PKN Orlen recently took over the Energia Group and is currently undergoing fusion with the Lotos Group.
On Tuesday, Orlen’s CEO Daniel Obajtek signed a letter of intent with the State Treasury to take capital control over the Polish Oil Mining and Gas Extraction Company (PGNiG).
PM Mateusz Morawiecki underlined that Polish energy companies are only medium-sized corporations on the European arena, compared to BP or Royal Dutch Shell.
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Polish PM: We want to promote the family at the EU level
PM Mateusz Morawiecki took part in the V4+ Coalition Pro Familia conference alongside Visegrád Four family ministers
Poland and Hungary surrender their veto: ‘Not everybody can be General de Gaulle or Margaret Thatcher’
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Poland gains control of Polish news outlet owned by German firm
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Polish petroleum giant Orlen plans to build Baltic wind farm
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US troops in Poland could jump to 20,000 under new defense agreement
The agreement’s main focus is on increasing American military presence in Poland, which could reach 20,000 soldiers if necessary
PKN Orlen expanding in Slovakia
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World Bank GDP growth forecast for Poland upgraded
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Duda: A state is not the judges who feel above the law
In his speech in Lubań South-Western Poland, Andrzej Duda underlined the need to support local economies, small counties and the common people. The President also defended the latest judiciary reforms in Poland.
The 28th Krynica Economic Forum
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