Cenckiewicz's successor
The Chancellery of the president of the Republic of Poland informed that the ceremony related to the announcement of the fresh head of the National safety Bureau will be held at the Presidential Palace. After the nomination, the speech is to be given by Karol Nawrocki. Until the election of the successor, his deputy Andrzej Kowalski performs duties after Sławomir Cenckiewicz.
According to unofficial information of the portal Niezalezna.pl, Bartosz Grodecki has the best chance of taking the position. In the past, he served as Vice-President of the Ministry of abroad Affairs, where he was liable for global issues, migration, citizenship, information systems and matters of concessions and permits. At the end of 2020, he was besides appointed by then Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as a typical of the government for the European Union's large-scale information systems. Since February 2026, he has been an advisor to the board of RADOMOR.
Sławomir Cenckiewicz resigned in late April. As president Rafał Leśkiewicz said, the decision was to be related to the actions of the authorities that he felt violated the law, ignored the final judgments of the courts and unduly deprived Cenckiewicz of access to classified information, which was to hinder the functioning of the National safety Office.
On 15 April, the ultimate Administrative Court dismissed the cassation complaints of the Chancellery of the Prime Minister of the Council of Ministers concerning earlier decisions of the WSA repealing decisions of Prime Minister Donald Tusk and head of SKW Jarosław Stróżyk on the withdrawal of the safety message to Cenckiewicz. Shortly thereafter, peculiar services coordinator Jacek Dobrzyński explained that the NSA ruling does not mean the automatic restoration of access to classified information. At the same time, he stressed that further examination should be carried out in accordance with the guidelines of the courts.
Who's Bartosz Grodecki?
Bartosz Grodecki gained professional experience in the Ministry of abroad Affairs and the Ministry of Interior and Administration, dealing with border issues, global cooperation, migration and anti-trafficking. He besides represented Poland during EU negotiations on safety and home affairs. According to people associated with the state administration, he played an crucial function in convincing abroad partners that the actions of the Alexander Lukashenko government on the Polish-Belarusian border were a hybrid war aimed at Poland and the European Union.
During the migration crisis, which began in 2021, he advocated solutions to strengthen the protection of the EU's external borders and to reduce migratory force and human smuggling. He participated in presenting to EU institutions the actions undertaken by Polish authorities on the border with Belarus.
He has besides been active in east policy-related initiatives, supporting the Belarusian democratic opposition, the organisation of assistance to Ukraine and war refugees, and actions for democratic institutions in Moldova. He besides participated in the work of the squad liable for preparing evacuation to Poland of Afghan citizens cooperating with NATO forces during peculiar missions.
