Work-Declaration Fee Quadruples and Georgia Dropped from Poland’s Fast-Track Hiring List
Truck Queues Stretch 30 Days as Polish Carrier Protest Escalates at Dorohusk
Night-Flight Ban Along Poland’s Eastern Border Expires at Midnight
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EU Grants Poland Opt-Out From Migrant Relocation Quota
EU interior ministers agreed on 8 December to exempt Poland from the bloc’s migrant-relocation quota, citing the country’s costly border security efforts and its reception of Ukrainian refugees. The move spares Warsaw both a potential multi-million-euro levy and the logistical burden of hosting thousands of relocated asylum-seekers, easing pressure on local immigration offices. Mobility programmes should see fewer resource re-allocations in the short term, but the exemption will be reviewed in 18 months.
Poland Quadruples ‘Oświadczenie’ Work-Declaration Fee and Removes Georgia From Fast-Track List
Poland has multiplied the filing fee for the widely used six-month *oświadczenie* work declaration from PLN 100 to PLN 400 and removed Georgian nationals from the fast-track scheme. The move, effective 1 December but publicised on 7-8 December, increases hiring costs for seasonal and lower-skilled staff and signals tighter enforcement of labour-migration rules.
LOT Polish Airlines Outmanoeuvred as Pegasus Buys Smartwings/Czech Airlines
Pegasus Airlines has beaten LOT to acquire Smartwings/Czech Airlines in a €154 million deal announced 8 December. The decision deprives LOT of a chance to boost its Central-European footprint and may redirect some connecting leisure traffic via Istanbul, although existing Prague-Warsaw services are expected to continue for now.
EVA Air and LOT Expand Codeshare Via Seoul, Opening Taipei–Warsaw One-Stop Option
LOT and EVA Air have extended their codeshare to cover Warsaw–Seoul and Taipei–Seoul sectors, effective this week, giving Polish passengers a quicker one-stop option to Taiwan. The move strengthens trade links and offers potentially lower fares versus routings via Western Europe.
Ryanair Restores Warsaw-Modlin Links to Edinburgh and Glasgow for Summer 2026
Ryanair will bring back direct flights from Warsaw-Modlin to Edinburgh and Glasgow from 29 March 2026, operating twice a week. The move restores a key link for Poland’s sizeable Scottish diaspora and offers business travellers a cheaper alternative to connecting services.