Polish parliamentary commission calls for Adam Glapiński to face justice over allegations of violating the Constitution

A Polish parliamentary commission on Friday called for Central Bank Governor Adam Glapiński to face justice over allegations that he violated the Constitution and the law in exercising his office. The commission is led by Zdzislaw Gawlik, a member of liberal Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s party.

The report accuses Glapiński of indirectly financing the budget deficit through asset purchases carried out in 2020–2021 without authorization from the Monetary Policy Council. Another allegation concerns the politicization of the Central Bank.

The report will be submitted to the Sejm, the lower house of the Polish parliament, which will decide by vote whether to adopt the resolution on referring the governor to justice. The vote cannot take place earlier than 21 days after all lawmakers have had the opportunity to review the document.

Adam Glapiński, who is serving his second and final term, which expires in June 2028, rejects the allegations and argues that the government and parliament cannot intervene in monetary policy. He said he would not give in to political pressure.

The governor has longstanding ties to Jaroslaw Kaczynski, leader of the nationalist Law and Justice party, which was removed from power in 2023 by the coalition led by Tusk. An absolute majority is required to adopt the resolution, but the Constitutional Court ruled in 2024 that the threshold should be three-fifths. The government does not recognize the validity of this decision.