The seafood major has offered support for the affected workers including offering job opportunities at the Koszalin facility Denmark-headquartered seafood processor Espersen plans to close its Klaipėda plant in Lithuania and transfer production to Poland In what Espersen described as a “strategic consolidation” of its European operations processing conducted at Klaipėda will now shift during the summer to its site in Koszalin Espersen said the move is due to “evolving market conditions” and the “need to optimise operational efficiency” It added that the switch will allow the company to achieve a “more agile and cost-effective operation,” with the Koszalin facility offering potential for further expansion if demand rises Espersen has assured “support” for the impacted workers at Klaipėda including providing job opportunities “where possible” at the Koszalin plant CEO Tino Bendix, who joined the business last year from fellow Finnish group Orkla particularly for our colleagues in Klaipėda but it is necessary to align our primary production footprint with the realities of the market.” Don’t let policy changes catch you off guard Stay proactive with real-time data and expert analysis Bendix confirmed that 306 people are employed at the Lithuania plant which he said produces “blocks and natural products” but no value-added items The final production run is slated for the end of June The CEO added that the Klaipėda and Koszalin facilities produce the same products and the Poland site the company’s sole operation in the country has current capacity to absorb the additional volumes from Lithuania No further consolidation plans are in the pipeline Espersen explained in the statement that the seafood sector is facing “shifts in demand” with market projections indicating volume growth will remain “stable or slightly decline” over the coming years the processing giant is operating with surplus production capacity across its European sites and consolidation is a “logical step to enhance efficiency and maintain long-term competitiveness” Bendix added: “By consolidating production into a single we are positioning Espersen for future success and ensuring that we remain a reliable partner to our customers.” with a focus on white fish species such as cod It also operates production facilities in Denmark The company also confirmed that its primary production in Vietnam will remain “strategically important” to the business and “continue unchanged” In April, Espersen announced plans to invest in its UK seafood factory in Grimsby on the east coast of England inherited as part of its acquisition of Iceland Seafood International’s local operations Nominations are now open for the prestigious Just Food Excellence Awards - one of the industry's most recognised programmes celebrating innovation This is your chance to showcase your achievements Don't miss the opportunity to be honoured among the best - submit your nomination today Give your business an edge with our leading industry insights View all newsletters from across the GlobalData Media network Aristos is a Newsweek science and health reporter with the London He is particularly focused on archaeology and paleontology although he has covered a wide variety of topics ranging from astronomy and mental health Aristos joined Newsweek in 2018 from IBTimes UK and had previously worked at The World Weekly He is a graduate of the University of Nottingham and City University You can get in touch with Aristos by emailing a.georgiou@newsweek.com. Languages: English either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content Experts have discovered an unusual medieval burial that shows evidence of "anti-vampire" measures being taken The bizarre archaeological discovery was made at a site on Góra Chełmska, a ridge near Koszalin in northwestern Poland, the Lublin Provincial Conservator of Monuments said in a Facebook post The skeletons of two children were found buried in pits without coffins They have been dated to the 13th century based on the ground layers they were found in and associated pottery fragments The burials were found in a place that is not associated with any of the known cemeteries on Chełmska But the biggest "astonishment" was that one of the graves displayed characteristics of an "anti-vampire" burial This type of burial falls broadly under the category of "revenant" graves it is described as a "vampire" or "anti-vampire" burial the term revenant refers to an individual who comes back from the dead as a spirit or reanimated corpse Revenant graves dating back thousands of years have been found in various locations across Europe These burials are characterized by evidence of precautions taken to prevent the dead from rising Such measures could include placing large stones on the legs of the deceased or piercing the body with a lance to fix it to the ground In the case of one of the recently discovered remains in Poland the child's head appears to have been removed from its torso the skull was laid face down in the burial cavity and stones were placed on the deceased's torso The burial was most likely marked by two pillars cutting off the head or pressing the body with a stone are among the methods used to prevent a person believed to be a demonic being from leaving the grave," the conservator said in the Facebook post The newly uncovered burials were documented and the skeletons were excavated from the grave cavities The remains