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Alicja Ptak

@alicjaptak.bsky.social
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Telling stories about Poland. Deputy Editor-in-Chief at @notesfrompoland.bsky.social Host of The Warsaw Wire podcast Ex @reuters

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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
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The Polish labour market doesn't add up
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
For more, read the insight on Notes from Poland: notesfrompoland.com/2026/06/24/w...
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Why Poland's labour market is not as bad as it looks
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Is Poland heading for a jobs crisis? Despite rising unemployment rate, Poland still has one of the lowest rates in Europe, while employment remains close to record highs. In this episode of The Warsaw Wire, labour economist Piotr Lewandowski helps us unpack this paradox.
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
A recent rise in unemployment in Poland has raised concern. But that headline figure does not tell the whole story, with experts arguing that the Polish labour market is actually in good shape, writes Alicja Ptak.
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Why Poland's labour market is not as bad as it looks
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Watch on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx_K... 🎧 Listen on Spotify/Apple Podcasts open.spotify.com/show/19gkkLz...
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Reporting on Poland’s energy frontline | Louisa Naks (WSJ)
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid have shown how fragile - and how vital - access to electricity really is. In The Warsaw Wire, WSJ journalist Louisa Naks explains how Poland’s grid operator PSE is preparing for growing hybrid threats.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Listen or watch the full episode on YouTube, Spotify and other podcast streaming services youtu.be/2h1enLFGP4Y
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Poland enters offshore wind and is catching up faster than anyone in Europe
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Poland may be late to offshore wind, but the north is ready to shine 🌊⚡ In the latest Warsaw Wire episode, I chat with Marianna Sobkiewicz of Polish Economic Institute about Poland’s offshore market, foreign partners, and the future of clean energy. 🎧
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
🎧 Listen to the full episode on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF1X... Or Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/472U...
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What Poland’s energy transition can learn from Nobel-winning economics
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Their research shows that technological change is a repeating revolution: new technologies challenge the status quo and force economies to choose between adapting or protecting incumbents. In Poland, that status quo is still largely built around fossil fuels.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
In the latest episode of The Warsaw Wire, I speak with Paweł Wiejski, an energy and climate expert, about what Poland’s energy transition can learn from the work of recent winners of the so-called Nobel Prize in economics.
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Notes from Poland @notesfrompoland.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Poland's public debt has been growing at the second-fastest rate in the EU this year, and is set to continue rising. What is behind this trend - and should we be worried - asks Alicja Ptak in the latest of her series of articles and podcasts on the forces shaping Poland’s economy.
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Why is Poland’s debt rising so fast – and should we be worried?
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Watch the full conversation here 👇 YouTube: youtu.be/-HnV_jXYO10?... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/19EQ... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f... You can also read Raphael's original story here: www.ft.com/content/6c28...
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FT journalist Raphael Minder explains his reporting on one of Poland’s fastest-rising cities
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Katowice’s shift from heavy industry to tech captures Poland’s economic + energy transition. In the latest episode of The Warsaw Wire, I spoke with FT's Raphael Minder about his story on Katowice. Why he chose the city, and what surprised him during reporting.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Listen to the full conversation here 👇 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZtO... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1Wgp... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Poland now has one of the fastest-growing public debts in the EU, yet it is still well below the EU average. So how concerned should we be? I spoke with Aleksander Kieroński of @PolitykaInsight about debt, deficits, defence spending, and why the cost of debt is the real threat.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0we-... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pO0... Wojtek's insight for Notes from Poland: notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/06/p...
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Poland Can Into Space: a meme turned into reality | The Warsaw Wire Talks with Wojciech Brzeziński
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
The war in Ukraine made Poland realise how crucial it is to have its own satellite capabilities, so that, in a decisive moment, no one can say no, says Wojciech Brzezinski, says @wojtekbrzezinski.pl 🎧 Watch the full episode of The Warsaw Wire on YouTube, Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0we-... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5pO0... Wojtek's insight for Notes from Poland: notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/06/p...
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Poland Can Into Space: a meme turned into reality | The Warsaw Wire Talks with Wojciech Brzeziński
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Thirteen years ago, “Poland Can Into Space” was just a meme. Now it’s reality. 🇵🇱 With @wojtekbrzezinski.pl, I discussed how ambition & smart public spending turned a joke into Europe’s fastest-growing space sector. 🎧 Full episode: The Warsaw Wire
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
🎧 Full episode on The Warsaw Wire (YouTube & Spotify). YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UImb... Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/19gkkLz... Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ae/podcast/w...
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What message does Poland bring to COP30? | The Warsaw Wire Talks with Katarzyna Wrona
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Is Poland the black horse of the energy transition? 🇵🇱 Once a coal-heavy laggard, it’s now tripled renewables, launched nuclear & offshore projects, and calls for a pragmatic, people-focused transition. I spoke with 🇵🇱 climate negotiator Katarzyna Wrona ahead of #COP30.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
For more, read Daniel Tilles's story on @notesfrompoland.bsky.social notesfrompoland.com/2025/10/15/p...
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Poland joining 20 largest world economies, IMF figures show
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
From empty shelves to a trillion-dollar economy. Should Poland join the G20?
