According to the latest figures published by the Civil Aviation Authority (ULC) LOT remain the largest carrier in the Polish market. LOT passengers account for almost 29% of all users of air transport in Poland.

The full opening of the German labour market to Polish workers planned for 1 May 2011 will facilitate Polish investments in Germany, Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Waldemar Pawlak told a press conference after his meeting with German Minster of Economy and Technology Rainer Brűderle.

Poland’s Central Statistical Office (GUS) published their monthly report presenting the country’s socio-economic situation.

Kielce Technology Park (KTP) in central Poland carries out an intensive investment process. A new area for business, which is necessary to accommodate both new and existing innovative companies, is growing fast.

Sitech, the US leader in manufacturing car seat mechanisms launched joint production with Fisher Dynamics in the south-western Polish city of Polkowice on August 25. The production process will be developed on the premises of a Sitech production facility.

The Rzeszów University of Technology in south-eastern Poland modernises its Aviation Training Center (ATC) using EU funds. By the new academic year it will be in possession of five new aircraft. The funds will be invested in upgrading the equipment as well as in new flight simulators.

Students of the University of Science and Technology (AGH) in the Polish city of Krakow have won two first places in a prestigious IT contest for the Cisco University Prize. It is a contest for students of universities of technology which has been organised by one of the world IT leaders - Cisco Systems Inc.

Ząbkowska street, which is regarded as one of the most atmospheric old streets in Warsaw’s east bank Praga district, will be transformed into a multiethnic venue on September 5. The KULmixTURA open-air event is organised by local authorities and the Polish national lottery.

The hit of this year’s EXPO 2010 in Shanghai, an animated film ‘Polish History’ goes online. It has already been watched by 5 million EXPO visitors. The online presentation is courtesy of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP), the main organiser of Poland’s participation in EXPO 2010. The film commissioned by PARP was made by Tomasz Baginski, the master of contemporary Polish animation, Academy Award nominee for his ‘Cathedral’.

“Engine of the Year” is the most important sector contest, where the engines are marked by 65 motoring journalists from all over the world. Since the beginning of the contest in 1999 Toyota has collected 22 prizes in different categories. This year, apart from the prize for a sub1-litre engine, Toyota classified first in the category “Green Engine of the Year” for the “Toyota Hybrid Synergy Driver” which is a combination of electric and internalcombustion engine.

The Oil & Gas Exploration Company Cracow Ltd. (PGNiG SA Group) returns to Mozambique. The Company has signed a contract for exploration and horizontal drilling up to 2000 m with the international company SASOL Petroleum Temane Limitada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasol Petroleum International.

Polish preparations for Euro 2012 European Football Championship to be co-hosted by Poland and Ukraine are delayed, Poland’s Supreme Chamber of Control (NIK) said on Monday. Almost half of projects reviewed by NIK are not carried out on schedule and almost a third will not be completed before the start of the championships.

Maybe we’re all just a bit sensitive to the appearance of a bubble, what with having been so thoroughly splattered the last time one burst.