Paweł Jabłoński told public broadcaster Polish Radio that there were no reasons to be concerned.
He said: "We have good bilateral relations with Great Britain, and also guarantees that our citizens and Polish and British companies doing business with each other will retain their rights."
Meanwhile, Mariusz Koter, deputy head of the customs department at Poland’s finance ministry, said that “nothing will change” for businesses and citizens.
He added: “The decision to leave the EU is coming into force, but the reality is that nothing will change for entrepreneurs and citizens. There will be a transition period until the end of this year. Everything will function as if the United Kingdom was still part of the European Union in terms of the movement of goods, services, people and capital."
Britain formally leaves the European Union at midnight Polish time on Friday. A transition period starts on February 1 and is due to last until December 31.
After the transition period ends, EU citizens will need “settled status” to be able to stay in the UK.
About 400,000 of 900,000 Polish citizens living in the UK have not yet applied for “settled status.” EU citizens have until June 30, 2021 to apply.
Britain’s ambassador to Warsaw has urged Poles living in the UK not to delay.
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Source: PAP/IAR/Polish Radio