are now awaiting anthropological analysis which archaeologists will yield more insights into this unusual discovery Do you have a tip on a science story that Newsweek should be covering Newsweek is committed to challenging conventional wisdom and finding connections in the search for common ground Newsletters in your inbox See all Feature Films Database Southern Mediterranean films database Scriptwriters European Film Schools Production Companies Distributors International Sales Submit a Film Industry Reports Co-Production Podcast Online Screenwriting Training Course Guided Course for Feature Film Writing Script Analysis Analysis of the potential of your series Cineuropa's Training Catalogue Film Festival Photographs Newsletter Photogalleries EUFCN Location Award Euro Film Fest 27 Times Cinema GoCritic! Advertise on Cineuropa Logos and Banners Poland “There is no festival without conversation” by Marta Bałaga the artistic director of “The Youth and Film” – The Festival of Film Debuts in Koszalin This year scheduled to take place from 1-5 of September, the Koszalin Debut Film Festival in Poland readies to celebrate its 39th as pointed out by its artistic director Janusz Kijowski you said that “honesty for honesty” is also the festival’s slogan because long conversations often follow screenings here Janusz Kijowski: It was invented by the so-called “founding fathers” of the festival in the 1970s Film journalist Czesław Dondziło coined this slogan and it became the motto of the subsequent editions these events are all about patting each other on the back We are faithful to this formula and I am glad it has been adopted by the young artists Although youth itself is not some distinguishing feature [Polish artist] Witkacy said that “young is what’s wise and courageous” That’s why I sometimes envied Andrzej Wajda’s youth Why organize a festival – this question is quite common now I would say it’s more of an attraction for the city so that our audience can see how movies are watched in America I was very afraid that we would share the fate of other Polish events that our festival would be “remote” or virtual to see and greet each other — even with elbow bumps because there is no festival without conversation so how do viewers participate in discovering them In getting to know someone who is just starting?This is the specificity of our festival relying on what you aptly described as “discovering” we see the image of our reality through the eyes of another generation but independent artistic cinema doesn’t really exist outside of these debuts only few filmmakers can afford to stay independent – like Almodóvar Altman used to be known as this independent madman and yet at the end of his life he had to move to Canada because the Hollywood road roller tried to crush him as well If someone is still interested in independent cinema because the audience doesn’t really want to delve into the depths of the artist’s soul I felt like I knew all these foreign cities already – it was thanks to the movies we watch some crazy blockbusters happening in space Because when you watch the films of young artists they show reality that’s not deceived by TV propaganda We are after the elections and to cleanse your body and head Only in these films can you see where we really live Do you think that starting a conversation with the viewer I remember when I came to Koszalin with my first films – there was this fear of how they would be received but also great satisfaction when my intentions were clear Understood not just by these newspaper wise-asses — I hope I’m not offending you here — but also by those who came to the cinema to see artists they don’t actually know as we are in the middle of a technological revolution: we are always glued to our smartphones We are becoming more and more introverted and it’s not easy to open up I have been its artistic director for 13 years Please subscribe to our newsletter to receive more stories like this directly in your inbox 02/05/2025 Annegret Richter • Artistic director, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film“There’s no definition of which target group it has to be for; 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concept that comes with a set of unusual features the sound is a mixture of a warm saturated base tone and two modulating ripple elements The module has a wide range of shaping parameters including a bi-directional knob with intriguing LEDs for the pitch and a wide range octave knob Sofia also comes with a plethora of input controls and separate outputs for numerous components of the sound-shaping chain The developers promise extensive self-patching and complex animations of the final waveform Sofia is capable to create vowel-like timbres warm and warm and fuzzy sine-like evolving tones with unique bits on it The heavy design reminds me a lot of the Odessa harmonic oscillator which sounds super unique and out of this world The linked sound demo makes you want more sounds from this upcoming analog oscillator Sounds very wild and definitely not like a classic off-the-shelf oscillator Last year Dieter Doepfer caused a big wow at the SB22 with his Frequency Shifter module Soon there will also be one from Xaoc Devices It’s called Koszalin and is a full stereo frequency shifter (2 ins/4 outs) offering both quasi-exponential and linear frequency change of up to +/-5kHz Plus it gives you full stereo feedback with CV control Frequency