Prime Minister Donald Tusk has condemned former President Andrzej Duda\u2019s recent meeting with the head of the Armament Agency as an unacceptable lobbying practice that compromises state procurement integrity.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced during a Friday press conference that he instructed the Minister of National Defense to eliminate risks associated with lobbying. Tusk labeled the actions of former President Andrzej Duda, who accompanied the founder of fintech ZEN.com to a meeting with the head of the Armament Agency, as inadmissible practices for a former head of state.<\/p>\n
The Prime Minister noted that the project in question, involving a potential factory for producing missiles under Ukrainian license, has been compromised by these standard-violating activities. He emphasized that government defense spending must remain completely transparent given the current fiscal pressures and high budget deficit.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister of National Defense Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka reported that Gen. Artur Kuptel, head of the Armament Agency, met with Duda on Tuesday. According to the Ministry, the General was unaware that the former President would be accompanied by external parties, including the founder of ZEN.com, a company currently under prosecutor scrutiny.<\/p>\n
Sobkowiak-Czarnecka stated that Gen. Kuptel explicitly requested the associates leave the meeting, allowing him to speak solely with Duda. She noted that the discussion was meant to cover the former President\u2019s observations regarding the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
Andrzej Duda has served on the supervisory board of the fintech firm ZEN.com since October 2025. The company, founded in Lithuania by Polish entrepreneurs, is currently the subject of an investigation by the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw.<\/p>\n
The investigation concerns allegations that the payment operator facilitated illegal foreign gambling activities by allowing users in Poland to process payments to unauthorized gambling entities. Tusk remarked that the firm\u2019s choice of Duda as a lobbyist effectively destroyed their opportunity for state contracts.<\/p>\n
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