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Patryk Wachowiec

ABOUT Patryk Wachowiec
Legal Analyst at the Civil Development Forum (FOR). Previously, he was a parliamentary consultant at the Bureau of Research of the Polish where he was providing legal assistance for Deputies and Sejm bodies. His tasks included counselling on a range of legal and systemic topics, in particular analyzing the quality of drafted legal solutions and consulting with the Petitions Committee of the Sejm. He also cooperated with the European Centre for Parliamentary Research and Documentation (ECPRD). Since 2015, he is a founder and CEO at CADR Institute – a foundation devoted particularly to tracking and improving government transparency, and supporting law simplification. His main area of interests are constitutional and EU law, as well as government openess
“Digital” Tax in Poland: Another Harmful and Unjustified Surcharge
Economy
“Digital” Tax in Poland: Another Harmful and Unjustified Surcharge
BY Marcin Zielinski, Patryk Wachowiec, Gabriel Hawryluk AND FOR / November 10, 2026
The Polish Ministry of Digital Affairs has moved to the next stage of works on the digital tax bill. Another sectoral levy will almost certainly increase service prices for consumers and smaller businesses. The estimated — and probably overstated — tax revenues of PLN 1.7–4 billion will not materially improve public finances, whose problems stem from excessive spending rather than insufficient revenue.
Do Not Degrade Legislation Any Further
Politics
Do Not Degrade Legislation Any Further
BY Patryk Wachowiec AND FOR / October 2, 2024
In recent years, the quality of law-making in Poland has significantly deteriorated. Practices such as ignoring procedures, bypassing public consultations, using the deputies’ initiative route for government projects, and last-minute insertions in the final stage of the legislative process have been a constant element of the political landscape.
Administrative Court Protecting The Rule Of Law. FOR’s Successful Intervention
Politics
Administrative Court Protecting The Rule Of Law. FOR’s Successful Intervention
BY Patryk Wachowiec AND FOR / July 5, 2023
In a landmark ruling, an administrative court found it illegal to suspend a judge for her ruling. The judge overruled the verdict of the lower court because it included, in its composition, a person appointed at the request of the politicized National Council of the Judiciary. She was charged with questioning the status of the judge, and the president of the court ordered a month-long break in her duties.
7 Years of Rule of Law Crisis: How CJEU and ECHR Defended Rule of Law in Poland in 2022?
Politics
7 Years of Rule of Law Crisis: How CJEU and ECHR Defended Rule of Law in Poland in 2022?
BY Patryk Wachowiec AND FOR / March 10, 2023
The past year was full of events related to the ongoing crisis of the rule of law in Poland. The last few months have been dominated mainly with the issue of the \"milestones\" attached to the National Reconstruction Plan and the disagreement within the ruling coalition as to how to achieve them. Among other things, for this purpose the infamous Disciplinary Chamber was abolished and replaced with Chamber of Professional Responsibility.