- 2d ago
EU ministers shift exchange supervision to ESMA, Poland's GPW stays under KNF
EU finance ministers agreed on Friday, 9 October, to give the European Securities and Markets Authority direct supervision of the largest exchanges, clearing houses and depositories. Poland's finance ministry says the Warsaw Stock Exchange and KDPW remain under the Polish KNF.
- 6d ago
Grzegorz Braun joins German AfD in Lubmin to urge reopening of Nord Stream pipelines
Polish MEP Grzegorz Braun appeared alongside AfD lawmakers at the Lubmin distribution hub, calling for Poland to become a stakeholder in reviving Russian gas flows.
- Oct 8
Morawiecki splits with PiS to launch independent election bid with Rozwój Plus
Former Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed his Rozwój Plus movement will run alone in parliamentary elections, trading accusations with PiS leaders over economic plans, state appointments, and nuclear projects.
- Oct 6
Poland detains five former and current Orlen managers over 2023 fuel price manipulation
Security officers in Poland arrested former board member Michał R. and four executives over artificially lowered fuel prices that caused shortages across 600 stations.
- Oct 2
Morawiecki announces Rozwój Plus will contest next year's elections independently after PiS split
Former Polish prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki confirmed that his Rozwój Plus movement will run independently in the upcoming parliamentary elections while criticizing PiS for fiscal irresponsibility.
- Sep 23
Poland detains former government aides over 8.4 million PLN foundation campaign
Central Anticorruption Bureau officers detained Anna Plakwicz and Piotr Matczuk over an 8.4 million PLN public media campaign conducted for the Polish National Foundation in 2017.
- Aug 6
PiS proposes deporting draft-age Ukrainians not legally employed, sparking backlash from government and business groups
PiS announced at its 6 August 2026 programmatic conference that a future government would deport Ukrainian men of conscription age who do not work legally in Poland, drawing immediate criticism from the interior ministry and business groups citing high employment rates among Ukrainians.
- Jul 25
Kaczyński says Morawiecki wants to take over PiS, not be PM, as party split deepens
Jarosław Kaczyński disclosed on 24 July 2026 that former prime minister Mateusz Morawiecki told him he aims to seize control of Law and Justice rather than return as head of government, a day after an ultimatum divided the party.
- Jul 25
PiS vice-chair Terlecki slams 'maślarze' faction, warns of defeat as Morawiecki's group exits party
Ryszard Terlecki, a longtime ally of Jarosław Kaczyński, sided with former PM Mateusz Morawiecki after an ultimatum forced dozens of MPs to leave the party.
- Jun 22
Zelenskyy accuses Nawrocki of playing politics after Poland revokes top order over UPA unit name
Ukrainian president says the revocation is 'solely an electoral process' and compares the Polish leader to Viktor Orbán, as Kyiv officials renounce their own Polish awards en masse.
- Jun 10
Jacek Sasin launches ‘Po Pierwsze Polska’ association inside PiS to boost Czarnek’s PM bid, as tensions with Morawiecki faction deepen
On Tuesday evening Law and Justice politicians formed a new association led by Jacek Sasin, pledging full loyalty to Jarosław Kaczyński while rowing in behind Przemysław Czarnek as the party’s prime ministerial candidate.
- Jun 1
Poland threatens to strip Zelenskyy of highest honour after Ukraine names unit after WWII nationalist group
President Karol Nawrocki has called for the Order of the White Eagle to be taken from Volodymyr Zelenskyy after the Ukrainian leader named a military unit after the UPA, a group Poland holds responsible for the WWII massacre of Poles.
- May 29
Poland's artist pension bill ignites culture war: 'Polish peasant' slurs, a minister on the ropes, and a 4.4 billion złoty fight
A government plan to subsidize social security for artists has triggered a furious backlash, pitting the ruling coalition against the right-wing opposition and sparking a debate over elitism, public finances, and the value of culture.
- May 28
Poland Signs First SAFE Defence Contracts Worth Over 100 Billion Zloty in Three-Day Sprint
Poland has begun signing contracts under the EU's SAFE programme, with 40 agreements worth 100 billion zloty expected by Saturday, channelling billions into domestic defence firms.
