In June, the PMI came in at 59.4 and remains above the 50-point threshold for the twelfth consecutive month, indicating continued growth in the manufacturing sector. New orders, employment and stock creation are the main components with the greatest impact on the result.

Support for the processes integrating the Western Balkans into the European Union, including, among others, efforts to create a common market in the region and the desire to strengthen cooperation in the field of green energy, innovation, R&D at the business and scientific level – these were the main issues raised by Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin at the Berlin Process meeting of Ministers for Economic Affairs.

Despite the pandemic, in 2020 the Polish Patent Office received the same number of industrial design applications as in 2019, and the data from the European Union Intellectual Property Office shows that continuously since 2019, Poland ranks 4th in terms of the number of industrial design applications, just behind Germany, Italy and France. Out of these countries, only Poland and Germany saw an increase in the number of notifications over the period, with Poland showing the largest increase of 2%. Today, Robert Tomanek, Deputy Minister for Economic Development, Labour and Technology, participated in the “Business Strengthened by Design” conference held by the Polish Patent Office where he held discussions on how aesthetic, utilitarian and functional design can improve the performance of companies, including small enterprises.

A common industrial policy to strengthen the resilience of EU economies to crisis shocks, and to secure their competitiveness was the main topic of discussions held between the economic ministers of the Visegrad V4 Group and France, held today in Krakow. The meeting providing an economic summary of the Polish Presidency of the V4 Group, was attended, alongside Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin, by Visegrad partners: – Czech Deputy Prime Minister Karel Havliček, Slovak Deputy Prime Minister Richard Sulik, László Palkovics – Hungarian Minister of Innovation and Technology and – Bruno Le Maire – French Minister of Economy, Finance and Reconstruction as a special guest. The meeting concluded with the signing of a declaration on mutual cooperation for the development of the pharmaceutical industry.

Possibilities of developing Polish-Turkish economic cooperation and eliminating access barriers to the Turkish market – these were the main issues discussed by the Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin and Turkish Minister of Trade Mehmet Muş, who visited Warsaw today.

The list of barriers hindering the cross-border activity of Polish entrepreneurs on the European Union market is included in the report prepared by the Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology. The Black Book was created on the basis of comments and cases reported directly to the Ministry by entrepreneurs. It will be forwarded to the Commissioner responsible for the Internal Market and the Member States with the intention to look together for practical solutions to identified irregularities.

A diagnosis of the condition of Polish industry and a resulting prescription for its optimal and sustainable development, as well as a catalogue of pre-made tools and programmes to help in this process – these are the effects of the works carried out by the Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology with the participation of industry and expert circles on a strategic vision of the development of Polish industry. Poland's Industrial Policy provides guidance and well-defined forms of support for industrial sectors. It also serves to reinforce reindustrialisation, which is important from the EU perspective, and to establish strategic autonomy. The Industrial Policy is a part of the Plan for Labour and Economic Development.

The Łódź Special Economic Zone hosted 26 investors and 19 start-ups. Their paths crossed in one place, as the Łódź SEZ creates opportunities for cooperation between young technology companies and investors. The food, furniture and chemical industries dominated among the investors. Start-ups on the other hand provide support in the optimization and digitalization process of companies, thus offering another step towards strengthening the competitiveness of the Polish economy.

Ministers Andrzej Gut-Mostowy and Tonči Glavina discussed possibilities for closer cooperation, tourism exchange between the two countries and promotion during the opening panel of the 8th Warsaw Tour Promotion Forum and during bilateral discussions at the headquarters of the MEDLT.

“The Decade of Action - a Sustainable Economic Recovery - the main challenges for achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals” were the key issues addressed during the video conference in V4+ format, attended by Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin.