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Start your day with a summary of today’s top stories from Poland’s leading news sites.
TVPInfo.pl – The public broadcaster reported on the arrest of Mariusz D. “a true legend of the capital’s underworld.” Mariusz D, who goes by the nickname ‘Transplant’ rose to prominence in the 1990s, and headed one of Warsaw’s most notorious gangs. He also attracted attention because he was a bishop in an obscure Christian church. The gangster was arrested following an investigation into an alleged invoice scam that defrauded the tax office.
TVN24.pl – The housing loan market in Poland has crashed, according to a story run by the private news network TVN24. It reported that in October just over 13,000 people applied for a loan, a 67.2 percent decrease on the same period last year. The station cited experts who said that increasing inflation rates coupled with economic uncertainty meant people were not looking to buy a home. The number of queries into housing loans is also at one its lowest rates in the 14 years this information has been recorded.