shifting results in linear translation of signal spectrum producing all kinds of atonal sounds It should not be confused with frequency scaling Complex phase cancellation patterns occurring with frequency shifting and deep feedback produce spectacular barber-pole effects.nds like a lot of fun Koszalin features a whole pool of direct controllability over the feedback path including the amount There is also a linear TZFM input making frequency modulation of any stereo audio signal possible The first sounds are available in the linked sound demo I didn’t check out the module in detail but I’m already in love with the module or maybe just with the lovely a new compact utility module made for summing multiple stereo and mono sound sources It supports up to four signals for each section it’s a triple summing mixer featuring three signal-adding sections with the middle one optionally fed to the top and bottom ones The middle section has a switchable contribution between 0% Each of the summing sections consists of high-quality opamps paired with a soft-clipping circuit for nice saturation There is also an option to reduce the gain to -12dB in order to allow the summing of hot signals Sounds like a super useful module for stereo systems And for users of the Leibniz subsystem there are two module extensions Gera allows you to mask individual bits of the digital data by the use of logical AND operation It features 8 individual gate inputs that affect the individual bits of data as well as 8 illuminated tact switches for manual inverting of each control input the bit processing logic in Gera is hardware-based so you experience no latency and the binary signals may change at extreme rates Lastly we have Poczdam which is a binary data solution for the Xaoc Leibniz subsystem It’s made for a bunch of different functionalities it allows you to manually or remotely switch between two Leibniz data sources Very handy and you can also re-clock the data with its onboard CV controllable wideband oscillator or with an external clock signal Xaoc Devices says that Poczdam is either very useful to simplify patching in complex Leibniz setups Or a door opener for creative patching in smaller setups including waveform splicing Both Gera and Poczdam are exciting additions for the Leibniz subsystem There are 5 exciting new modules to discover at the Superbooth 22 at the Xaoc Devices booth. In September, the devs had an epic modular tower The new Xaoc Devices modules will be available in Summer 2022 You can visit Xaoc Devices at booth Z420 at Superbooth 22 More information here: Xaoc Devices Superbooth 22 News Eurorack News Superbooth 22: WORNG Electronics MidSide+ brings mid/side processing to Eurorack + DIY gift Northern Light Modular euEM is a Eurorack controller module that allows you to control effects pedals like the Eventide H9 from your system.  Large HQ effect processors for Eurorack systems are still a bit rarer […] Behringer FOUR PLAY is a new DC-coupled quad VCA and mixer module for Eurorack that works with audio and CV signals. Behringer has not caused any big surprises lately. This is also due to the […] Two new feature-packed Busy Circuits releases: the ALM033 MEGA-TANG quad VCA + stereo mixer, and the PRO version of Pamela’s workout. New Eurorack modules are released almost every year. Will that ever change or not? 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Read our Privacy notice A group of five teenagers died when a fire broke out as they were playing in an escape room to celebrate one of their birthdays Authorities in the northern Polish town of Koszalin said the blaze The group of girls had started the escape room game to celebrate one of their birthdays Their bodies were discovered by firefighters as they tackled the blaze had been sent to hospital suffering from burns and was not yet well enough to be questioned by fire investigators Ambulances and fire engines were filmed by local TV stations outside a detached two-storey house with a large Escape Room sign outside in Koszalin a city of 100,000 near Poland’s Baltic Sea coast said on Saturday electrical wiring and lax security procedures were to cause for the deadly blaze The fire began in a room next door to where the girls had been locked in while they played the game and they are believed to have died of carbon monoxide asphyxiation Mr Suski said the wiring in the facility was makeshift and far too close to easily flammable material and the person in charge of the escape room was probably not present when the fire broke out Poland's president, Andrzej Duda said on Twitter it was a “crushing tragedy” the five girls had died so early in their lives “Five joyful girls starting out in life have had life torn away from them May God protect their parents and loved ones," he wrote A day of mourning for the city would be held on Sunday Poland's interior minister, Joachim Brudzinski, has also ordered the fire brigade to make checks on all escape rooms across Poland and where necessary install fire safety controls. Games where people are locked inside a room and must uncover clues and solve riddles to escape within a time limit have become highly popular in recent years, particularly among teenagers. One website which lists escape rooms across Poland has details for more than 1,000 places to play, including eight locations in Koszalin alone. Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker Five teenage girls have died at a Polish escape room where a fire broke out while they were celebrating a birthday The 15-year-old girls were participating in an escape room game in Koszalin, northern Poland when a fire broke out around 5 pm local time according to the BBC. Police spokesperson Monika Kosiec said the bodies of the five girls were found in a room near the fire when firefighters put out a blaze A 25-year-old man was also seriously harmed and taken to hospital with burns said on Saturday that "makeshift" electrical wiring which was too close to flammable materials was to blame for the blaze adding that the man in charge was probably not there when the fire broke out which have risen in popularity in recent years see participants get locked in a room in which they must solve puzzles and complete complicated tasks in order to get out Polish officials are now carrying out safety checks on similar games across the country A day of mourning has been called for Koszalin while a number of local events have been cancelled with Polish President Andrzej Duda calling the fire an "appalling tragedy." "Five joyful girls starting out in life have had life torn away from them," he tweeted wchodzących w życie Dziewcząt zostało z życia wyrwanych Niech Pan Bóg ma swojej opiece Ich Rodziców i Najbliższych Poland's Interior Minister Joachim Brudziński also tweeted his condolences to the families of the girls "I want to express my sympathy and regrets to the families of the victims of the fire," he said W związku z tragedią w Koszalinie pragnę przekazać wyrazy współczucia i żalu dla rodzin ofiar pożaru Poleciłem Komendantowi Głównemu Państwowej Straży Pożarnej wszczęcie kontroli przeciwpożarowych we wszystkich obiektach tego typu w kraju "I've instructed the chief commander of the State Fire Brigade to carry out fire checks on all places of this type across the country." This article was originally published by Business Insider. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article The bodies of the 15-year-old victims were found Friday in the city of Koszalin after firefighters extinguished a blaze in an adjacent room. Prosecutors said that carbon monoxide inhalation was the likely cause of the deaths. A 26-year-old man employed at the location was hospitalized with burns. In escape room games, players are locked inside a room or building and must find clues and solve puzzles that help them get out. The rooms are highly popular among teenagers in Poland. Koszalin prosecutor Ryszard Gasiorowski said a leak in the bottled gas heating system for the building was a probable cause of the fire. Earlier, firefighters had noted faulty electric wiring and substandard security procedures. Gasiorowski said the fire probably broke out in the reception room and blocked the employees’ path to evacuate the girls. Autopsies will be conducted to confirm the cause of death. He said firefighters who put out the blaze and other witnesses were being questioned. Earlier Saturday, national fire chief Leszek Suski said that electrical wiring in the building was makeshift and too close to flammable materials. “Security was not ensured and that led to the tragedy,” Suski said. He said there was no proper evacuation route and a “lot of negligence” at the location. A spokesman for local firefighters, Tomasz Kubiak, said the units responding to the blaze had to use specialized equipment and force their way into the escape room. Poland’s interior minister has ordered fire safety inspections at more than 1,000 escape rooms in business across the country. The first inspections were being held Saturday, the Interior Ministry said. Previously, there was no official requirement for fire safety certificates at such locations. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki sent condolences to the victims’ relatives. Officials have extended psychological, psychiatric and other support to the girls’ families and to their classmates and teachers at the school they attended, A Mass was held Saturday at the local church. Local residents were placing flowers and lights in front of the location, a detached house. The girls, friends from one school class said, were celebrating one of their birthdays. World & Nation Hollywood Inc. Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map had been celebrating a birthday at the venue in northern city of Koszalin Five teenage girls have died and one man was seriously injured after a fire broke out at an “escape room” interactive game location, in the northern Polish city of Koszalin, officials said. “The victims of this tragedy are 15-year-old children, girls celebrating a birthday,” interior minister Joachim Brudziński told broadcaster TVN24. Read moreFire spokesman Tomasz Kubiak confirmed that the dead were women and told AFP that “one man with severe burns was taken to an intensive care unit” Investigators in Poland on Saturday blamed a gas leak in a heating system for the fire Prosecutors said that carbon monoxide inhalation was the likely cause of the deaths A 26-year-old man employed at the location was taken to hospital with burns The Koszalin prosecutor Ryszard Gasiorowski said a leak in the bottled gas heating system at the location was a probable cause of the fire firefighters blamed faulty electric wiring and substandard security procedures Gasiorowski said the fire probably broke out in the reception room and blocked the employee’s way to evacuate the girls Autopsies will