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
What I did hear was a story of a Polish student collecting discarded beer cans around Copenhagen to top up his modest income. Resourcefulness or recycling is a nice combo.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Just got back from a month in Denmark, where the pant system works like a charm: 93% return rate in 2024. People lugging empty bottles in bags, trolleys, and almost every food shop participates. Heard no complaints.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Poland rolls out its deposit-refund system for bottles and cans. Tuesday: “Buy this water! It’s cheaper because it’s 0.001 L bigger than the limit.” Friday: “We never meant to circumvent the rules 🤡”
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Thank you! Yes, getting it on Apple Podcast in the first place was the issue for me. As it turns out setting up an Apple account without an Apple device can be so complicated. Even Apple tech support was stumped with my case 🙂 But we are good now!
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NyO... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/4yBp... 📰 Feature at Notes from Poland notesfrompoland.com/2025/08/14/w...
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
The real cost isn’t just money. It’s Poland’s lost competitiveness. In 2023, Google, Amazon, Mercedes & IKEA all warned that Poland’s dirty energy mix could drive them to invest elsewhere.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Hi! Sorry for the late reply. It's now available on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts and GoodPods. Is there another place we should claim, in your opinion?
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Read here: notesfrompoland.com/2025/07/07/h... Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fbo... Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1RJV...
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How Poland shook off its past and became Europe’s growth champion
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
Economist Marcin Piątkowski explains why Poland has no oligarchs, and why it is bad for football but great for the economy. Delaying mass privatisation helped avoid cronyism and build stronger institutions. Listen on The Warsaw Wire via @notesfrompoland.bsky.social
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1RJV... YouTube: youtu.be/0fbo_PE2arw?...
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Warsaw Wire Talks: economist Marcin Piątkowski on how Poland became one of EU’s fastest-growing economies
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Economist Marcin Piątkowski warns that returning to libertarian ideas would weaken Poland and fuel inequality. “We’ve been there. We failed.” A warning tied to the rise of far-right voices like Mentzen. Full episode on The Warsaw Wire podcast on Spotify and YouTube.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
It is free and available on Spotify and YouTube. I will soon try to upload it via RSS Feed to other platforms. I had some technical issues with that today, but I hope I will resolve them soon. 🙂
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
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How Poland shook off its past and became Europe’s growth champion
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
🎥Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fbo...
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How did Poland go from Europe’s poorest country to its growth champion?
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Kicking off a new series on Poland’s economy, energy and business with @notesfrompoland.bsky.social First up: a conversation with economist Marcin Piątkowski on how Poland became Europe’s most surprising growth success. 🎧 Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1RJV...
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Warsaw Wire Talks: economist Marcin Piątkowski on how Poland became one of EU’s fastest-growing economies
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
What a cliffhanger! Historically, PiS tends to be underestimated in exit polls. 5 years ago, Duda increased his lead by exactly 0.6 pp, which is the same margin Nawrocki would need to overturn the result now. That means the final outcome of this election could really come down to every single vote
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Hubirs can be a bitch. Source: ewybory.eu
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
Polish businesses are concerned: 40% of entrepreneurs surveyed by PIE fear the impact of tariffs on their operations. 📊 Read the full PIE report: pie.net.pl/amerykanskie...
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Amerykańskie cła na import z UE mogą nieznacznie zmniejszyć PKB Polski od 0,11 do 0,43 proc.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
A full US-EU tariff war could hit Poland hard. PIE estimates that Polish GDP could shrink by over 1% in this scenario. If the US imposed an additional 25% tariff on the EU, Poland would feel the impact strongly - especially due to disruptions in EU supply chains.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
So far, the direct impact of existing US tariffs (on steel, aluminium, and Chinese goods) and retaliatory measures from China & the EU is expected to reduce Polish GDP by 0.11% in the short term.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
In 2023, US final demand accounted for 2.6% of Polish GDP and around 3% of employment. However, 57% of Polish value added consumed in the US arrives indirectly via countries like Germany, Mexico, and Canada.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
How US tariffs could impact the Polish economy 🇵🇱📉 @PIE_NET_PL warns that new US tariffs on the EU may significantly affect Poland. While the US is only Poland’s 8th biggest direct export partner, it is the 2nd largest recipient of Polish value added after Germany.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
In 3 years at @notesfrompoland.bsky.social, I’ve written nearly 1,000 pieces—bringing niche Polish stories to those who love to nerd out about Poland, covering what heritage media often overlook. Now, with our funding at risk, we need your help to keep going.
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Christiaan Paauwe @christiaanpaauwe.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
Another organization hit by Trump's spending cuts: @notesfrompoland.bsky.social — dependent on funding from Congress — is in danger of not surviving in the current form. A call on their readers today to step up: notesfrompoland.com/2025/04/01/a...
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An urgent appeal for support: one month to save Notes from Poland
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Boris Schneider @boris101.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Having eye-opening discussions with @alicjaptak.bsky.social in @ec.europa.eu.
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Alicja Ptak @alicjaptak.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
🔹 albo jesteś nauczycielem/pedagogiem i uważasz, że kluczem do dobrej relacji z dziećmi jest świadome zarządzanie własnymi emocjami. Jeśli widzisz siebie w jednym z tych punktów – daj znać. Jeśli znasz kogoś takiego – oznacz tę osobę w komentarzu. Nie mogę się doczekać tych rozmów! 🎤✨
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