„Poland identifies with the European vision of shaping instruments in such a way so as to increase innovation. This is a key point for us today in our economic strategy," said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “ We want the Polish economy to fully mature. We do not want to merely imitate and follow trends – we want to co-create them. For this, I am grateful to all entrepreneurs, employees and our institutes. This international impulse is getting stronger,” he added.

Science Forum in Dresden

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in a panel entitled "Strengthening regional innovation in Europe – specific challenges in the Germany-Poland-Czech Republic triangle". Saxony's Prime Minister Michael Kretschmer, Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble and Minister of Education and Research Anja Karliczek also participated in the discussion. Discussions addressed the challenges for the region in the field of science and research.
“States must enable entrepreneurs to look at their growth opportunities in the long term. In other words, to invest in the future. The state has the right tools to manage this innovative ‘terra incognita’,” said the head of the Polish government, Mateusz Morawiecki. “We want to achieve synergies between states and instruments at the national level. To this end, we want to take advantage of the emerging ecosystems in the triangle with enormous potential - between the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland,” he added.

Polish economy and contemporary challenges

After 25 years of transformation and development, the Polish economy has come to a standstill. And it is due to imitating Western solutions. Our country has found itself in a demographic and medium development trap. The goal of the government of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki is to raise all economic indicators to a higher level. This was the goal that was presented 5 years ago as part of the Plan for Responsible Development.  
“For years, there was a conviction in Poland that the state could not support innovation. It was a disease of the early stage of liberalism that was transmitted to us in the 1990s. At the same time, there was no political will and understanding that if the state does not act entrepreneurially, the chances of enterprises diminish,” said Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. “We are now implementing the Polish Order, the objective of which is to rebuild the Polish economy after the COVID-19 pandemic. Already now, after Q2, at the end of June, we have restored the level from the end of 2019,” he added.

The Polish Order is a programme for the post-COVID-19 times

The government wants to develop social and scientific capital and cooperate with our neighbours, especially the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Germany. One of the objectives of the Polish Order is to build Small Science Centres. These centres will be spread all over Poland. They will contribute to the availability of new investments.
“The government is also funding the construction of an international Copernican academy, a forum for scientific cooperation and educational programmes, with a focus on mathematics, science, medicine and physics. I hope that scientists from the Czech Republic and Germany will also join us here," said the head of government, Mateusz Morawiecki. “The key to a real leap forward in civilisation is to strengthen this impulse through the Polish Order. This is a huge challenge. Self-investment can be costly,” he added.
As part of the Polish Order, the government will also allocate significant resources to green and digital transformation. It is anticipated that a significant portion of the budget will be allocated to new technologies created by universities as well as small and medium-sized companies. Poland has introduced a system of generous tax breaks for innovation. These instruments are used more frequently by entrepreneurs from year to year.

Prime Minister's conversation with the President of the Bundestag

In Dresden, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble. Current bilateral and European issues were discussed. 
The head of the Polish government talked to the German politician about the situation in the European Union related to COVID-19. The consequences of the pandemic and the situation on the Polish-Belarusian border were analysed. During the meeting, the issue of future political relations with Poland's western neighbour was also raised.