COMMENTARY

Commentary of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) on the economic activity of Ukrainians in Poland – 2022, an absolutely record year

Certainly, the beginning of the year was not successful for Polish entrepreneurs. In February, almost 5,000 fewer new businesses got registered than a month earlier. However, in March, Ukrainians arrived “to help” and they felt so confident in Poland that they greatly contributed to exceeding the January’s threshold. By 2021, in Poland, there were 7,117 registered businesses managed by Ukrainian citizens.  In 2022 alone, and only until September, Ukrainian citizens submitted 9,374 applications to set up a business…

MEMORANDUM

Memorandum of ZPP on the plans to build a nuclear power plant in Poland

An investor for the first large-capacity nuclear power plant in Poland is to be selected in the coming weeks. Projects involving the creation of smaller modular units are also being developed. The social perception of the nuclear power plant, in Poland and abroad, is improving…

POSITION

Position of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) on the protection of Polish industry against the increases in electricity and gas costs

The prices of electricity, gas, coal, CO2 allowances and biomass in Europe have reached record levels. The coronavirus pandemic, disrupted supply chains and, eventually, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and embargo on Russian raw materials have contributed to the development of a gas and energy crisis. It is fuelling inflation, resulting in rising prices of products and services…

JOINT LETTER

ZPP co-signed industry joint letter on the upcoming revision of the EU liability framework

Our associations represent a broad coalition of startups, SMEs, and technology companies. We are writing to you in the context of the revision of the existing Directive on the liability for defective products (PLD) and the proposal for a directive to adapt liability rules to Artificial Intelligence (AI Liability Directive)…

PRESS RELEASE

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) has launched the Belarus Business Center

The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers (ZPP) has launched the Belarus Business Center project today. The purpose of the project is to provide comprehensive organizational, legal, and consulting assistance for Belarusian companies that want to relocate to Poland…

COMMENTARY

ZPP’s commentary on desirable joint actions of European countries related to the energy threat

The war in Ukraine has formed an entirely new geopolitical situation, and therefore the primary task of all European decision-makers is to ensure sustainable energy independence for the countries of the Old Continent, based on the assumption of a temporary inability to import energy resources…