be carried out to confirm the cause of the deaths He said firefighters who put out the blaze and other witnesses were being questioned The condition of the injured employee did not immediately allow for him to be questioned Poland’s interior minister has ordered fire safety inspections at more than 1,000 escape room locations across the country The first inspections were being held Saturday there was no official requirement for fire safety certificates at such locations Escape rooms are popular around the world and offer a live-action experience in which players are locked in a room with one hour to figure out a series of clues and riddles to get out The government is making sure that drivers in Poland can travel on comfortable Road investments also mean new economic development prospects for our country Work on the S11 section between Koszalin and Bobolice has been completed Drivers can now fully enjoy the route over 48 km long It used to take 45 minutes to drive this section Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attended the opening of the new expressway section built as part of the Government Programme for the Construction of National Roads by 2030 The S11 expressway increases development and trade opportunities and creates completely new development perspectives for our country I will be able to say in my talks with investors: come to Central Pomerania Bobolice–Szczecinek and southwards to Piła Poznań and further to Silesia – there is a great S11 expressway,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki The new road will take freight lorry traffic out of the current route which runs through the centre of Koszalin and other towns The completion of another section will shorten travel times and improve comfort and safety “This is the way of life for Pomerania Central Pomerania and Northern Wielkopolska A great way – there will be better development of these lands and the local residents will simply be able to enjoy a better life,” added the Polish Prime Minister The S11 Koszalin–Bobolice expressway was built as part of the Government Programme for the Construction of National Roads by 2030 (with an outlook until 2033) It used to take 45 minutes to drive the Koszalin–Bobolice route the S11 is to connect Kolobrzeg to Poznań and further to Silesia We have recently commissioned nearly 25 km of the Olesno bypass in Opolskie Voivodeship Drivers are already using this route near Poznań For the comfort of drivers and the country’s development the government is building modern and comfortable expressways and motorways Bypasses are also being constructed to relieve city congestion while increasing safety in built-up areas In December 2022, we adopted the Government Programme for the Construction of National Roads by 2030 (with an outlook until 2033). A total of PLN 294.4 billion will be allocated to implement investments This is another edition of the largest road programme in Poland’s history We will deliver over 6,100 km of new roads Better road infrastructure is an incentive for investors to set up new workplaces in these locations “Our great commitment is this: with such arteries with a great programme of county and municipal roads we will lead to the elimination of unemployment in many parts of the country but they would never be there if it were not for the great investments in road infrastructure,” added Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki Falling tree limbs in Birmingham kills one person WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prosecutors in northern Poland detained and brought charges Sunday against the man who designed an escape room entertainment site where five teenage girls were killed in a fire was charged with intentionally creating a fire danger and unintentionally causing the deaths of the girls adding that the location's heating system was faulty and there was no emergency evacuation route A court decision is expected Monday on prosecutors' request that he be held for three months while the case proceeds Firefighters in the city of Koszalin found the victims' bodies Friday after they extinguished a fire next to the locked room Prosecutors say a leaky gas container inside a heater is the most likely cause of the blaze A young man employed there was hospitalized with burns Attorneys for the man charged said he was "deeply distraught" by the deaths and has expressed deep condolences to the families before the prosecutors They said the 28-year-old denies the charges but because of his distress was not able to answer prosecutors' questions fire chief Leszek Suski stressed that the escape room at a private house in the city of Koszalin where the 15-year-old girls died locked inside a room celebrating a birthday They were the first known deaths in an escape room a form of entertainment that has been growing in Poland over the past five years Players in escape room games are locked inside a room or building and must solve puzzles and find clues that lead them to the key that will unlock the door the games are highly popular among teenagers in Poland Officials have shut down 13 escape room entertainment sites for safety flaws and the prime minister asked people Sunday to report such lapses to firefighters and police Police chief Jaroslaw Szymczyk said other people had previously posted critical remarks online about the safety of that escape room site During a memorial Mass at Koszalin Cathedral Bishop Edward