Polish foreign ministry denies evacuation, says staff moved to remote work

What the reports said

On Tuesday, 3 November, Radio Wnet reporter Łukasz Jankowski said staff at the Chancellery of the Prime Minister (KPRM) were to leave the building and switch to remote work. He also said officials at the foreign ministry (MSZ) on al. Szucha had until 14:00 to vacate their offices, and that staff in a newer ministry office block on the Łazienkowska side would go home as well. Jankowski added that anyone with something urgent to sign should finish it quickly before leaving. wPolityce and Niezależna carried the reports, with wPolityce citing unofficial information from government workers. Niezależna described the moves as preparations linked to what it called an attack on a constitutional body.

Ministry denies evacuation

Maciej Wewiór, the foreign ministry spokesman, dismissed the reports as nonsense. Speaking to Interia, he said part of the staff worked remotely because of expected traffic problems in central Warsaw.

“This is not any evacuation.”

In a written statement, the ministry cited forecast temporary traffic disruptions and possible restrictions on access roads near al. Szucha and the Zebra building. It said standard flexible work procedures had been applied, so that staff whose presence was not needed could work remotely or switch during the day, which would ease their trip home. The ministry added that all departments and offices were functioning without disruption, with duty staff on site. Wewiór also posted on X, writing:

“Some media are trying to whip up the 'MSZ evacuation' topic. I will answer briefly: NONSENSE.”

Jankowski responded ironically, remarking that the spokesman was also dealing with Warsaw's traffic jams.

Security chief resignations

Niezależna reported that it had confirmed written resignations submitted on Monday, 2 November, by the head of State Protection Service (SOP) security at the KPRM and his deputy. After talks held on Tuesday, 3 November, the two withdrew those letters and remain in their posts. A post on X by Republika journalist Radosław Jankiewicz, quoted by Niezależna, cited an unnamed source and claimed the resignations followed a case in which someone was let through a gate the two had promised to guard. That claim remains unverified, and the post ended with a question asking whether it was true.

The Constitutional Tribunal backdrop

Niezależna noted that the Constitutional Tribunal building, where some judges and people elected but not yet sworn in before the president were due to sit on Tuesday, adjoins a government building. wPolityce reported that police units had been placed inside the tribunal building in late October and that the court's legal president was not being admitted. It said Anna Korwin-Piotrowska, whom it describes as claiming the right to run the court, had taken over the court's website and suspended Bogdan Święczkowski and Bartłomiej Sochacki from their duties. Protests were taking place outside the building, according to wPolityce, which also listed the day's schedule: a general assembly of Supreme Court judges at 14:00, a National Security Council meeting later, and a 15:30 meeting between Korwin-Piotrowska and tribunal judges.

Police readiness and open questions

wPolityce reported orders for police to remain on full readiness from 2 to 8 November. Police attributed the measure to alleged provocations on the Polish-Russian border, while wPolityce wondered whether it might concern the tribunal dispute. According to wPolityce, it remains unclear what further steps the services planned.