During today’s meeting of the Council of Ministers, Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced decisive government action in three key areas: investigating irregularities in the so-called CPK (Central Transport Hub) scandal, prosecuting abuses within the Justice Fund, and introducing legislative changes to the Teachers’ Charter, specifically regarding overtime hours. The Prime Minister stressed that the state must act firmly wherever there are credible suspicions of misconduct — and swiftly repair laws where they have proven flawed.
“The CPK affair clearly shows why such matters require thorough and time-consuming investigation. From a mile away you can see that we are dealing with a scandal. The stench of corruption surrounding this case is unbearable,”
said Donald Tusk, declaring full determination to bring the matter to a conclusion.
Controversial land sale for CPK
The central topic of the meeting was the sale of a strategic plot in the village of Zabłotnia, designated for the construction of a High-Speed Rail line within the CPK project.
Tusk revealed that 160 hectares of land — which, given its strategic significance, could have been worth up to PLN 400 million — was sold by the National Agricultural Support Center (KOWR) for just under PLN 23 million.
The transaction was carried out at extraordinary speed: just 12 days before the end of the PiS government, with all bureaucratic procedures — including the notarial deed — allegedly completed within 24 hours, between November 30 and December 1, 2023.
The Prime Minister also reminded the public that on November 24, 2023, Marcin Horała, the government’s then-plenipotentiary for CPK, was warned by the CPK CEO about possible irregularities — yet failed to take action.
CPK authorities filed a criminal complaint on July 30, 2025, and an official investigation has been initiated.
Prosecutor seeks to lift immunity of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro
Tusk also addressed the latest development involving a prosecutorial request to lift the immunity of former Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro. According to investigators, Ziobro is suspected of committing 26 crimes, including founding and directing an organised criminal group, allegedly acting in coordination with other individuals.
“For the first time in Poland’s history, a Minister of Justice is suspected of establishing and leading an organised criminal group,”
Tusk emphasised.
The charges relate to alleged embezzlement of Justice Fund resources, mismanagement, and acting for financial gain for third parties, as well as for political and personal benefit.
Legislative changes also underway
The Prime Minister declared that the government will ensure accountability wherever real harm has occurred — but is also actively fixing laws that have proven faulty or open to abuse. Within this context, he announced upcoming amendments to the Teachers’ Charter, particularly concerning overtime calculation and payment, aimed at greater transparency and more realistic planning of education system costs.
