it out, pushing interest rate cuts further away.

Source: Statistics Poland (30 Sep 2026), mBank, ING

News

5 billion bottles and cans in a year: Poland's deposit scheme in numbers

After its first year, about 60% of packaging covered by Poland's deposit return scheme comes back to shops and collection points.

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Key facts

  • Allowing for logistics delays, the return rate is 72%.
  • There are 65,500 collection points, 23,500 of them with machines.
  • Machines take in 90% of returned packaging.
  • The deposit is 50 groszy per plastic bottle or can, and 1 złoty per reusable glass bottle.

What's next

  • The government wants to add single-use glass bottles, including small spirits bottles. Rollout is expected to take about two years after the law changes.
  • The EU target is to collect 90% of bottles from 2029.

Source: Ministry of Climate and Environment (30 Sep 2026)