Dajczak identified the girls by their first names as Julia He later led public prayers in front of the house where they died spoke after holding a meeting in which they discussed with other officials ways of improving safety at entertainment venues Morawiecki called the girls' deaths an "immense tragedy." more than 200 of Poland's 1,100 escape rooms have been checked revealing a number of safety flaws that needed to be immediately fixed Authorities ordered the closure of 13 of them Log in and download the free e-publication of the latest A&B The printed version is available for sale online in our store and press salons throughout Poland unique e-mail [will also be used as login in the portal] Only name - check the correctness of the data Only the last name - check the correctness of the data password must be at least 8 characters long * fields required for registration; data can be completed in account settings after logging in ** establishment of a student account follows verification of the validity of the student ID card Please try later or let us know: contact Technology: aitnet.pl Ⓒ AiB Publishing House 2025 Technology: aitnet.pl Ⓒ AiB Publishing House 2025. 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ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) April 6 - Koszalin residents will be able to watch the best movies in the newest cinema of the Helios chain Six air-conditioned halls equipped with state-of-the-art equipment reclining seats and an excellent repertoire full of premieres - this is what the new cinema in Galeria EMKA will be like Helios cinema starts with premiere titles of both domestic and world cinema - there will be something for everyone fans of domestic cinema will be awaited by among others: the thrilling action film "John Wick 4" "Asterix and Obelix: Empire of the Dragon" and "The Tooth Fairy" await the chain has also prepared surprises for children making balloon animals and playing with animators are planned in the cinema lobby Movie goers of all ages will also be able to try their hand at quizzes with the movie Wheel of Fortune The novelties will be seen in excellent conditions This is because the cinema is equipped with high-end sound equipment the latest generation of projectors and the highest quality 2D and 3D projection screens there is Helios Dream - a unique concept of rooms with folding chairs which is the answer to the dream of an intimate space to watch films in the best quality The cinema will have an offer that will allow viewers to enjoy promotional prices every day In addition to Tuesday's fixed-price screenings get more" offer awaits on the remaining days Lower ticket prices will be available the day before the screening and the cheapest prices will be available at least four days in advance It is the viewers who will decide how much they will save The newest Helios cinema is a unique space thanks to technology and premiere productions will take viewers to a dimension of cinema previously unknown in Koszalin and each visit will be a unique experience Made by: NoMonday CA Immo exits non-core market Serbia with the sale of the 19,600 sqm office building Sava Business Center in Belgrade Both the sales price and the buyer are subject to confidentiality As the PBSA sector finally takes off in Poland it is now increasingly attracting international operators and investors Eurobuild CEE spoke to Xior's investment manager about why it has such confidence in the Polish market Residential developer Develia has signed a preliminary agreement to acquire all the shares in Bouygues Immobilier Polska the Polish subsidiary of Bouygues Immobilier ESA logistika has leased 15,000 sqm in Prologis Park Piotrków GLP has completed the development of its Wrocław V Logistics Centre and has received a BREEAM rating of Outstanding Panattoni has secured EUR 40 mln in financing from BNP Paribas for the development of Panattoni Park Sosnowiec IV Newgate Investment (NGI) and Redkom Development are developing a large retail park in Bydgoszcz Deutsche Hypo – NORD/LB Real Estate Finance has provided a five-year green loan to Olivia Seven for the refinancing of the Olivia Prime A office building in Gdańsk-Oliwa communications and security company Motorola Solutions has signed a five-year lease renewal 18,000 sqm at the Green Office complex in Kraków’s Podgórze district Falling interest rates and easing monetary policy across the eurozone and CEEi are boosting investor confidence in the region’s commercial real estate market reveals Colliers in its ‘Beyond Real Estate | Economy’ report Panattoni is to build the Panattoni Park Mainz Süd in Erbes-Büdesheim bei Alzey Axi Immo has presented its latest report “Warsaw Office Market – Q1 2025 The market opened in 2025 on a steady footing with a notable increase in leasing activity and a modest decline in vacancy landlords continue to focus on upgrading existing assets and prioritizing quality over quantity Convenience store chain Żabka has officially opened a new logistics centre in Kąty Wrocławskie The first stage of the development will serve 1,500 stores in the Wrocław area Romanian Post has leased over 5,000 sqm of logistics space in CTPark Bucharest to serve as its temporary regional courier and logistics hub for Bucharest JLL has announced the sale and leaseback of two properties by a manufacturing company in a deal worth over PLN 1 bln Warehouse developer CTP is adding 2,000 sqm to its Clubco coworking