The Warsaw city council has withdrawn a proposal to ban nighttime alcohol sales, with a new proposal focusing on increasing police patrols and monitoring.
The Warsaw city council has reversed its stance on a nighttime alcohol sales ban, with a new proposal focusing on alternative measures. The council announced a break during a Thursday session, during which Rafał Trzaskowski, the city’s president, announced a new proposal on X.
The new proposal, presented by Jarosław Szostakowski, head of the Civic Coalition (KO) council group, suggests increasing police patrols in areas heavily affected by nighttime alcohol sales, as well as monitoring to limit sales to minors and intoxicated individuals.
A pilot program to limit nighttime alcohol sales in Śródmieście and Praga-Północ was also proposed.
Agata Diduszko-Zyglewska, a councilor from the Left party, criticized the new proposal, stating that it was a “joke” and that the council had the power to make a decision on the matter.
Initially, councilors were to decide on two proposals for a nighttime alcohol sales ban. The first, prepared by President Rafał Trzaskowski, would have limited sales from 11 PM to 6 AM. The second, submitted by the Left party and the “Miasto Jest Nasze” association, was more restrictive, starting the ban at 10 PM.
