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News4 October

147 killed on Polish roads in September as police urge pedestrians to wear reflectors

In the first month of the school year, Poland recorded 1,988 road accidents. 147 people were killed and 2,227 injured.

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Key facts

A year earlier, the same period saw 2,097 accidents, 158 deaths and 2,403 injuries, so the figures have improved.
Accidents involving e-scooters fell from 228 in August (3 deaths) to 157 in September (2 deaths).
The data comes from the Road Traffic Bureau of Poland's National Police Headquarters.

What's next

From October until the end of the year, police are running a campaign urging pedestrians, cyclists and e-scooter riders to wear reflectors.
"Even a small reflective element can save a pedestrian's life," says Robert Opas of the police Road Traffic Bureau.

Source: Polish National Police, Bankier.pl (4 Oct 2026)

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News3 October

Russia tells foreign diplomats to leave Kyiv

Russia's foreign ministry warned foreigners, including diplomatic staff, against staying in Ukraine. Moscow says it will keep striking Kyiv and other cities.

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Key facts

The ministry said Russia would continue "systematic attacks on military targets" in Kyiv and other cities.
Russia made a similar appeal in May 2026. Fifty countries condemned it as a threat in a joint statement at the UN, and Western embassies stayed in Kyiv.
Kyiv has faced intense drone attacks in recent weeks, including strikes on the Southern and Northern bridges on 2 and 3 October.

Ukraine's response

Ukraine's foreign ministry denied reports that Western embassies were preparing to move to Lviv or to Poland, saying it had received no such notice.

Source: AFP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

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News3 October

Latvia votes: Prime Minister Kulbergs' party far ahead

Early figures from Saturday's parliamentary election put Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs' United List on 35.6% of the vote.

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Key facts

Next: Latvia First 11.3%, National Alliance 8.7%, New Unity 6.7%, Union of Greens and Farmers 3.7%.
Turnout was 50.81%, the lowest in Latvia's electoral history (data from 995 of 1,059 polling stations).
Votes were counted by hand after errors in the automated system during an earlier count.

Who is Kulbergs

The 47-year-old has a background in business and the car industry. He became prime minister about four months before the election, after Evika Siliņa's government collapsed.

Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

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News3 October

Data leak at travel agency Wakacje.pl. Customers told to freeze their PESEL number

Someone gained unauthorised access to the company's email accounts and customer management system. Addresses, dates of birth and passport details were exposed.

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Key facts

The incident took place on 29 September and was disclosed on 3 October.
Leaked data: names, email addresses, phone numbers, home addresses, dates of birth and passport details.
The company says its payment systems were not affected and the stolen data cannot be used to log in to customer accounts.
Wakacje.pl reported the breach to the CSIRT NASK response team and to UODO, Poland's data protection authority.

What to do

Freeze your PESEL (national ID) number in the mObywatel app or on gov.pl.
Consider reporting your passport as compromised.
Be wary of calls and messages claiming to be from Wakacje.pl, especially ones asking for payment.

Source: PAP, Bankier.pl (3 Oct 2026)

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News30 September

5 billion bottles and cans in a year: Poland's deposit scheme in numbers

After its first year, about 60% of packaging covered by Poland's deposit return scheme comes back to shops and collection points.

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Key facts

Allowing for logistics delays, the return rate is 72%.
There are 65,500 collection points, 23,500 of them with machines.
Machines take in 90% of returned packaging.
The deposit is 50 groszy per plastic bottle or can, and 1 złoty per reusable glass bottle.

What's next

The government wants to add single-use glass bottles, including small spirits bottles. Rollout is expected to take about two years after the law changes.
The EU target is to collect 90% of bottles from 2029.

Source: Ministry of Climate and Environment (30 Sep 2026)

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