Marek Strzelecki

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Poland's long-term foreign-currency issuer default rating (IDR) at 'A-' with a stable outlook, the agency said late on Friday.

Polish refiner Orlen and Norway's Equinor signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects.

Ukraine can keep fighting Russia for the rest of the year with European support, Poland's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on Sunday.

Poland said on Saturday it has been paying for Ukraine's Starlink subscription and will continue to do so despite sources saying the United States could consider cutting Ukraine's access to the satellite internet system.

Defence is a top spending priority for Poland, and the country may use European Union recovery funds to boost its arms industry, Polish cabinet members said on Friday.

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on Thursday for enhanced air policing, stronger Baltic defences and reinforced European Union borders with Russia, citing growing security concerns.

The Baltic states are set to sever ties with Russia's power grid that date back to the 1950s, and instead integrate further with the European Union, as the suspected sabotage of subsea cables has spurred efforts to strengthen regional security.

The former head of Orlen Trading Switzerland (OTS) has been detained in the United Arab Emirates, and Poland is working to extradite him to face charges of acting to the detriment of the company, Polish authorities said on Wednesday.

Poland's oil refiner and petrol retailer Orlen plans to invest between 350 billion and 380 billion zlotys ($84.3 billion and $91.5 billion) by 2035, it said on Thursday as it unveiled its new strategy.

Polish oil refiner Orlen has reached a settlement to recoup $100 million out of $400 million in prepayment for Venezuelan and other oil which the company never received, a source familiar with the matter said.