About Zieloni

The Polish Greens, Zieloni, were founded in 2003, and registered in 2004, by activists from Poland’s environmental, democratic, pro-European, feminist and human rights movements. Their roots also lie in campaigns for LGBTQ+ rights, animal protection and social justice. The beginning of the party is linked to the Polish accession to the EU.

Over the years, Zieloni have worked both through electoral politics and alongside civil society movements to advance their vision of a greener and more democratic Poland. Today, the party is represented in the Polish Parliament by two MPs, including Deputy Minister for Climate and Environment Urszula Zielińska. At local and regional levels, Zieloni’s representatives work in municipal councils across the country, including in Łódź, Szczecin, Wrocław, Gdynia and Zielona Góra, as well as in the West Pomeranian regional assembly. The party is led by Magdalena Gałkiewicz and Michał Suchora.

Since joining the governing coalition in 2023, Zieloni have contributed to strengthening climate adaptation, advancing Poland’s energy transition and integrating nature protection into long-term planning. The Green East Shield, a project led by Deputy Minister Zielinska, integrates objectives of nature security and nature protection. Those are tangible results of Polish Greens’ participation in the government.

One of Zieloni’s most significant recent initiatives is Uwaga! Polowanie – Let’s Change Hunting Law for Good, a nationwide citizens’ legislative initiative. The campaign calls for a fundamental modernisation of hunting legislation, with stronger safeguards for people, animals and the natural environment. The initiative has collected more than 204,000 physical signatures, more than twice the 100,000 required to bring a citizens’ legislative proposal before the Polish Parliament and will be put to a vote in November. See more on this initiative below. 

Zieloni stand in solidarity with Ukraine, supporting continued assistance and its future EU membership. For the Polish Greens, European security means defending democracy and international law, while strengthening energy independence, accelerating renewables and building resilience to climate change. We see a secure Poland and Europe as rooted in both strong democratic institutions and a sustainable future.

Uwaga! Polowanie – changing Poland’s hunting law

Uwaga! Polowanie is a nationwide citizens’ legislative initiative led by a coalition of environmental organisations, experts and activists, with a key role played by the Polish Greens. It calls for reforming Poland’s hunting law to improve public safety, strengthen nature protection and increase democratic oversight of hunting. The proposals include a public register of hunts, restrictions on hunting near buildings, an end to commercial trophy hunting and greater transparency and accountability in hunting practices.

The initiative has mobilised impressive public support: in September 2026, the organisers submitted 204,358 signatures to the Polish Parliament, more than twice the 100,000 required for a citizens’ bill. The proposal has entered the parliamentary process and, as of October 2026, is undergoing public consultation. Uwaga! Polowanie demonstrates how Green-led grassroots mobilisation can turn public concern for people, animals and nature into concrete proposals for legislative change.

Proposed changes

• Safety and transparency: greater distance from residential buildings, criminal liability for hunting under the influence of alcohol, restrictions on hunting infrastructure (e.g. hunting towers), publication of reports by the Polish Hunting Association (PZŁ), full access to information about hunts.
• Restricting hunting methods: ban on drives, night hunting, and hunting from vehicles; ban on baiting animals; ending the breeding of animals solely to shoot them.
• End to commercial hunting: liquidation of hunting agencies, ban on selling hunting as a service, including for foreigners.
• Rights of landowners: real influence over the boundaries of hunting districts, simplified procedures for banning hunting on private land.
• State oversight: participation of nature protection authorities in approving plans, mandatory environmental impact assessments, the possibility for social organizations to participate and challenge plans, consideration of impacts on protected species and habitats.
• Clear criteria for decisions by county authorities regarding the capture or culling of animals: requirement to demonstrate a real threat and lack of alternatives, transparency, participation of organizations, and justification of decisions.