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The stress related to waiting for the next inflation readings has slightly eased. The Monetary Policy Council contributed to this state of affairs with their rather decisive, albeit delayed, decision to raise interest rates. This move resulted to some extent in restored credibility of the National Bank of Poland. Inflation readings in several countries of our region played an important role here: over the last month, they quite clearly exceeded inflation in Poland, thus signalling that it was not only a local problem…
Position of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers on the draft act implementing the system of Extended Producer Responsibility
The draft act amending the act on the management of packaging and packaging waste and certain other acts presented by the Ministry of Climate and Environment contains solutions that give shape to the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) system to be implemented in Poland…
ZPP’s contribution to the Commission’s consultation on the Vertical Block Exemption Regulation Revision
The current Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) entered into force on 1 June 2010 and will expire on 31 May 2022 together with the Guidelines on Vertical Restraints. Therefore, the European Commission has started the evaluation process of existing legislation to propose a new, revised version of the VBER. In September 2020, the Commission Staff Working Document was published, outlining the main directions for reform, including the need to adopt the VBER to the challenges related to the growth of e-commerce…
Memorandum on the Digital Services Act
The Internet as we know it today has largely been shaped by the Directive on electronic commerce adopted in 2000, also known as the e-Commerce Directive. Since then, online platforms have been brought to life, e-commerce has developed, and social media have emerged, and along with them new challenges related to how the Internet is used. To respond to these challenges, the European Commission has recently launched a number of legislative initiatives, including the Digital Services Act, referred to as DSA…
