Poland Data centres to transform Polish economy

Data centres
According to the report "Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland," prepared by the Polish Data Center Association (PLDCA) in collaboration with PwC Poland, in 2025 data centres generated PLN 10.6  bln in gross value added and PLN 4.3 bln in fiscal revenue.
The data centre sector also contributes to supporting nearly 41,000 jobs annually across the Polish economy – a scale similar to the number of people employed in the domestic aviation industry. The report is the first such comprehensive study on the Polish market, precisely assessing the economic impact of the sector and its development prospects in the coming years. PLDCA believes that digital infrastructure should be considered a crucial pillar of the Polish economy. Until now in public deb
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Romania Negroni comes to Bucharest

schedule 13 July 2026
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Negroni Trading, a company specialising in the import and distribution of premium artisanal spirits and goods, has leased a CTBox unit at CTPark Bucharest West, the largest industrial park in Central and Eastern Europe.

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EUROPE The Bridge to future expansion – Kestutis Sasnauskas of Eastnine

schedule 13 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Eastnine has just followed up its EUR 280 mln acquisition of the Warsaw Unit at the end of 2024 with the equally sensational EUR 300 mln transaction for The Bridge. Why is the Swedish company putting such faith in the Warsaw office market in such a big way? And what is it planning to do next? In our latest exclusive interview, EurobuildCEE asked the man behind the deal, Kestutis Sasnauskas, the CEO of Eastnine, for the answers...

Warehouse & industrial

Poland Harden builds for Panattoni

schedule 13 July 2026
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Harden Construction is constructing a 46,000 sqm logistics centre in Poznań. Panattoni Park Poznań East III is to be built as a BTS centre for a leading distributor of fresh produce, both chilled and frozen. Construction work began in May.

Residential

Poland Develia to build Skorosze Vita

schedule 10 July 2026
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Develia has begun selling apartments in the new Skorosze Vita development in Warsaw's Ursus district.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany CTP starts work in Recklinghausen

schedule 10 July 2026
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CTP will transform a former production site in Recklinghausen, Germany into a new, urban business park. The 65,000 sqm site was purchased from Ball Beverage Packaging Recklinghausen, which ceased production of aluminium beverage cans in August 2017.

Residential

Poland GN Group buiilds first student hall

schedule 10 July 2026
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Construction work has begun on a new student residence on ul. Pułaskiego in Poznań. The general contractor is WPIP Construction, and completion is scheduled for September 2027.

Investment & finance

CEE Region Goodbye Tesco?

schedule 10 July 2026
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According to reports by the Financial Times, Tesco is looking for ways to sell off its remaining European businesses.

Investment & finance

Romania AFI completes Mas retail park purchase

schedule 10 July 2026
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AFI Romania has completed the acquisition of six retail parks from Mas, the largest retail park transaction in Romania.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Addleshaw Goddard stays on in Q22

schedule 10 July 2026
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International law firm Addleshaw Goddard has decided to renew its lease in the Q22 skyscraper.

Office & mixed-use development

Romania Bucharest dominates the office market

schedule 10 July 2026
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During the first half of 2026, companies leased a total of 80,790 sqm of office space in Bucharest, representing a 29 pct increase compared with the same period of 2025, according to a report by Fortim Trusted Advisors, Alliance Member of BNP Paribas Real Estate. Cluj-Napoca also recorded stronger office leasing activity than in the first half of last year.

Infrastructure

Poland Mielec station to be rebuilt

schedule 09 July 2026
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Polish State Railways (PKP) has awarded a tender to build a new railway station in Mielec. The contract has already been signed and work will start this summer.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Ever Catering comes to Flanders Park

schedule 09 July 2026
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A new bistro has opened in Building A of Flanders Business Park. Ever Catering, part of Ever Grupa, is the operator.

Office & mixed-use development

Poland Two new tenants in K2

schedule 09 July 2026
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Two new tenants have entered Vastint's K2 office building in Gdynia, taking up a combined 1,200 sqm.

Residential

Poland Building permits a scarce resource

schedule 09 July 2026
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The increasing length of time it takes to issue building permits is changing the rules of the game in the Warsaw residential land market.

Warehouse & industrial

Germany Munich slows down

schedule 09 July 2026
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Realogis recorded take-up of 115,700 sqm on Munich’s logistics and industrial property market in H1 2026. Of this total, warehouse space accounted for 99,500 sqm or 86 pct, office space for 13,900 sqm (12 pct) and mezzanine space for 2,300 sqm (2 pct).

Investment & finance

Germany Alstom leases 31,000 sqm

schedule 09 July 2026
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Garbe Industrial has leased 31,000 sqm in Salzgitter to rail vehicle manufacturer Alstom.

Investment & finance

Croatia InterCapital buys Avenue Mall

schedule 09 July 2026
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The InterCapital Real Estate Fund is to acquire Avenue Mall and the adjacent Avenue Center office building in Zagreb for EUR 100 mln.

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POLAND A most understanding partner – Philipp Schomberg of Kingstone RE

schedule 09 July 2026
Nathan North
managing editor (English section)

Munich-based investment management platform Kingstone Real Estate has been in the news in the last few days due to the headline-grabbing EUR 150 mln acquisition of the Olivia Star office tower in Gdańsk by Strabag. It has also partnered with other international players for their activities on the Polish market. And so, hot on the heels of the Olivia Star deal, we caught up with Philipp Schomberg, the co-founder and Poland CEO of Kingstone RE to find out more about the company and its plans.

Retail & leisure

Poland Home & you reopens in Bonarka

schedule 08 July 2026
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The Bonarka shopping centre in Kraków has expanded its home furnishings offerings with a refreshed home&you store.

Retail & leisure

Poland Newbie comes to Silesia City Center

schedule 08 July 2026
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Newbie, a brand owned by the Swedish Kappahl Group, has opened a store at Silesia City Center in Katowice.

Latest in Data centres

schedule 08 July 2026

Poland to benefit from data centre realignment

While just a few years ago, investment locations were primarily determined by demand, today access to electricity is becoming a key factor. According to the latest 'EMEA Data Center Markets Report | H1 2026' by Colliers, energy constraints in Europe's largest hubs are driving investment to new locations, including Poland.

schedule 01 July 2026

Data centres spread out across the region

The EMEA data centre market is entering a new phase where power availability, not demand, is defining growth, forcing a structural shift in how and where capital is deployed. According to Colliers’ EMEA Data Centre Markets Report | H1 2026, the region continues to see strong demand from hyperscale cloud, AI workloads and sovereign requirements, but the ability to convert that demand into operational capacity is becoming increasingly uneven.

schedule 19 June 2026

Poland to be the new data hub

During the presentation of the 'Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland' report, we took the opportunity to speak with Piotr Kowalski, Managing Director at PLDCA, about the risks and future development of data centres in Poland.

schedule 19 June 2026

Data centres to transform Polish economy

According to the report "Driving the Economy: The Economic Impact of the Data Centre Sector in Poland," prepared by the Polish Data Center Association (PLDCA) in collaboration with PwC Poland, in 2025 data centres generated PLN 10.6  bln in gross value added and PLN 4.3 bln in fiscal revenue.

schedule 17 June 2026

Data 4 starts in France with EUR 5 bln investment

By 2030, Data4 plans to invest over EUR 20 bln in the development of its European campuses. Data4 will invest EUR 5 bln to transform a brownfield site in northern France into a new data centre campus. With a capacity of 700 MW, it will meet the needs of AI customers and will be Data4's largest project in France.

schedule 11 June 2026

EU targets Poland for rapid Data centre growth

The development of digital infrastructure is a new economic priority for Europe, as shown by the draft EU regulations, 'Cloud and AI Development Act' (CADA), and the 'Strategic Roadmap, published in early June. The EU wants to triple computing power by 2035 to meet the demand for cloud services and artificial intelligence (AI). Poland is expected to play a leading role in this process.

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