As the European Council meets in Brussels, Poland is keen on limiting the prices of gas but has doubts about the idea of making common purchasing of gas compulsory for all EU members
Germany has been criticized by European commissioners for undermining the functioning of the single market
Even though it’s 30-degrees Celsius outside, Poles felt the first signs of winter and the looming energy crisis this week after a leading Polish chemical producer curtailed production over soaring gas prices, writes Krzysztof Adam Kowalczyk for Polish news outlet Rzeczpospolita
According to one survey, 57 percent of Poles have changed their holiday plans as a result of rising prices, with 21 percent actually canceling their trips altogether
Poland’s labor market is roaring, but inflation remains a major headwind
It’s not over yet, warn Polish economists
The price of CO2 emission certificates has fallen from €95 to €62 per ton in reaction to the war in Ukraine, thereby putting the EU’s energy transformation to renewables under serious question
Ever since Polish authorities lowered the fuel tax from 23 to 8 percent for half a year, many drivers from Berlin and Brandenburg have started visiting Poland to buy fuel
‘The Polish government is taking strong steps to oppose rising inflation in Poland and protect the pockets of Poles,’ said PM Morawiecki while announcing the new measures
The growth rate in prices of consumption goods and services in Poland is the highest in more than 20 years
In September 2021 fuel prices in the EU increased by 22 percent year to year on average – in Poland this growth was almost 30 percent with only 3 EU countries seeing higher increases
