What Donald Tusk says about funds from KPO is nonsense, PiS MEP Jacek Saryusz-Wolski said in an interview with PAP. In this way he commented on the statement of the leader of the Polish opposition that the Republic of Poland is the only country in the EU where “not a single euro, not a single zloty of this money went”.
Mr Tusk is talking nonsense. Firstly, Poland is doing fine without this illegally confiscated money. Incidentally, contrary to what Tusk says, we are not the only country deprived of this money. There are a total of five countries that have not received money from the Recovery and Resilience Fund (RRF) for various reasons.
– recalls Saryusz-Wolski, who, among other things, was one of the main negotiators on Poland’s accession to the EU.
Some people don’t want the money because it’s marked. They are so entangled and subject to all sorts of conditions that some countries conclude that this is of no use to them. If I am given money to pay back, like any other loan, and someone dictates what I can spend to what I cannot do and what I must do in order to spend it, then such money is, euphemistically speaking, very inconvenient. At some point, the search for such funds ceases to be profitable
– evaluates the Polish politician.
Betrayal of Polish interests
Referring to Donald Tusk’s promise that if he wins the election he will go to Brussels and unblock money from KPO, Saryusz Wolski recalls that – in his opinion – “it was Mr Tusk who prevented Poland from getting the money that it is due”.
It was he who supported the sanctions against Poland from the European Parliament in Strasbourg, thereby betraying Poland’s fundamental interests. There’s some logic to that: if he kept the money for Poland, you’d think he could release it. Berlin and Brussels need to loosen up a bit for their man. The question is: wouldn’t it suit Brussels that in the event of major problems meeting the EU budget, part of this money would not go to Poland at all – regardless of who’s in charge? That seems to be the case
says the MEP.
The proposed revision of the EU budget clearly shows that the budget is not being met, that more resources are needed, because there is no money to repay debts already incurred. So I wouldn’t see any automation here
– concludes Jacek Saryusz-Wolski.
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Source: wPolityce