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Wojciech Balczun

Wojciech Balczun

Polish businessperson

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  • 2d ago

    Polish ministry opens 90-day review of Paramount Skydance's takeover of TVN

    The Ministry of State Assets received the notice on the evening of 13 October and opened the procedure the next morning. The review runs for 90 days and could end with an order to sell TVN shares.

  • Oct 8

    Poland opens review of Paramount Skydance takeover affecting TVN owner

    The state assets ministry will assess whether the Warner Bros. Discovery takeover threatens public order in Poland, through a 90-day procedure that could end in an order to sell TVN shares.

  • Jun 16

    Polish PM Tusk signs local content code to boost domestic firms in state investments

    Prime Minister Donald Tusk has signed a set of recommendations aimed at increasing the share of Polish companies in large investment projects, particularly those by state-controlled entities. The document, prepared by the Ministry of State Assets under Minister Wojciech Balczun, introduces a points-based system to measure a company's domestic character.

  • Jun 15

    Poland convenes energy and defence suppliers in Rzeszów as multi-billion-zloty investment cycle opens

    The Forum of Energy and Defence Industry Suppliers opens 15 June at the University of Rzeszów, aiming to steer hundreds of billions of zlotys in planned investments toward domestic companies.

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The war in Ukraine and its limits

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