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The second wave of the epidemic in Poland took on a scale that was still hard to expect several weeks ago. The increasing number of infections and the healthcare system reaching its limits of efficiency generate a sense of danger, in view of which the society naturally limits its activity and mobility. Therefore, due to the dynamics of the epidemic, the demand for certain services decreased organically…
Necessary tightening measures in the customs and VAT system for foreign e-commerce vendors
The Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, in its latest report, analysed the customs and tax system in terms of shipments from non-EU e-commerce vendors. The Union notes in its study that the e-commerce sector is gaining importance in the global, and thus also Polish economy. This phenomenon is influenced, among others, by the coronavirus epidemic. According to the Union, this market in Poland will grow in 2020 by 20%…
Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers on a strategy to combat the second wave of the epidemic: radical organisational changes and compliance with sanitary restrictions are needed, we cannot afford another lockdown
The number of coronavirus infections is growing exponentially, data on occupied beds and respirators are becoming increasingly worrying. Subsequent changes in tactics announced at press conferences raise the question whether the country has managed in recent months to prepare for the second wave of the epidemic. According to the experts of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Employers, the lack of a clear strategy and effective procedures show that institutions in charge of Polish healthcare squandered the virus’s “dormant” period…
Commentary to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on the European Minimum Wage
On 18 September 2020, the European Economic and Social Committee has adopted its’ Opinion on decent minimum wages across Europe or so-called European minimum wage. This explanatory opinion was requested by the European Parliament with a view to the forthcoming Commission’s initiative. The European Economic and Social Committee (‘EESC’) did not come to a consensus on a number of contentious points, including the EU competence to act in the field of minimum wages.
