Paweł Szefernaker
Polish politician and deputy
Photo: Adrian Grycuk, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Oct 7
Karol Nawrocki draws political scrutiny over Koszalin boxing visit and sister's brand
Polish President Karol Nawrocki attended a boxing event in Koszalin to support his friend Kacper Meyna, prompting political controversy over promotional branding and the official delegation's regional ties.
- Oct 1
Polish government and presidential office clash over horse upkeep contracts in Promnik
A political dispute in Warsaw intensified after government officials questioned Chancellery of the President contracts funding three horses kept at the Promnik official residence.
- Sep 24
Poland grants joint tax filing to same-sex couples with transcribed EU marriages
Poland's Finance Ministry has issued a general tax interpretation granting couples with transcribed foreign same-sex marriage certificates the same tax rights as married couples, bypassing presidential legislative opposition.
- Sep 17
Polish Sejm falls 27 votes short of overriding presidential veto on civil partnerships
The Polish Sejm voted 232 to 199 on Thursday to override President Karol Nawrocki's veto of the nearest person status bill, falling 27 votes short of the required three-fifths majority.
- 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 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.
- 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.
