An important amendment that entered into force in May concerned the provisions of the Act on the Agricultural Protection Fund. Its aim was to establish a maximum compensation amount of EUR 300,000 over a three-year period. This amount is set in line with the *de minimis* aid ceiling. Under current regulations, the *de minimis* aid ceiling in agriculture for these entities stands at EUR 50,000. A new deadline was also introduced for submitting compensation applications by agricultural producers and other eligible entities that did not receive payment for agricultural products sold to a purchasing entity that subsequently became insolvent.
May also saw the amendment of various regulations regarding the submission of information to the European Single Access Point. The primary objective of these changes is to transpose into the Polish legal order EU regulations relating—in principle—to the establishment of the European Single Access Point (ESAP). The European Single Access Point (ESAP) is intended to serve as a tool for the further integration of EU financial services and capital markets by providing easy, centralized electronic access to public information about entities and their products, regardless of their location or origin. Prior to the entry into force of this Act, entities (such as companies), supervisory authorities, and other public bodies were already required to disclose information relevant to financial service recipients (investors), the financial market, or sustainable development; ESAP will serve as the repository for such information. The amendment supplemented existing disclosure obligations by adding a requirement to make specific information available via ESAP. Entities will be required to submit specific information to the data-collecting authority. The data-collecting authorities in Poland will be:
- the Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF),
- the Bank Guarantee Fund (BFG),
- the Polish Audit Supervision Agency,
- the Central Information of the National Court Register;
- the National Council of Statutory Auditors.
By way of example, the information transmitted to the ESA will include: financial and sustainability reports, information on supervisory sanctions, data on investment and pension funds, remuneration and engagement policies, data on systemically important institutions, and information on statutory auditors and audit firms.
Another amendment in May covered the provisions of the Act on the System of Development Institutions; this amendment adds a provision to the existing legislation enabling the Industrial Development Agency (Agencja Rozwoju Przemysłu S.A.) to grant loans—funded by the sale of Treasury securities transferred to increase the Agency’s share capital—to entities such as mining enterprises. The loans are intended to finance the reorganization of the borrowers’ operations with the aim of reducing operating costs or optimizing their activities.
Also entering into force in May was the Act ratifying the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine on cooperation in combating crime—signed in Lviv on December 11, 2025—which authorized the President of the Republic of Poland to ratify said Agreement. The new agreement has a broader scope, as:
- regulates cooperation not only regarding organized crime but also concerning all offenses as defined by the domestic laws of both States Parties, as well as the prevention, detection, and combating of specifically enumerated minor offenses;
- expands the list of authorities competent to engage in cooperation, including by authorizing border authorities to do so;
- regulates new forms of cooperation, such as controlled deliveries and the exchange of liaison officers;
- defines the powers of officers and employees of the competent authorities of one State Party who, under the Agreement, will perform duties within the territory of the other State Party;
- regulates personal data protection principles in accordance with relevant EU law.
The signing of the new agreement was necessitated by the need to adapt Polish-Ukrainian cooperation in combating crime to new threats, as existing mechanisms had proven insufficient. This is particularly significant given the increased migration of Ukrainian citizens to Poland resulting from Russian aggression, which has led to a rise in incidents where these individuals either commit crimes or minor offenses or fall victim to them.
