- Aug 26
Polish Finance Ministry estimates 8 billion PLN budget loss from presidential vetoes
Calculations from Poland's Ministry of Finance attribute an 8.04 billion PLN revenue shortfall in 2026 to six legislative measures blocked by President Karol Nawrocki, including levies on fuel and alcohol.
- Aug 20
Karol Nawrocki submits alternate medical fraud bill proposing up to 15 years in prison
President Karol Nawrocki has submitted a draft amendment to Poland's penal code targeting pseudomedical practices, one day after referring the government's rival legislation to the Constitutional Tribunal.
- Aug 19
Poland plans 2027 tax reform raising top PIT thresholds and lifting corporate levies to 22%
The Polish government announced restructuring personal income tax brackets from 2027 while raising corporate tax rates for large companies to fund an estimated 10 billion PLN revenue shortfall.
- Aug 7
Polish Senate rejects Nawrocki's EU climate referendum for the second time
The Polish Senate voted on 6 August 2026 to reject President Karol Nawrocki's request for a nationwide referendum on EU climate policy, the second time it has blocked the initiative. The referendum was planned for 27 September 2026.
- Jul 25
Nawrocki sends fuel windfall tax to constitutional review, Tusk calls move ‘shocking’
President Karol Nawrocki referred the government’s windfall tax on fuel companies to the Constitutional Tribunal on 24 July 2026, preventing its entry into force and triggering a bitter exchange with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and cabinet ministers.
- Jul 18
Nawrocki to resubmit EU climate referendum request after Commission’s ETS reform, calling it cosmetic
President Karol Nawrocki will again ask the Senate to authorise a national referendum on EU climate policy, his office announced on 18 July 2026, one day after the European Commission presented its long-awaited ETS reform.
- 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.
- Jun 27
Foreign Minister Sikorski suggests renaming Jasionka airport after UPA victims, then learns it already bears the Ulma family name
Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski criticised President Karol Nawrocki's decision to strip Volodymyr Zelenskyy of the Order of the White Eagle, calling it humiliating, and proposed naming the Jasionka airport after victims of UPA. Presidential aides quickly pointed out the airport already honours the Ulma family, a gaffe Sikorski later acknowledged.
- May 30
Poland's Parliament Passes 'Closest Person' Civil Union Law, But Presidential Veto Looms
In a historic first, Poland's Sejm approved a law on the status of the closest person and cohabitation agreements, but President Karol Nawrocki has already signaled he will veto the legislation, rendering the vote largely symbolic.
