What specific question does President Nawrocki want to put to Polish citizens in the proposed referendum on EU climate policy?

President Nawrocki wants to ask Poles whether they are 'in favor of implementing the EU’s climate policy, which has led to increased costs of living for citizens, higher energy prices, and rising costs for businesses and farmers.'

Why is Nawrocki's referendum proposal particularly politically significant at this moment?

The proposal comes about two months before the European Commission unveils its crucial reform of the EU’s carbon market to align with a new ambitious 2040 climate goal, and it intensifies tensions with the pro-EU government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk — with whom Nawrocki has been in repeated conflict, including vetoing legislation like the €43.7 billion EU loans-for-weapons bill — while also positioning climate policy as a key fault-line ahead of the 2027 parliamentary election.

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