development in Brno pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank has extended an investment facility to PineBridge Benson Elliot for the Diuna Office Park in Warsaw The hotel market in Bucharest continued its recovery in 2024 while the ADR has finally surpassed the milestone of EUR 100 Torus has announced its All.inn students’ residence concept that is soon to appear on ul BIG Poland has acquired the Multishop Suwałki retail park comprising 13,000 sqm of retail space The company now owns nine fully commercialized retail parks in Poland Slate Asset Management has sold three OBI retail stores to the Lindner Group from Germany Cushman & Wakefield has conducted a survey the findings of which are presented in the report From Shopping to Experiences: A Customer’s View on Shopping Centres and Retail Parks Cushman & Wakefield notes that despite evolving shopping trends both retail formats continue to hold strong appeal Multi Poland has taken on the management of the Galeria Przymorze shopping centre in Gdańsk The store offers lifestyle and sporting clothing and is to open this spring According to the "Quo Vadis E-commerce" report released by Cushman & Wakefield the online commerce continues to be a growth driver for the industrial & logistics real estate sector generating significant opportunities for developers and investors the investor behind the Projekt Góraszka shopping and entertainment complex in Wiązowna on Warsaw’s eastern outskirts has obtained a building permit for a mixed-use development Poznan-based company Scallier is opening another facility under the Funshop Park brand in Romania According to the latest report “At a Glance: Modern Retail Market in Poland Q4 2024” from BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland Poland’s retail market experienced record growth in 2024 Cushman &Wakefield has summarised the situation on the Polish retail market Over half a mln sqm of new retail space came on stream last year marking the highest new supply level in Poland since 2015 This robust development activity occurred amid rising demand from new retailers and improving consumer sentiment which boosted retail sales A new retail park with a total area of 24,000 sqm is set to be developed in Otwock under the name Świderek The investment will be led by Redkom Development Empik has opened a flagship store in the revitalised former Cepelia pavilion in the centre of Warsaw the modernist building has regained its former glory and once again impresses with its original appearance and modern interior Trei Real Estate Poland has opened its 40th Vendo Park The investment was created in Wrocław and has 5,000 sqm Vendo Park Wrocław is the first facility under this banner in the capital of Lower Silesia The retail park was built on a plot of approx An 800 sqm Biedronka grocery store is to open on the ground floor of the Moje Bielany residential complex which is being developed by CeMat A/S at ul Wólczyńska 121 in Warsaw’s Bielany district Spring has very much sprung and everywhere is bathed in the first warm sunshine of the year I have in the back of my mind the terrifying fo .. The Polish warehouse market has finally stabilised after the post-pandemic boom but new challenges and opportunities are on the horizon for the sector UBM Development has been given the go-ahead for the first wooden office building in Poland: Timber Park in Poleczki Business Park in Warsaw The office market in Warsaw is currently experiencing a period of stability in terms of supply and take-up Recent data on overall tenant activity indicates that clients in the cap .. Receive all the latest information from the world of real estate by e-mail the construction of the Aura residential building designed by Robert Konieczny's office KWK Promes According to a report by research company Spectis “Construction companies in Poland 2025-2030” the total revenues of the 300 leading construction gro .. The Globalworth Foundation has provided the authorities in Bucharest with office space for a Covid vaccination centre Panattoni BTS and Commercecon together support the establishment of the second Centaurus Foundation centre in Poland to help horses and other animals intends to focus on operations in other reg .. Six class A office buildings in the PRO Portfolio which is jointly owned by PineBridge Benson Elliot and Sharow Capital have been granted BREEAM In-U .. Who won this year's 14th edition of the Eurobuild Awards The jury and guests gathered at the Double Tree by Hilton hotel in Warsaw chose this year's .. 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Viterra has moved into its ​​new 1,500 sqm offices in Olivia Prime part of the Olivia Centre business complex in Gdańsk Panattoni has acquired two properties near Gothenburg The brownfield sites will be replaced by a modern 43,000 sqm facility Contemporary cities are grappling with the challenge of fostering dynamic growth while alleviating environmental pressures Colliers has taken over the management of the Studio B office building located in the Warsaw Wola district The property is owned by Stena Real Estate .. The University of Warsaw has signed a contract with the general contractor for a project at ul The new building will house the faculti .. Velis Real Estate Tech is officially changing its name to Singu adopting the title of its property management product the construction of the Panattoni Park Unterfranken has officially started