WARSAW (Reuters) -Poland plans to increase the corporate income tax rate paid by banks to 30% in 2026, from the current 19%, to finance increased defence spending, Deputy Finance Minister Jaroslaw Neneman was quoted as saying by the state-controlled news agency PAP.

EADaily, August 21st, 2025. Poland has once again changed its position on the ownership of the drone that crashed the day before on the territory of the country.

Amid discussions about a potential foreign military mission in Ukraine, Warsaw's position remains unchanged - Polish soldiers will not be deployed to Ukraine. Source: Polish radio station RMF FM citing Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz,

The Netherlands will send two Patriot air defence systems and around 300 personnel to protect a hub for military aid to Ukraine in NATO ally Poland, the Polish defence minister said on Thursday. Earlier this week,

A Polish general said early evidence points to the drone having a Chinese engine, and that it was likely "flying very low" to avoid radar.

Poland, one of Ukraine's Western neighbours, is still host to about 1 million Ukrainian refugees who fled after Russia invaded their homeland in February 2022. They have helped fuel Poland's tight labour market and boost economic growth, according to observers, a trend Fitch sees continuing.

Poland said operations by Polish and allied aircraft on Thursday related to Russian strikes on Ukraine had concluded and that no violations of Polish airspace were observed.