Maciej Lasek
Polish engineer
Photo: Platforma Obywatelska RP, CC BY-SA 2.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 1
Poland reaffirms 2032 CPK opening target while preparing new CEO selection and November piling works
Infrastructure officials reaffirmed the 2032 completion target for the Port Polska airport and rail project as piling work begins in Baranow this November following a leadership shakeup.
- Jun 20
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka becomes first woman deputy defence minister in Poland, tasked with overseeing SAFE programme and arms exports
Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, the government plenipotentiary for the EU’s SAFE instrument, was named secretary of state in the Ministry of National Defence on Friday, becoming the first woman to hold a deputy minister post in the ministry’s history.
- Jun 19
Maciej Lasek dismissed as CPK plenipotentiary amid coalition infighting; Piotr Malepszak takes over
Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed Maciej Lasek as government plenipotentiary for the Central Communication Port, replacing him with railway veteran Piotr Malepszak. The official account of a voluntary resignation is disputed by media reports pointing to an internal power struggle.
- Jun 15
Poland's 610 bn zł rail plan: 4,700 km new lines, high-speed trains and cross-country in 3 hours
The Polish government has presented the Integrated Railway Network (ZSK), a long-term infrastructure programme worth 610 billion złoty that aims to build 4,700 km of new railway lines and modernise a further 5,600 km by 2050, cutting travel times between major cities.