The wave of prohibition is growing. July 10th is a crucial date for Poland's largest city.
Authors: PAP ; Prepared by BARB • Source: PAP • Published: July 10, 2025 12:53
Warsaw city councilors will consider two bills introducing a ban today. One is authored by the Left and the Miasto Jest Nasze (City Is Our) party, the other by Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski. The ban would apply at night and would be the latest in Poland.
The Left Club and Miasto Jest Nasze have prepared a draft resolution introducing a nighttime prohibition. It would apply throughout the city from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM .
The sales restriction will apply to:
- in stores,
- at gas stations.
The nighttime prohibition will not apply to:
- restaurant,
- bars,
- pubs.
If the councillors adopted the resolution, it would come into force 14 days after its publication in the Official Journal of the Mazowieckie Voivodeship and in the Public Information Bulletin of the Capital City of Warsaw.
A similar draft resolution was also presented by Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski. His proposal would impose prohibition from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. , with a three-month grace period.
Between 2018 and 2024, approximately 180 municipalities in Poland implemented night-time prohibitions . In 30 cases, the restriction applies only to part of a municipality or city. Local governments in the Masovian, Lesser Poland, and Greater Poland voivodeships adopted the most such regulations.
Among the large cities, night-time bans were introduced across the entire area by, among others:
- Cracow,
- Bydgoszcz,
- Biała Podlaska,
- Gdansk.
The prohibition applies only in the city center, including:
- Poznań,
- Wrocław,
- Rzeszów,
- Katowice,
- Bielsko-Biała,
- Kielce.
In June, Giżycko introduced a night prohibition during the tourist season.
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