Poland - Factors to Watch May 7

Erste Bank AG

07/05/2025 07:12

WARSAW, May 7 - The following are significant news stories, press reports and events on Wednesday. ALL TIMES GMT (Poland: GMT + 2 hours):

INTEREST RATES

The meeting of the Polish Monetary Policy Council (MPC) will end on Wednesday. Most analysts polled by Reuters expect a 50 basis point cut in interest rates, the first since October 2023.

POLAND AND GERMANY LEADERS MEETING

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will meet with Germany's new Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Warsaw on Wednesday. The leaders will discuss bilateral cooperation, the current EU and international agendas, as well as security and defense issues, the Polish government's press office reported.

MEETING OF EUROPEAN UNION FOREIGN MINISTERS

A two-day informal meeting of the foreign ministers of the European Union and the candidate and potential candidate countries to the EU will begin in Warsaw on Wednesday.

POLISH-FRENCH PARTNERSHIP

Poland's strategic partnership with France, which is to be concluded on May 9, may also include cooperation in nuclear energy, Rzeczpospolita reported.

****Reuters has not verified stories reported by Polish media and does not vouch for their accuracy.****

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 (Reporting by Warsaw Bureau)

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