Secretary of State, Stanisław Szwed, met with Hu Keming, Deputy Director of the Legislative Affairs Office of the State Council of China. This Office is one of the leading institutions in the co-creation of law in China.

On 9 March, Minister Elżbieta Rafalska met with the Vice-President of the European Commission, Valdis Dombrovskis.

Since 1 March, the minimum old age pension, invalidity pension and survivor's pension have increased more than PLN 100, up to PLN 1000. 

According to a study published by the European Commission, economic growth in Poland is expected to accelerate in 2017 and 2018.

Seminar entitled “Monitoring of first social effects of the Family 500 plus programme,” organised by the “Social policy, family” division of the National Development Council, was held on 8 February in the Presidential Palace.

In Barcelona (Spain), the Jury of the “Fighting for the family” award presented Minister Elżbieta Rafalska with an award in the international category for the implementation of the “Family 500 plus” programme in Poland.

Today, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft amendment to the Act on social insurance and the Labour Code. Thanks to this, the transfer of contributions to the Polish Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) will be simplified.

The pro-family policy implemented by the Government of the Republic of Poland and the Catholic Church was one of the main issues discussed at the meeting of the Joint Committee of Representatives of the Polish Government and the Polish Episcopal Conference. 

The non-governmental organisation “Three Plus” Association of Large Families was selected in the competition of the Ministry of Family as a partner for the operation of the Large Family Card (LFC) programme. 

At the invitation of Foreign Minister of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, Undersecretary of State, Elżbieta Bojanowska, took part in the Vienna Future Talks, which took place on 23 January this year in Vienna.