The European Commission approved Poland’s amended National Recovery Plan

The European Commission (EC) has approved changes to Poland’s National Recovery Plan (KPO).

The Polish government submitted the amendment to the KPO to Brussels on 30 April, proposing that the previously suggested registration fees on combustion engine cars be replaced with subsidies for electric vehicles.

In an announcement published on Tuesday, the EC stated that the value of the Polish KPO will remain unchanged, with the country set to receive a total of €59.8 billion from EU funds, comprising €34.5 billion in preferential loans and €25.3 billion in grants.

The number of KPO goals will also remain unchanged, requiring Poland to implement 55 reforms and 56 investments. When deciding to apply for the changes to the KPO, the Polish government argued that they were necessary due to delays and backlog left by the former Law and Justice government.

The changes must now be approved by EU member states, who have four weeks to do so. Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Poland’s Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, stated that the EC had agreed to 95% of the requests submitted by the Polish government.

The EC had been withholding EU funds amid a dispute over the rule of law in Poland following actions by the previous government in Warsaw. After unfreezing the KPO in February, Poland received the first tranche of funds amounting to €6.3 billion in April.

 

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Author: Sébastien Meuwissen

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