Poland holds 8.29 % of the EU population. Its government is on record against mandatory scanning of private messages, since 2 Jul 2026.
Against Last checked 22 October 2026
Podsumowanie po polsku
Według tego rejestru rząd Polski jest przeciwny obowiązkowemu skanowaniu prywatnych wiadomości. Ministerstwo Cyfryzacji oświadczyło 16 września 2025 r., że Polska broni prywatności użytkowników internetu i sprzeciwia się masowemu skanowaniu prywatnej korespondencji. Polska głosowała przeciwko mandatowi negocjacyjnemu Rady 26 listopada 2025 r., a w lipcu 2026 r. potwierdziła to stanowisko, w tym poparcie dla integralności szyfrowania end-to-end.
W czerwcu 2026 r. Polska zaakceptowała w Radzie wyłącznie ukierunkowane środki w komunikacji niepublicznej. Według dostępnych dokumentów polski rząd jest jedynym, który opowiada się za skanowaniem wyłącznie komunikacji osób podejrzanych. W lipcu 2026 r. głosowała za Chat Control 1.0, czyli za przywróceniem dobrowolnego skanowania.
Z 53 posłów do Parlamentu Europejskiego wybranych w Polsce 12 głosowało 9 lipca 2026 r. za odrzuceniem Chat Control 1.0, a 33 przeciw odrzuceniu. Za stanowisko odpowiada wicepremier i minister cyfryzacji Krzysztof Gawkowski. Polska ma 8,29% ludności UE.
Podsumowanie według stanu na 10 października 2026 r. Wiążący jest angielski zapis poniżej, który dla każdej informacji podaje źródło.
What the government has said
“Poland defends the privacy of internet users and opposes mass scanning of private correspondence.”Ministry of Digital Affairs, 16 September 2025, translated from Polish
Receipt: Ministry of Digital Affairs, official statement, 16 Sep 2025
Voted against the mandate in November 2025 and reaffirmed the line in July 2026, including the integrity of end-to-end encryption. In June 2026 accepted only targeted measures in non-public content.
How it voted in the Council
- Negotiating mandate, 26 November 2025
- no The Council position adopted in Coreper: voluntary scanning only, no detection orders. Coreper does not publish votes; the split was reported the same day by the Czech news agency CTK.
- Chat Control 1.0, 23 July 2026
- yes The vote that brought back the temporary rules: voluntary scanning of private messages allowed until 3 April 2028.
A government can oppose mandatory scanning and still vote for the voluntary regime. The two are listed separately for that reason. Council votes need 15 states with 65 % of the population; four states with more than 35 % block.
How its MEPs voted
On 9 July 2026 the European Parliament voted on a motion to reject the Council text that brought back voluntary scanning, Chat Control 1.0. Rejection needed 361 votes and got 314, so the text passed. Of the 53 MEPs elected in Poland, 12 voted to reject it, 33 voted against rejection, 0 abstained and 8 did not vote.
- 12 for rejection, that is against voluntary scanning
- 33 against rejection, letting the text pass
- 0 abstained
- 8 did not vote
The government line above concerns mandatory scanning; this vote concerned the voluntary regime. They are different questions, which is why both are shown. Source: roll-call vote 195775 as published by the European Parliament and compiled by HowTheyVote.eu; all 27 delegations side by side on the governments page.
Who decides in Poland
- Minister
- Krzysztof Gawkowski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Digital Affairs; his ministry gave the official line on 16 Sep 2025 and he restated it on 17 Nov 2025
- Ministry in charge
- Ministry of Digital Affairs
- Permanent representation
- Ambassador Agnieszka Bartol, Permanent Representative (Coreper II); Arkadiusz Pluciński, Deputy Permanent Representative (Coreper I)
Timeline
- Council vote on Chat Control 1.0, the temporary rules. Poland: yes.
- European Parliament votes on rejecting Chat Control 1.0; the motion fails, the text passes. MEPs elected in Poland: 12 for rejection, 33 against, 0 abstained, 8 did not vote. source
- Recorded as against. Receipt: Ministry of Digital Affairs, official statement, 16 Sep 2025 source
- Council negotiating mandate adopted in Coreper. Poland: no.
Sources
- Ministry of Digital Affairs, official statement, 16 Sep 2025 (receipt)
- Deputy PM Krzysztof Gawkowski, PAP, 17 Nov 2025
- Ministry spokesperson reaffirms the line, 2 Jul 2026
- Vote against the mandate, 26 Nov 2025 (CTK)
- Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU, Permanent Representative
- Method: what the labels mean and where the population shares come from
This page is one of 27 records behind Where the 27 governments stand. Together the governments against hold 32.9 % of the EU population; a blocking minority needs more than 35 %.
Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0. Data for all 27: JSON · CSV. Found a mistake? Tell us; we correct openly and say what changed.
Cite as: Brussels Record, “Poland: position on Chat Control”, last checked 22 October 2026, https://brusselsrecord.com/member-states/poland/
