Poland’s relative defence spending – already the highest in NATO – will rise to to 4.7% of GDP in 2025.
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“The safe is empty,” warns Kraków after city’s debts double in four years
The city authorities have blamed the longstanding former mayor, who left office in May.
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EU budget deal a “mistake”, says Polish justice minister amid dispute in ruling coalition
The prime minister insists he has been successful in clinching a agreement that protects Poland’s interests.
Rule of law mechanism would be “fatal for EU”, Polish PM tells German newspaper
“That is how the Soviet system looked: fictional independence when in actual fact there was dependence, exploitation and neo-colonialism.”
“Poles won’t be taught democracy by impudent west Europeans,” says minister
“When we entered the European Union, we agreed on certain rules of the game,” said Michał Wójcik.
Polish PM likens EU rule-of-law mechanism to communism and repeats budget veto threat
“A European oligarchy that punishes the weaker is not the EU that we joined,” declared Mateusz Morawiecki.
Justice minister calls for Polish veto of EU budget over rule-of-law “enslavement”
Poland cannot accept a “radical reduction of sovereignty”, says Zbigniew Ziobro.
Poland to end tax relief on income earned abroad
The new rules come in place at the start of 2021.
Poland introduces surcharge on sugary and alcoholic drinks – but government denies it is a tax
The new levies are expected to bring in 3 billion zloty annually.
Poland set for record deficit of 109 billion zloty after planning for historic balanced budget
Income has been revised down by 37 billion zloty, while expenditure is up by 73 billion zloty.
Poland celebrates EU budget success but confusion remains over rule-of-law conditionality
The final deal also dropped demands for Poland to sign up to climate goals in exchange for green transition funds.
EU coronavirus fund can “make Europe great again” says Poland, which will be third biggest beneficiary
The EU’s proposed coronavirus fund and budget are both favourable to Poland, which has welcomed the package.
EU Commission VP in Warsaw: “I would like to do more to protect judges”
Meanwhile, the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) has added Poland to its rule-of-law monitoring procedure.
PiS faces opposition from coalition partner over social insurance increase
PiS wants to abolish the upper limit on social-insurance (ZUS) contributions from high earners, but faces opposition from a coalition partner.
