We pay for the fast pace of economic growth by increasing prices - writes today's "Puls Biznesu". Piotr Bielski, Santander Bank analyst quoted by "PB", indicates that rising inflation is a side effect of economic prosperity.

Nearly half of Poles consider the past year to be successful in financial terms, and every third feels disappointed in their financial situation - according to the survey "Attitude to finance".

Over the last year photovoltaic electricity production in Poland went up by 175 percent from 490 MW to 1,299 MW - climate minister Michal Kurtyka said this week . He made the statement after the second edition of the My Electricity project had been launched.

“I cannot remain silent, I have to speak”. These words of pope emeritus Benedict XVI appear in book written jointly with cardinal Robert Sarah, the prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship. The book, entitled “From the Depth of our Hearts,'' is about the nature of the Church and Christian discipleship. It includes an explanation of the biblical and spiritual importance of priestly celibacy. Some see the book as a response to the recent Special Assembly of the Synod of Bishops for the Amazon, during which the question of relaxing the celibacy rule was raised. 

"Corpus Christi", a film by Polish director Jan Komasa, is among five foreign films nominated for an Oscar by the American Film Academy. The film has been nominated in the International Feature Film (formerly the Foreign Language Film) category. The 92nd Academy Awards ceremony will take place on 9th February in Los Angeles.

British philosopher, writer and composer, Sir Roger Scruton died on Sunday after being ill with cancer for six months. He was 75. President Duda, in a tweet, offered his condolences describing Scruton as a great friend of Poland, and of Polish freedom and sovereignty. Scruton had been awarded the Cross of Merit for services to the Polish state by President Duda.

Deputy Minister of Justice Marcin Warchoł said that the Marshal of the Senate, Tomasz Grodzki, did not have the right to invite the Venice Commission to Poland. The Venice Commission delegation visited Poland at the end of last week as part of its continuing monitoring of the status of the rule of law in Poland. The Commission is expected to present its opinion on the draft act on common court reform, which is currently before the Senate, on Wednesday.

Householders face an unpleasant surprise this year. Domestic electricity prices will rise by an average 11,5%. The government expects to introduce a scheme to compensate those in the lowest tax bracket for the increase. The leaders of the Agreement party support this initiative.

On Monday, the nominations for the 92nd Academy Awards, the Oscars, will be published. The Polish challenger this year is a film directed by Jan Komasa, “Corpus Christi”. In the film, Komasa tells the story of a young man who, during his time in a detention center, has a spiritual awakening and poses as a Catholic priest upon his release. What is so different about this movie? The authors are serious about faith. Let’s see the trailer. Let’s keep our fingers crossed!

Since December, Vladimir Putin has been trying to prove that Poland should be blamed for the Holocoust. According to Leonid Bershidsky, a Russian journalist for Bloomberg, much of Putin’s foreign-policy activity this year will be directed toward trying to rebuild a more Russia-centric concept of the victory over the Nazis.