Poland: Small business owners to demonstrate in Warsaw Feb. 23

Event

Small and medium-sized business owners plan to demonstrate in Warsaw Feb. 23 to denounce rising taxation and rising costs energy prices. Participants will gather outside the Sejm from 11:00; attendance will likely be in the hundreds.

Additional police will deploy to monitor the action. The demonstration itself and associated security measures could prompt localized transport disruptions in the surrounding area. The demonstration is likely to proceed peacefully, though isolated clashes between police and activists cannot be ruled out.

Advice

Avoid the demonstration as a routine security precaution and to mitigate associated disruptions. Heed instructions from security services and leave the area at the first sign of a confrontation. Allow extra time for travel in the affected area Feb. 23.