My ministry held intensive and substantive consultations, lasting a few weeks, devoted to the various components of the National Reconstruction Plan. The key issues that were raised include: the digital and green economy reforms, renewable energy community installations, as well as changes in the labour market. But we do not stop there. In the coming weeks, I plan to continue discussions on the NRP with our social partners. NRP is not the only, but certainly an important tool to modernise the Polish economy in the months and years to come,

- said Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology, Jarosław Gowin, at today’s plenary session of the Social Dialogue Council.

When discussing and aligning the assumptions of the National Reconstruction Plan with the needs and expectations of our market, we devote most attention to the activities aimed at increasing the productivity of the Polish economy, supporting the innovative activities and technological advancement of enterprises while respecting the environment,

- emphasised Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin.

The establishment of the NRP is a condition for our country to use the resources from EU Reconstruction Fund, the budget of which reflects EUR 750 billion, and of which Poland will be one of the largest beneficiaries.

The reforms and investments foreseen in the NRP will also lead to the provision of adequate human resources for modern economy, including through increased competences or improved functioning of labour market institutions,

- added Olga Semeniuk, Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Labour and Technology.

What is the National Reconstruction Plan

National Reconstruction Plan (NRP) is a comprehensive programme of reforms and strategic projects. Its aim is to strengthen economic and social resilience and to build the potential of the Polish economy for the future.

National Reconstruction Plan (NRP) is intended to rebuild Polish economy after the crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic and to provide it with greater resilience to future unforeseen circumstances. Funds received under the programme are intended to be used for technological modernisation, to reach domestic companies and to improve the quality of life of Poles and the competitiveness of the Polish economy.

NRP should be seen as one of the many tools available in the process of modernising the economy. In a natural way, large-scale investments will be used to exploit the potential of local entrepreneurs, suppliers, etc.

The reforms and investment programmes under the NRP are primarily intended to implement the green and digital transformation in the long term.

Consultations on the NRP were held from 1 March to 2 April 2021

Review of the NRP project took place at the meeting of the Europe 2020 Strategy Team, with the participation of ministries, socio-economic partners and representatives of non-governmental organisations.

Below are listed the topic for additional meetings in the framework of the public consultations of the NRP conducted by the heads and representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development, Labour and Technology:

• reform of spatial planning,
• support for the RES energy communities and the sectors most affected during the period of the pandemic,
• increased drug security – with Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Polfarmed, Polish Association of Employers of the Pharmaceutical Industry, Infarma, Polish Union of Non-prescription Drug Manufacturers,
• RES installations carried out by the energy communities – with the participation of the National Chamber of Energy Clusters and KlastER (as part of the Gospostrateg programme),
• tourism – meeting of the Board of Experts for Tourism,
• labour market reforms – meeting of the Labour Offices convention with the participation of district and voivodeship labour offices, the Labour Market Council, business communities and NGOs, as well as the Joint Central Government and Local Government Committee,
• enhancing remote work – involving ministries, socio-economic partners and representatives of NGOs and Polish Agency for Enterprise Development.

What is the Social Dialogue Council

Social Dialogue Council is the most important national forum for cooperation between government, trade unions and employers’ organisations. It shall be composed of representatives of representative trade unions, representative employers’ organisations and the government. Members of the Council are appointed by the President of the Republic of Poland.

Origins and objectives of the Social Dialogue Council  

Social Dialogue Council was established by the President of the Republic of Poland on 22 October 2015, by virtue of the Act of 24 July 2015 on the Social Dialogue Council and other social dialogue institutions.  The role of the Social Dialogue Council is to conduct social dialogue in order to ensure the conditions for proper socio-economic development and to increase the competitiveness and social cohesion of the Polish economy.    
The Council is also designed to implement in practice the principle of participation and social solidarity in employment relations. It shall support the definition and implementation of socio-economic policies and strategies as well. It also has a role to build a social consensus around them by conducting a transparent, substantive and regular dialogue between the employees’ and employers’ organisations and the government.