News Poland will need ‘financial partners’ for second nuclear plant Poland can pay for the first of two planned nuclear power plants (NPPs) but will have to seek help fund the second, prime minister Donald Tusk said this week, Reuters…
News Poland to start building ‘East Shield’ against Russia this year The Polish government this week brought forward the start of construction on the country’s €2.3bn “East Shield” defence line along its eastern border intended to deter Russian attacks through either…
News Baltics and Poland ask EU to help pay for fortifications against Russia Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland have asked the EU to help them pay for new fortifications along their borders with Russia and its ally, Belarus. The defence ministers of the…
News Intel halts $4.6bn Polish fab as construction machinery arrives on site Intel has suspended a number of investments in Europe, including a $4.6bn chip fabrication plant in Poland, the Polish Press Agency reports.
News Poland announces three rail tenders worth €1.4bn Poland’s national rail operator PKP has launched three rail infrastructure tenders totalling €1.4bn, specialist website Railway Pro reports. The tenders will make upgrades in the north and south of the…
News Ukraine makes it easier for foreign companies to build Ukraine has simplified the way foreign companies can obtain construction permits, according to an independent investment organisation set up by the state in 2016. Previously, those looking to build in…
News Canadian firms sign framework for small modular reactors in Poland Candu Energy, an AtkinsRéalis company, has signed a framework agreement to help Poland install small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs) as an alternative to coal-fired power stations. Canada-headquarted AtkinsRéalis, formerly known…
News Poland to spend $2.5bn making border ‘impenetrable’ Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has given more details about his plan to fortify the country’s eastern border with Russia and Belarus, adding to his announcement last week. On Saturday…
News Poland to fortify border with Belarus against migrants The prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, plans to fortify the country’s 400km border with Belarus to counter illegal migration from the east, which he claimed amounted to a “hybrid…
News Price tag for Poland’s first nuclear plant may reach $37bn Poland first nuclear power plant could cost as much as $37bn, according to Jan Chadam, the acting head of Polskie Elektrownie Jadrowe (PEJ), the agency set up by the government…
Companies Hill appoints new Poland manager as nation overhauls its transport network US-headquartered Hill International has appointed civil engineer Lukasz Marcinkiewicz as its new country manager for Poland. Marcinkiewicz was previously chief executive of Warsaw-based LH Engineering, and is a veteran of…
News Skanska wins contracts in Arizona and Warsaw Skanska has been awarded a data centre in Arizona and has taken a stake in a residential project in Warsaw. In the US, the company has signed a $87m deal…
News Mammoet slides rail bridge into place on the River Oder Dutch heavy lift specialist Mammoet has published details of its project to replace the Küstrin rail bridge over the River Oder on the German-Polish border. The project team decided to…
News Former car factory to be turned into sustainable city quarter in Warsaw A disused car factory in Warsaw is to be regenerated as a 62ha “green district of the future”, with homes for 17,000 residents and 13,000 jobs by 2050. The scheme…
News New Turkish high-speed railway backed by UK, Italy, Poland, and Austria Export credit agencies from the UK, Italy, Poland, and Austria have joined Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) to secure €1.247bn to build a high-speed railway in Turkey. Turkey’s Ministry of…
News Budimex wins €34m contract for Łódź high-speed rail tunnel Polish contractor Budimex has won a €34m contract to prepare for the drilling of a 4km-long, high-speed rail tunnel in the Polish city of Łódź.
News Ayesa bags high-profile jobs in Poland, Italy Seville-headquartered digital and engineering consultant Ayesa has won two high-profile projects this month: a section of high-speed railway in Poland and a bridge in Italy. In Poland it will design…
News WXCA wins competition to reconstruct Warsaw’s Saxon Palace Warsaw architect WXCA has won a competition to design a reconstruction of the Saxon Palace, a neoclassical landmark demolished by the German army after the suppression of the 1944 rising…