Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki appointed Deputy Minister of Development and Technology Olga Semeniuk as Government Plenipotentiary for Small and Medium Enterprises.

Council of Ministers, by the Regulation of 12 August 2021, has established the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology Jarosław Gowin ceased to hold office on 11 September 2021. He was responsible for economic policy, labour market, housing and construction, special planning and tourism.

Transatlantic cooperation, including Poland's involvement in the newly established Trade and Technology Council , issues related to WTO reform and Polish-American economic relations were the main topics of the videoconference between Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin and Katherine Tai, the United States Trade Representative.

In Gdynia, Deputy Minister Iwona Michałek and the District Labour Offices from the Pomeranian Voivodeship discussed the draft Act on supporting employment and the Act on employment of foreigners. The key objective of the aforementioned acts is to adapt the services of the public employment services to the needs of job-seekers and employers and more effective management of labour migration, in line with the most recent needs.

The aims of the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin and Deputy Minister Grzegorz Piechowiak to Rome included – strengthening of the Polish-Italian cooperation in the economic area and the EU and providing the Italian partners with information on Polish sensitivity with respect to issues related to safety in Eastern EU, in the vicinity of Russia, on Belarus and Ukraine.

Establishing resilient and inclusive labour markets in EU Member States after the COVID-19 pandemic and in result of the green and digital transformation – the head issue raised at the informal meeting of the European Union Ministers of Labour and Social Policy, which is taking place in Brdo, Slovenia on 8-9 July, attended by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology Marek Niedużak.

The European Commission forecasts that our GDP will grow by 4.8% this year, driven mainly by investment and measures under the Recovery Plan. A growth of over 5% is expected in 2022.

The Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology has finished developing two draft laws which constitute a part of the Polish New Deal: about the housing vouchers, and mortgage loan repayment guarantees and a house up to 70 sq. m without formalities. Full digitalisation of the investment-construction and CEEB process has also started. “Solving the housing issues of Polish citizens is the priority for my Ministry” – Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin said at the press conference held at the lower house of the Polish Parliament, also attended by the Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology Anna Kornecka.

218 investment support decisions were issued under the Polish Investment Zone in the 1st quarter of the current year for a total of PLN 7.9 billion. This will contribute to the creation of 5,941 new jobs – said Grzegorz Piechowiak, deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Development and Labour and the government plenipotentiary for foreign investments