- Oct 1
Eastern Polish regions distribute thousands of 300 PLN tourist vouchers in minutes
Registration for 300 PLN accommodation subsidies in Lubelskie and Podlaskie closed in minutes on 1 October 2026, with over 5,800 vouchers generated in Podlaskie and 4,700 in Lubelskie.
- Sep 30
Polish Deputy Minister Ireneusz Raś warns war could delay 2027 elections
Polish Deputy Minister Ireneusz Raś stated that parliamentary elections scheduled for autumn 2027 would be postponed under constitutional rules if Russia escalates the war.
- 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.
- 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.
- May 30
PiS proposes joint right-wing candidate for Kraków presidential election, but Confederation already has its own
Poland's Law and Justice party has publicly appealed to the far-right Confederation to field a single candidate in the upcoming snap presidential election in Kraków, but Confederation leaders appear to have already chosen their own contender.
