Poland is emerging as a laboratory for deregulation within the European Union, with nearly 200 specific legal changes enacted over the past 14 months to ease the burden on businesses and citizens. Rafał Brzoska, the founder and CEO of the Polish logistics giant InPost, told the European Economic Congress in Katowice that Warsaw’s approach is attracting attention from Brussels and other national capitals.
“It takes two to tango,” Brzoska said, emphasising the cooperation between the business community and politicians in drafting the deregulation package. He noted that both the ruling coalition and the opposition supported the process, which has seen around 350 of 500 initial proposals receive government approval. Almost 200 are already in force.
Key measures and citizen impact
Among the most significant changes, Brzoska highlighted the introduction of a presumption of innocence for taxpayers and the ability to conclude tax settlements directly with tax offices. These reforms, he argued, reduce administrative friction and legal uncertainty for companies.
The changes are also reaching ordinary Poles. From June, the 800 plus family benefit will be paid automatically, eliminating the need for repeated applications. “Simple, yet it makes life so much easier,” Brzoska said.
The Polish model is already being discussed beyond its borders. Brzoska revealed that he has presented the project’s key elements in Brussels several times, alongside experts. He also discussed it with French President Emmanuel Macron during a visit to Gdańsk. Macron reportedly requested a detailed presentation of the Polish solutions. “These specific examples are painful issues in France as well,” Brzoska said.
Brzoska sees the European Commission’s bureaucracy as the EU’s biggest obstacle to business-friendly reform. “The officials of the European Commission will not deregulate themselves. It will be Europe’s leaders who will have to force through these changes,” he said, adding that he urged Macron to take action at the EU level.
InPost’s European expansion
The conversation also turned to InPost’s own growth. The company, which pioneered automated parcel lockers in Poland, now operates in nine countries. Brzoska announced that by the end of next year, InPost’s services should be available across virtually the entire European Union, both for shipments from Poland abroad and for deliveries to Poland from other countries. Expansion will rely on partnerships with local logistics operators.
Brzoska acknowledged that a high-profile deal with FedEx is part of this strategy, though he did not provide further details. The move underscores how a Polish company is leveraging domestic regulatory momentum to compete on a continental scale.
Poland’s deregulation push comes at a time when the EU is grappling with its own competitiveness challenges. As trade tensions with China and the need for strategic autonomy intensify, member states are looking for ways to cut red tape. Whether Warsaw’s model can be replicated across the bloc remains to be seen, but it has already sparked a conversation that reaches the highest levels of French and EU power.
