Poland - Factors to Watch February 20

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20/02/2026 07:15

WARSAW, Feb 20 (Reuters) - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Friday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 1 hour):

COURT REFORM

Poland's nationalist President Karol Nawrocki has vetoed a bill reforming the way judges are appointed, he said on Thursday, prolonging the deadlock over reforms that are central to the programme of his centrist rival Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

BANK PEKAO

Bank Pekao PEO.WA beat fourth-quarter profit expectations on Thursday, as fee income grew in a double-digit percentage and offset a drop in net interest margin, lifting the shares of Poland's second-biggest lender by around 1%.

INTEREST RATES

Marcin Zarzecki, a member of the Polish Monetary Policy Council (MPC), reiterated that he sees justification for a potential 25 basis point interest rate cut, but does not see justification for a quick 50 basis point cut, the Analizy.pl website reported.

EURO ADOPTION

Only 23% of CEOs of Polish medium-sized and large companies support Poland's adoption of the euro, the lowest figure since 2011. 66% of respondents oppose adopting the common currency, Rzeczpospolita daily reported, citing a Grant Thornton study.

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