Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz
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- 2d ago
Tusk reshuffle: Domański to become deputy PM as Pełczyńska-Nałęcz leaves cabinet
Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz is leaving Donald Tusk's government, and finance minister Andrzej Domański is set for deputy prime minister. The presidential office says both appointments will be made at one ceremony once the prime minister submits his request.
- Oct 22
Pełczyńska-Nałęcz quits Tusk's cabinet and Polska 2050 amid KPO backlog
Tusk says the funds ministry will go to one of two non-partisan women he trusts completely, as Poland works to settle KPO money. The exit followed a Sejm vote on local term limits that she opposed.
- Oct 5
Poll finds 68% of Poles oppose Szymon Hołownia joining cabinet as regional funds minister
A Pollster survey shows 68% of respondents oppose Szymon Hołownia becoming minister of funds and regional policy, as the former Sejm marshal regroups inside Polska 2050.
- Oct 3
PiS leaders clash as Czarnek and Obajtek push to roll back 2022 Polish Deal health tax
Law and Justice politicians Przemysław Czarnek and Daniel Obajtek defended proposals to repeal the party's 2022 health contribution reforms, rejecting criticism from former Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
- Oct 3
Rafał Brzoska calls for platform KYC rules after new deepfake scam targets his wife on YouTube
InPost founder Rafał Brzoska has demanded mandatory KYC verification for tech platforms after a fraudulent YouTube advertisement falsely reported the death of his wife Omenaa Mensah, pointing to legal proposals from Sprawdzamy.
- Sep 30
Poland submits final 55 billion PLN recovery fund request to Brussels
Poland submitted its ninth and final payment request under the EU post-pandemic recovery fund on 30 September 2026, seeking 55 billion PLN as the European Commission prepares to conclude all payouts by the end of the year.
- Sep 21
Undercover video of Polish doctor Dawid Kacprzyk sparks political backlash over 1.6M PLN hospital scandal
Undercover footage published by Kanał Zero shows doctor Dawid Kacprzyk dismissing a 1.6 million PLN corruption and VIP treatment scandal at Warsaw's Szpital Południowy, triggering calls for immediate action across the governing coalition.
- Sep 2
Poland adopts amendment allowing local governments and housing co-ops to ban short-term rentals
The Polish cabinet approved an amendment restoring powers for municipalities and housing cooperatives to restrict tourist rentals, setting full implementation for 2028.
- Aug 3
Poland’s government removes free tap water rule from bill, coalition minister vows to bring it back
Poland's government has backtracked on a plan to require restaurants to serve free tap water, removing the provision from a packaging waste bill just days before it was due to take effect. A senior minister from a coalition partner immediately promised to fight for its return.
- Jul 27
Poland's deputy minister sold micro-apartments to brother before steering short-term rental law
Ireneusz Raś, the deputy sports minister who drafted a law on short-term rentals, owned three micro-apartments in a Lodz building now operating as an aparthotel. He sold two to his brother, a priest, and transferred the third to his ex-wife three months before joining government in December 2023.
- Jul 27
Polish coalition split over retirement age: minister calls childless-women plan 'cruel'
Family Minister Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-Bąk declared that as long as the Left remains in government, there will be no raising of the retirement age for anyone, after a coalition partner suggested childless women should work longer.
- Jul 24
ZUS president Liwiusz Laska: Society not ready for retirement age hike, but women's average exit age hits 61.5
ZUS president Liwiusz Laska told Rzeczpospolita that Polish society is not ready for a debate on raising the retirement age, citing polls. He noted women are already working longer, with the average exit age reaching 61.5 years.
- Jul 16
Poland's cabinet okays stripped-back short-term rental bill, cutting local Airbnb bans and triggering coalition rift
The Council of Ministers adopted a short-term rental bill on 15 July 2026, but removed provisions that would have let municipalities create zones free of short-term lets, sparking a public feud between deputy prime ministers.
- Jul 12
Poland’s ruling coalition gets a new party as Hennig-Kloska launches Unia Centrum from the ashes of Poland 2050 split
Climate minister Paulina Hennig-Kloska and MEP Michał Kobosko unveiled Unia Centrum on Sunday, merging the Centrum parliamentary club and the Union of European Democrats. The party formalises a February 2026 rupture inside Poland 2050 and enters the scene with 0.1 percent poll support.
- Jun 28
Poland 2050 sends compromise crypto bill to president after veto, awaits response
After President Karol Nawrocki vetoed the government's cryptoasset law, coalition partner Polska 2050 negotiated amendments directly with the Presidential Chancellery and submitted a revised version.
- Jun 16
Poland's opposition and coalition clash over tax threshold as millions enter top bracket
PiS candidate Przemysław Czarnek promised to raise the second tax threshold to 180,000 PLN, while coalition minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz pushed for 140,000 PLN, as 2.4 million taxpayers now pay 32% rate.
