Current challenges for economies resulting from the war in Ukraine, cooperation for its post-war reconstruction, decarbonization of industry, competitiveness of the EU economy or cooperation of defense industries were some of the topics discussed during talks between Minister Waldemar Buda and representatives of the Romanian government. Polish-Romanian intergovernmental consultations took place in Bucharest today.

The President signed an act amending the Act of 29 November 2000 on foreign trade in goods, technologies and services of strategic importance to the security of the State and to maintaining international peace and security.

By the decision of the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda, the PAO Gazprom company, included into the sanction list, was put today into the temporary administration covering all shares of PAO Gazprom in the System Gazociągów Tranzytowych EuRoPol Gaz S.A. The aim of the administration is to ensure security of critical infrastructure.

Several thousand apartments – this is the estimated number of the former staff apartments in Poland. The increase in co-financing from the Subsidy Fund for the communes for purchase and renovation of such apartments up to 95% will allow their handover to the existing tenants more quickly. They will be granted with the right of preemption of such apartment for little money or rent it on preferential conditions

The energy security, diversification and strengthening the resilience of supply chains of the European Union, followed by supporting the industry and strategic autonomy of the UE – were the items of the agenda discussed during the economic meeting attended by Minister Waldemar Buda and the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Spain, Reyes Maroto. The meeting was held during the today’s Polish – Spanish intergovernmental consultations in Warsaw.

Strengthening the Polish – British economic relations in trade and investments, including green technologies and the impact of war in Ukraine on the economy, followed by the support and reconstruction of this country are the leitmotivs of the today’s meeting between Minister Waldemar Buda and the British Minister for International Trade Anne-MarieTrevelyan.

The investments in new technologies, cooperation in green and digital transformation and independence of Europe from the Russian fossil fuels – these issues dominated the today’s meeting of Minister Waldemar Buda and the Minister of Development Cooperation and Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari.

We see growing space for joint development of technologies, cooperation in the defence and industrial sectors and investments – said Minister Waldemar Buda at the meeting with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea Lee Chang-Yang.

Food insecurity due to Russia's military attack on Ukraine and the strengthening of the World Trade Organization's role as a guarantor of the international trade system were among the key issues of the WTO's 12th Conference held in Geneva. Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda participated on Wednesday in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), which accompanied the WTO Conference.

The Polish – Italian economic and trade relationship and their further development as well as socio-economic implications of the war in Ukraine were the highlights of the agenda of the today’s meeting between the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda and the Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Italy Giancarlo Giorgetti.