Aviation & Connectivity: Air Arabia is adding Katowice to its Poland network with four weekly non-stop flights from Sharjah starting 17 Dec 2026, using Airbus A320neo aircraft and positioning the route for tourism and business links. Defense & Infrastructure: Poland is pushing ahead with the East Shield defensive barrier along the Russia/Belarus border, with German combat engineers helping build the first completed sections as Warsaw boosts defense spending to about 200bn zlotys in 2026. Security & Justice: Poland’s Internal Security Agency detained a 63-year-old Ukrainian in Warsaw, alleging he planted explosives under a car linked to a Ukrainian defense-industry representative in Irpen on orders from Russian services. Business Real Estate: Berner Polska is relocating logistics to 7R Hub Nowa Huta near Kraków, leasing about 6,500m² in Building H1, with the move planned for Q4 2027. Payments & Consumer Finance: BLIK reported 1.6bn transactions in H1 2026 worth PLN 244.8bn, with 21.6m active users and growing use of recurring payments. Sports (EU spotlight): Shakhtar Donetsk says it has agreed to play Champions League home games at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge due to security limits in Ukraine.