Poland Tax Overhaul: Poland’s PM Donald Tusk and Finance Minister Andrzej Domański unveiled a 2027 reform aimed at easing the burden on the middle class, including a higher PIT threshold (PLN 120,000 to PLN 130,000) and a new 24% intermediate rate for incomes between PLN 130,000 and PLN 150,000, with the 32% rate applying only above PLN 150,000. EU Procurement Politics: Member states remain split over Brussels’s “Buy European” procurement push, with the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act set to steer public contracts toward EU-made and low-carbon goods, while also creating a pre-approval regime for large investments in batteries, EVs and critical raw materials. Defence Industry Deal: Hanwha Defense USA won the US Army’s Mobile Tactical Cannon programme contract for six K9 Mobile Howitzer prototypes (with options for 12 more) and is setting up an integration and test site in Opelika, Alabama—an expansion that could reshape artillery supply chains. Arctic Shipping Test: South Korea’s PanStar will run a commercial trial container voyage via the Northern Sea Route, with stops including Poland’s Gdańsk, but the plan risks friction with Western allies due to required Russian permits and support. Ukraine War Spillover: Russia’s heavy missile and drone strikes on Kyiv prompted Poland to activate preventive aviation operations to protect Polish airspace, as NATO also scrambled jets in the region.