Poland - Factors to Watch November 18
18/11/2025 07:01
WARSAW, Nov 18 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Tuesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hours): RAILWAY TRACK BLAST An explosion that damaged a Polish railway track on a route to Ukraine was an "unprecedented act of sabotage", Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Monday as he vowed to catch those responsible for an incident he said could have ended in tragedy. SUBMARINES A team appointed by the Minister of Defence is expected to prepare a recommendation by Friday on the selection of a partner from whom Poland will purchase submarines. The Polish government is scheduled to address this issue on November 25, Rzeczpospolita daily reported. NEW SPEAKER OF THE SEJM During the parliamentary session beginning on Tuesday, Polish MPs will elect a new speaker of the chamber, and according to the coalition agreement, this will be the current deputy speaker, Włodzimierz Czarzasty, co-chair of the New Left, the PAP agency reported. EC FORECASTS The latest European Commission forecasts indicate that Poland will be among EU countries with the highest economic growth, but also the highest budget deficit, Dziennik Gazeta Prawna daily reported. ****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.**** For other related news, double click on: Polish equities PL-E E.Europe equities .CEE Polish money PL-M Polish debt PL-D Eastern Europe EEU All emerging markets EMRG Hot stocks HOT Stock markets STX Market debt news DBT Forex news FRX For real-time index quotes, double click on: Warsaw WIG20 .WIG20 Budapest BUX .BUX Prague PX .PX ($1 = 3.6365 zlotys) (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau) ((warsaw.newsroom@reuters.com))