The aim of this article is to introduce the issue of the living conditions in pensioner households in comparison with other households in Poland. The article begins with a general background on features and statistics of old‑age pensioners households. Next, the author discusses following questions related to pensioners’ situation in Poland: their income and expenditures in comparison with other social groups, housing conditions, risk of poverty and results of a pension system reform of 1999 on their financial situation. The articles is based on data from Household Budget Survey by Central Statistical Office (GUS) and other scientific research.
The authors of the opinion point out that the proposed directive is aimed at the protection of consumer’s health and, as a consequence, the reduction of state budget spending on medical treatment. Nevertheless, the possible imposition of a ban on menthol and slim cigarettes may lead to the weakening of Polish tobacco sector, decrease in tax revenues for the State, withdrawal from farming by some tobacco growers and development of a grey market. In the authors’ view, the draft directive may infringe those provisions which determine the scope of competences transferred to the EU by its member states in the field of health protection. The coming into force of the proposed directive would require amendment of the Act of 9th November 1995 on the protection of health against the consequences of the use of tobacco and tobacco products.
The authors of the opinion comprehensively discuss the agreement concluded by the European Union, European Atomic Energy Community and the United Kingdom on the terms of trade and cooperation after Brexit and the agreement concluded between the European Union and the United Kingdom concerning security procedures for exchanging and protecting classified information. They present the provisions of individual parts of the agreements, regulating the issues of trade, fisheries, coordination of social systems, customs, visas, law enforcement cooperation and cybersecurity. They assess the impact of the implementation of the agreements. The authors positively assess the wide range of regulations. In their opinion they will reduce the negative effects of Brexit. However they identify some of their shortcomings that need to be removed.
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