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Donald Tusk Comments on the Orlen Scandal: "A Shame on the Whole World"

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It's a global shame. The Financial Times is writing about the biggest, or one of the biggest, scandals in our country's history, and the whole world is reading about it today," Donald Tusk said at Tuesday's government meeting. The Prime Minister was responding to reports from the British newspaper that Orlen was expected to lose PLN 1.6 billion in 2024.
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The Financial Times reported on a scandal from the period when Daniel Obajtek was CEO of Orlen. The journalistic investigation revealed that Poland may have lost as much as $230 million in an attempted purchase of Venezuelan oil. Company representatives allegedly attempted to finalize the transaction using cryptocurrencies transferred on flash drives and handed over to shady intermediaries in Venezuela. "You saw it, all of Poland is commenting o…

Losses in this single case amount to PLN 1.6 billion - said Donald Tusk, commenting on the publication of the Financial Times about Orlen's attempt, during the time of CEO Daniel Obajtek, to import oil from Venezuela, which led to enormous losses for Orlen's Swiss subsidiary.

·Poland
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It's a global shame. The Financial Times is writing about the biggest, or one of the biggest, scandals in our country's history, and the whole world is reading about it today," Donald Tusk said at Tuesday's government meeting. The Prime Minister was responding to reports from the British newspaper that Orlen was expected to lose PLN 1.6 billion in 2024.

Donald Tusk, referring to the publication about Orlen, stated that the “Financial Times” writes about one of the biggest scandals in the history of our country.

·Warsaw, Poland
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"The Financial Times is reporting on one of the biggest scandals in our country's history, and the whole world is learning about the Orlen affair under Mr. Obajtek. Poland's losses in this single case alone amount to PLN 1.6 billion," Prime Minister Donald Tusk said before the cabinet meeting. He added that this scandal may have "overwhelmed the PiS politicians." The Prime Minister's statement follows the British newspaper's disclosure of detail…

The Financial Times is reporting on one of the biggest scandals in our country. The whole world is reading about it, said Donald Tusk. The Prime Minister was referring to a published article in the Financial Times about the dealings of the Swiss company Orlen.

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Gazeta broke the news in Poland on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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