Members of the NBP management board are appointed and dismissed by the president at the request of the NBP president. However, the appointment requires the Prime Minister's countersignature. According to the findings of Business Insider Polska, Adam Glapiński wanted President Karol Nawrocki to appoint Ludwik Kotecki as a member of the NBP management board. The management board of the central bank consists of the president and 6 to 8 members, including two vice-presidents.
According to the findings of Business Insider Polska, Adam Glapiński wanted President Karol Nawrocki to appoint Ludwik Kotecki as a member of the NBP management board. Currently a member of the Monetary Policy Council, and in the past, among others, deputy minister of finance in the PO-PSL government. Kotecki joined the MPC as a Senate candidate, elected by the votes of the current ruling camp.
“The National Bank of Poland informs that the Prime Minister returned, without a countersignature, the decisions of the President of the Republic of Poland regarding the appointment of members of the Management Board of the National Bank of Poland – Prof. Marta Kightley and Mr. Ludwik Kotecki, currently a member of the Monetary Policy Council,” – informs Business Insider Polska, NBP spokesman Maciej Antes.
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Without the Prime Minister's consent
So far, only the name of Marta Kightley has appeared in the media, and until March 8 this year. she was the first vice-president of the National Bank of Poland. The central bank governor wanted her to continue her mission for another term in this position. The nomination was signed by the president, but Prime Minister Donald Tusk did not agree to give a countersignature for this candidacy.
Another member of the management board was to be appointed to replace Piotr Pogonowski, whose mission at NBP ended in early March. Karol Nawrocki also signed this candidacy, but it did not gain the approval of the head of government.
Without the prime minister's signature, vice-presidents or members of the management board of the central bank cannot take up their positions. Pursuant to the Act on the NBP, the management board must have at least 6 members. This is currently the case, but in November this year. the term of office of vice-president Adam Lipiński expires, and in January 2027 of another person – Marta Gajęcka.
This is how the NBP is staffed
What does the NBP management board look like? President Adam Glapiński requests the appointment of management board members to President Karol Nawrocki, who appoints them. However, in order for them to formally take up the position, they need the countersignature of Prime Minister Donald Tusk.
However, there will be no countersignature. The situation in the NBP management board is becoming more complicated.
At the beginning of March, he also said goodbye to the NBP management board Piotr Pogonowskiand, former head of the Internal Security Agency, but he was not given a chance by President Glapiński to continue his mission.
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The NBP Management Board now has the minimum statutory number of members, i.e. six people. Therefore, it is crucial for Adam Glapiński to fill the vacancies before November. This is when the term of office of the vice president ends Adam Lipiński. If there is no successor, the number of members of the most important body at NBP will be below that required by law.
Nobody knows how the central bank and its management board will function then. We have described the background of this problem many times in Business Insider Polska.
