President Karol Nawrocki signed eight bills passed by the Sejm in January 2026 on Thursday, February 12, while also vetoing two others, including legislation concerning cryptocurrency regulation and regional language status. The decisions come after years of debate surrounding the proposed laws, with one bill being vetoed by the president for a second time.
Eight Bills Signed Into Law
Among the bills signed into law by President Nawrocki are changes to restrictions on economic activity for public officials, and a comprehensive amendment to regulations regarding packaging and waste management. The president also approved legislation amending the Electoral Code and establishing the profession of psychologist and a professional self-governing body for psychologists.
Amendments to the law on lost property and the Civil Code also received presidential approval, as did a bill establishing War Veteran’s Day, an amendment to the Road Traffic Act, and changes to the Commercial Companies Code. All legal acts have been published with their respective Sejm document numbers in an official communication from the President’s Chancellery.
Two Bills Vetoed by Karol Nawrocki
President Nawrocki vetoed the bill on crypto-asset markets, which aimed to introduce the European Union’s MiCA regulations in Poland. This marks the second veto of legislation with nearly identical content. The government had argued the new law would regulate the cryptocurrency market and provide the state with tools to respond to abuses.
Under the bill, the Financial Supervision Commission would have been able to, among other things, suspend or prohibit public offerings of cryptocurrencies, block websites used for unfair activities, and impose financial penalties on companies and intermediaries operating in the market. The most serious cases would have carried criminal liability and fines of up to 10 million złoty.
During parliamentary proceedings, the fee that entities in the industry would pay for KNF supervision was changed. The government proposed a rate of 0.4 percent of revenue, but parliament lowered it to 0.1 percent. The Ministry of Finance argued that the fee would not apply in the first year and would be dependent on actual supervision costs. The president, but, determined that the rate change did not address his earlier reservations.
Silesian Language Again Lacks Regional Status
The second veto concerned a bill that would have recognized the Silesian language as a regional language. This was the ninth attempt to introduce such legislation since 2007. The bill would have included Silesian in the Act on National and Ethnic Minorities, alongside the Kashubian language.
In practice, this would have meant the possibility of conducting voluntary Silesian language classes in schools, erecting bilingual signs with place names, and financial support for activities related to the protection and development of the language. Linguists supported the project, pointing out that Silesian is now described, used in literature, and present in the daily lives of hundreds of thousands of people.
According to the National Census of 2021, over 467,000 people declared using the Silesian language at home. Despite this, the bill did not receive the president’s signature and will not come into force.
Source: Communication from the President’s Chancellery
