- 6d ago
Poland's budget deficit reaches 141 billion PLN over first seven months of 2026
Poland's state budget deficit reached 141.06 billion PLN by the end of July 2026, surpassing 51% of the full-year target as expenditures rose to 474.97 billion PLN while value-added tax revenues grew by 2%.
- Aug 8
Polish prosecutors charge three former Orlen managers over 1.5 billion PLN oil contract fraud
Poland's Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw filed an indictment on 7 August 2026 against three former Orlen managers for causing 1.5 billion PLN in damages through three unfavorable oil contracts. A fourth suspect, former OTS GmbH CEO Samer A., is being sought via extradition from the UAE.
- Jul 28
Daniel Obajtek charged with false testimony and pulling weekly from Orlen shelves, calls charges a source of pride
The former Orlen chief was charged in two cases at the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor's Office on 28 July 2026, while PiS politicians demonstrated in support outside.
- Jul 14
Orlen files criminal complaint against former CEO Obajtek after forced entry and scuffle at Solino salt mine
On July 9, former Orlen CEO and current MEP Daniel Obajtek attempted to force entry into the striking Solino salt mine in Inowrocław, sparking a physical struggle with the plant's president. Five days later, Orlen filed a criminal complaint for trespassing and misrepresenting a parliamentary mandate.
- Jul 9
Ex-Orlen CEO Obajtek scuffles with Solino boss during hunger strike visit
MEP and former Orlen chief Daniel Obajtek tried to join a hunger strike at the IKS Solino salt mine but was met with force by the company's CEO, triggering a police complaint and a political storm over the planned sale of a key brine customer to German investors.
