Raphael Minder

Fire at Czech factory working with Israel's defence sector is being investigated as probable terrorist arson attack ft.com/content/a2b593… via @ft

The Rail Baltica train link between Warsaw and the Baltic states is running 10 years behind schedule, Poland's top government rail official is warning. It's a "self-cheating process" to claim this flagship EU project will be finished by 2030. ft.com/content/0fe9d0… via @ft

Poland's government will use EU money for drone defence system despite President Nawrocki’s veto ft.com/content/954710… via @ft

Poland was set to get €44bn of the EU's Safe loans for defence funding - almost one third of the total - until President Nawrocki's veto. PM Tusk is nwo accusing the president of not being a patriot and playing into Russia's hands. as.ft.com/r/6775d95b-776…

Poland is building an anti-drone shield that Premier Tusk promotes as “the most modern, intelligent and integrated" in Europe. It will be financed with the EU's new SAFE loans.. if President Nawrocki does not wield his veto. as.ft.com/r/651dac23-341…

European defence tech companies are preparing new financing rounds, with more money from Polish and other continental venture capital firms. ft.com/content/a7efa8… via @ft

Poland is preparing a war reparations claim against Russia, four years after demanding €1.3tn from Germany for Nazi war crimes. But PiS opposition accuses PM Tusk of focusing on Moscow to deflect attention from its stalled talks with Berlin. as.ft.com/r/27a6719d-6d2…

Advent and FedEx are leading a €7.8bn takeover of InPost, five years after it held one of Europe's largest IPOs in Amsterdam. The buyout offer price is less than in 2021, but "the IPO was some time ago and under different circumstances”. as.ft.com/r/73ac576c-44c…

With Poland's economy ioutpacing most of those in the Eurozone, there are stronger arguments to keep the zloty and not adopt the euro than a few years ago, says finance minister Domański. as.ft.com/r/03297091-042…

Shares in Czech ammunition group surge 29% on stock market debut ft.com/content/9796dc… via @ft

Long the neglected branch of the Polish armed forces, the Navy has gone "from zero to hero," with fresh investments into Swedish submarines, British-designed frigates and other vessels designed to counter Russian aggression in the Baltic Sea. as.ft.com/r/8b8451ac-14f…

European ammunition group Czechoslovak Group announces €30bn IPO ft.com/content/32e73b… via @ft

Czechoslovak Group, one of Europe's largest ammunition makers, is set to kickstart its Amsterdam IPO as early as tomorrow. An expected valuation of around 30bn euros will make it one of Europe's largest listings and give CSG extra cash for acquisitions. as.ft.com/r/18d46a17-ae1…

Poland's former justice minister Ziobro was granted asylum by Hungary days before public prosecutors were expected to issue an international arrest warrant against him, further straining relations between Warsaw and Budapest. as.ft.com/r/95dd3cfd-b9f…

Poland has bought billions of dollars of weapons to lead Nato's defence spending, but it's a latecomer to building shelters to protect civilians - with fewer now in adequate condition than in the Communist era. as.ft.com/r/da1f8feb-6ca…

Poland's largest rightwing news broadcaster, TV Republika, is planning to launch next year an English-language channel with backing from European and US investors close to Donald Trump's Maga movement. as.ft.com/r/0897c9f3-344…

Polish media tycoon Solorz, his fourth wife and three children from previous marriages have engaged in a bitter succession fight that has split the family and drawn comparison with HBO's "Succession." A key Liechtenstein verdict is expected this month. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…

Billionaire Babiš ceded control of his agricultural business to return as Czech premier - an irreversible trust transfer that he called “a move I had thought I would never do”. as.ft.com/r/e1a2d0d5-6c1…

Slovakia's clampdown on whistleblowers is seen by Robert Fico's critics as his latest step to erode the rule of law and shield his Eurosceptic government from scrutiny. as.ft.com/r/951d9ca4-6d9…

While Ukraine detained British army veteran for spying, Poland charged a Russian with masterminding a sabotage network on behalf of the FSB. ft.com/content/62d972… via @ft