The Polish government has opened a new airport this week in the city of Radom in east-central Poland.

The new Warsaw-Radom Airport, worth PLN 800 million was opened by the Polish Prime Minister who said that it makes „profound economic sense” from the standpoint of logistics and national infrastructure adding that it “will relieve some of the burden” on Warsaw’s Chopin Airport, which he said, „is absolutely overloaded”. The prime minister told reporters that the facility “will open up the whole Radom region to new investment and business,” as well as “raising pay levels” in the area.

Source – Polskie Radio

The US Air Force is set to move its European aircraft refueling operations from Germany to Poland in a move designed to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank and reassure allies in the region.

Around 19 American military air refueling tankers will now operate primarily from Powidz Air Base in west-central Poland instead of Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany. The aircraft in Powidz could be tasked with refueling combat jets, including the world’s most advanced fighter jet, the F-35A Lightning II, potentially extending the range of NATO missions.

Source – Polskie Radio

Polish energy giant Orlen has opened two new solar energy farms in North and West parts of the country in a move that creates an extra 87 MW of capacity for the Polish power grid and boosts Poland’s clean energy transition.

One of these farms, located in the northern town of Wielbark, has a capacity of 62 MW and is worth PLN 200 million. The other facility, called PV Gryf, is in the western village of Przykona. It has a capacity of 25 MW and is worth PLN 60 million. PV Wielbark is expected to generate enough clean energy to power more than 30,000 homes. Both facilities are overseen by Orlen’s subsidiary Energa.

Source – Polskie Radio

And finally, Gdańsk city centre will have more police and city guard patrols over the summer period it has been announced.

The move which will cost around PLN 200,000 is aimed to make the city centre safer, especially late at night. City guards will be on duty till 2.00 AM and four additional police patrols will be made available for the Old Town area. There are also plans for the police to return to the building of the former police station at Piwna Street.

Source – Radio Gdańsk

Weather

Today will be a sunny day with scattered clouds, in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 13 degrees centigrade (55 degrees Fahrenheit) during the day and 3 degrees overnight. Tomorrow will turn rainy in a gentle breeze with temperatures of 15 degrees during the day and 4 degrees overnight.

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