- 4d ago
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.
- 4d ago
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 17
Polish president vetoes civil partnership bill, PSL MPs quit advisory council in protest
President Karol Nawrocki rejected the government's compromise bill on registered partnerships, prompting two PSL deputies to leave his parliamentary advisory body and the ruling coalition to abandon further negotiations.
- 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.
