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Flight from Poland leaves travelers stranded amid security bottleneck

Dozens of passengers were left stranded at a Polish airport on Tuesday morning after their flight left before they had a chance to board.

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Annual march calling for Silesian autonomy gathers hundreds in Katowice

Supporters of broadening the scope of regional self-government marched through the streets of Katowice on Saturday in the annual Autonomy March.

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Poland: Possible eavesdropping devices detected ahead of Gov’t meeting

Ahead of a crucial government gathering in Katowice, the State Protection Service (SOP) and the Internal Security Agency (ABW) have uncovered potential eavesdropping devices in the meeting room where top officials are slated to convene.

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European Economic Congress begins in southern Poland

The three-day 16th European Economic Congress (ECE) begins on Tuesday morning in Katowice. The slogan for this year’s event is ‘Transform today, change tomorrow. Transformation for the future’; the recurrent theme, in addition to transformation, has been security issues.

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Polish gov’t launches Ministry of Industry in unusual location

The Polish government has established a new Ministry of Industry in the southern city of Katowice, and its unusual location suggests the importance of the southern industrial region and its energy transition challenges.

Sendzimir steel plant in Nowa Huta, Poland. Photo: Photo Sean Gallup/Getty Images.

Polish government establishes Ministry of Industry

The Polish government has announced the establishment of the new Industry Ministry. The ministry, which commences work from March 1 this year, will be located in the city of Katowice, which lies in the Polish coal-mining region of Silesia.