At Thursday's panel on deregulation, Minister for Supervision of the Implementation of Government Policy, Maciej Berek, emphasized that deregulation should be treated as a transitional stage aimed at solving the problem of excessive regulations. The discussion was also attended by the president of the Lewiatan Confederation, Marek Górski, the president of the management board of Employers of Poland, Joanna Makowiecka-Gatza, and Ryszard Petru, an MP.
Minister Berek noted that the current legal system is overloaded with regulations, which leads to the phenomenon of overregulation. In his opinion, “if we deregulate, it means that we first overregulated.” He emphasized that deregulation must be a transitional period, because the constant elimination of unnecessary regulations proves the inability to create an effective regulatory system. “This is a real challenge,” he added.
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Europe lags behind China and the USA?
Rafał Brzoska, president of InPost, spoke in a similar tone and called for specific actions instead of talks about deregulation. He drew attention to the declining competitiveness of Europe, which in his opinion is “scratching at the bottom”. Brzoska expressed concern that Europe itself limits its development opportunities, especially in the area of innovation and new technologies, which is visible against the background of the competition between the USA and China. “The Chinese are building 124 nuclear reactors, the Americans one. They say Americans are ahead. Still yes, but not next year” – he pointed out, emphasizing the importance of cheap energy for the development of artificial intelligence.
Marek Górski, president of the Lewiatan Confederation, emphasized that Europe is an overregulated region, which negatively affects its competitiveness. He emphasized that entrepreneurs need stability and predictability in regulations to effectively plan their activities.
MP Ryszard Petru, chairman of the parliamentary committee dealing with deregulation, announced that the committee had already held 70 meetings and adopted 65 draft laws, of which 31 were signed by the president. However, in his opinion, there are no spectacular proposals that could interest society. “It is important that the topic of deregulation be mega sexy, so that people discuss it on vacation and at home, and not just us on panels,” he said.
115 processed solutions
Prime Minister Donald Tusk in February this year proposed Rafał Brzoska to lead the team preparing deregulation proposals. Just a week later, the team published its first demands, including nine changes to regulations and 14 statutory changes. As part of the “SprawdzaMY” initiative, Brzoska committed to presenting approximately 300 proposals within 100 days.
In July this year, when submitting the 16th package of deregulatory proposals, Brzoska announced that so far he had presented 500 solutions aimed at simplifying procedures for citizens and entrepreneurs. Of these proposals, 115 are already on the legislative path, and 10 bills have been signed by the president.
