The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) and NewConnect are key elements of the Polish capital market, enabling investors to trade securities and supporting companies in raising capital for development. The WSE is a regulated market where large and mature companies are listed, while NewConnect serves as an alternative market dedicated to young, dynamically developing companies. Both of these markets have their own specific rules, procedures and requirements that companies applying for a debut must meet.
The ongoing digitalization of the healthcare sector in Poland brings new opportunities, but also challenges related to personal data protection and improving process efficiency. One of the latest achievements in this area is the introduction of the Health ID application, which aims to simplify and secure the process of confirming patients’ identity during the implementation of e-prescriptions. The new application, developed as part of the Potential Project, is an innovative solution that changes the approach to patient identification, while responding to the needs of modern data security standards [1].
In 2024, new regulations were introduced regarding the protection of whistleblowers. Under the Act on the Protection of Whistleblowers (Journal of Laws 2024.928 of 2024.06.24), which entered into force on 24 September 2024, people reporting violations of the law in the workplace gained special legal protection. Employers were obliged to create procedures enabling safe reporting of irregularities and to ensure the protection of the identity of whistleblowers. The new regulations also aim to counteract all forms of repression against reporting persons. These changes were introduced in order to implement Directive (EU) 2019/1937 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2019 (OJ EU.L.2019.305.17 of 2019.11.26) on the protection of persons reporting violations of EU law.
The European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) is a strategic initiative of the European Union aimed at strengthening the European defence technological and industrial base (European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB). EDIP is a continuation of previous programmes such as the European Defence Fund (EDF) and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP). This programme was developed in response to the growing security challenges in Europe and the need to increase the strategic autonomy of the European Union. EDIP supports the development of advanced defence technologies, increases the competitiveness of the defence sector in the EU and promotes cross-border cooperation between Member States in the field of military research, development and production. Its overarching objective is to create conditions for increasing the defence capabilities of EU countries while ensuring more efficient use of financial and technological resources.
