Poland, the Polish diaspora and matters affecting Poles living in the UK.
PiS leader Jarosław Kaczyński spoke in Krynica about reforming the European Union and, as a last resort, about talks on leaving it. Prime Minister Donald Tusk replied that he would not lose the fight over Poland’s place in the EU. Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski listed the consequences, including passport checks at airports.
Poland’s culture ministry has announced a competition for Polish Capital of Culture 2030. Cities with up to 500,000 residents can enter, and the winner will receive up to 10 million zł. The first stage starts in 2027. After Bielsko-Biała, the title goes to Katowice in 2027 and Kołobrzeg in 2028.
The Senate changed the act on aid for energy-intensive businesses worth PLN 4.8bn. The money will go proportionally to all eligible businesses, without competitions. The act returns to the Sejm, and the Presidential Palace is signalling a possible veto.
On 30–31 October Marco Rubio hosts G20 foreign ministers in Atlanta. Poland is represented by Radosław Sikorski, Russia by Sergei Lavrov, who is under US sanctions. The meeting prepares December’s summit in Miami, and the US wants Poland to become a permanent G20 member.
The interior ministry wants to tighten the rules for granting Polish citizenship: longer residence, Polish at B2 level, a test on knowledge of Poland and a loyalty declaration. Citizenship obtained by deception could be revoked at any time. Poles who are citizens by birth are not affected.
Saudi Aramco is considering selling its assets in Poland, including a 30% stake in the Gdańsk Refinery. State Assets Minister Wojciech Balczun says this could be an opportunity to bring them back into Polish hands. The government is waiting for the Saudis’ position, and Orlen is leading the talks. For now this does not affect pump prices.
Poland’s Ministry of Finance has prepared a draft regulation on access to KSeF. Tokens that businesses use to log in to the e-invoicing system are to work after 1 January 2027 as well. A new KSeF certificate and a bulk identifier for paying several invoices in one transfer will be added. This also matters for Poles in the UK running a business in Poland.
Poland will get a service centre for the latest PAC-3 MSE missiles for the Patriot system. The government announced the successful talks on 27 October, and the defence minister calls it the first step towards producing Patriots in the country. The location and construction timetable have not yet been set.
The Ministry of National Defence says military qualification in 2027 will run from 1 February to 30 April. Up to 245,000 people will appear before the boards, mainly men born in 2008, as well as some women with training useful to the armed forces. We explain what this means for young Poles in the UK.
The government has dealt with a draft to simplify the capital market. The prospectus is to be simpler, and the threshold for compulsory buy-out of shares falls from 95 to 90 per cent of votes. The changes are meant to make it easier for small and medium-sized firms to raise capital on the stock exchange.
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