Piotr Müller, a Polish MEP from the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) group, has questioned the European Commission about Poland's failure to implement Regulation (EU) 2024/1028 on data collection and sharing for short-term accommodation rental services, which entered into force on 20 May 2026. In a written parliamentary question dated 27 June 2026, Müller accused the government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk of sluggishness, noting that Poland has not yet drafted or enacted the necessary national legislation to bring the EU rules into force. The MEP's intervention targets the coherence of the internal market and the effectiveness of data-sharing with online platforms, potentially impacting short-term rental platforms, national authorities, and consumers in Poland.
The regulation, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council, aims to harmonise rules across the EU to increase transparency in the short-term rental sector, which has grown rapidly in recent years. Müller's question contains three concrete asks: whether the Commission is monitoring Poland's delay, whether it plans to initiate infringement proceedings if the legislation is not implemented on time, and what consequences the inaction has for the internal market and data-sharing effectiveness. The MEP frames the delay as a failure of the Polish government to align with EU law, highlighting a cleavage between EU integration and national sovereignty, as well as between regulatory harmonisation and national administrative capacity.
The Commission is expected to reply within approximately six weeks, and its answer will signal whether it views the delay as a serious breach warranting legal action. If the Commission confirms it is monitoring the situation and may launch infringement proceedings, it would put pressure on Warsaw to act, affecting short-term rental platforms operating in Poland, which would face legal uncertainty, and Polish authorities, which would need to allocate resources to comply. Consumers and hosts in Poland could also see delayed benefits from the regulation, such as clearer rules and better data transparency. Conversely, swift implementation would strengthen the internal market's coherence and ensure equal treatment of platforms across member states.