I have a deep fear that Donald Tusk, given the inability to present a real plan to formally unblock the KPO, will endanger political declarations of willingness to agree in the future to the Migration Pact and the federalization of the European Union could bring – EU Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk told PAP.
In an interview with PAP, the Minister of EU Affairs referred to the visit of the leader of the Civic Platform, Donald Tusk, planned for Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels, where he will meet, among others, with the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, on releasing EU funds for Poland.
On the one hand, we are happy that Donald Tusk declares that he will take action to unblock KPO funds, because his party’s politicians have done everything so far, especially in the European Parliament, to prevent these funds from entering Poland reaches.
— Szynkowski, also known as Sęk, told PAP.
We will see to what extent the statements will result in concrete, effective actions. However, I fear that Donald Tusk, given the inability to present a real plan to formally unblock the KPO, would jeopardize his political declarations of willingness to express future agreement to the Migration Pact and the federalization of the EU can bring. We will monitor this very closely and this absolutely cannot be allowed
– added.
Last June, the EC accepted the Polish KPO, which was a step towards the disbursement of 23.9 billion euros in grants and 11.5 billion euros in loans under the Reconstruction Fund, but the money was not paid. The EC noted that the Polish FPA “contains milestones related to important aspects of judicial independence that are of particular importance for improving the investment climate and creating conditions for effective implementation” and that “Poland must demonstrate that these milestones are reached before payments are made”. made in the context of the Reconstruction Fund.
The National Recovery and Resilience Plan (KPO) is a program consisting of 54 investments and 48 reforms. It is intended to strengthen the Polish economy and make it easier to weather any crises. Poland will receive PLN 158.5 billion, of which PLN 106.9 billion in the form of grants and PLN 51.6 billion in the form of preferential loans.
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Source: wPolityce