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Brussels to unblock €137 billion in EU funds for Poland as early as next week
euronews (in English)
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23/02/2024
The European Commission is preparing to unblock up to €137 billion in cohesion and recovery funds for Poland, which until now has been unable to access the cash over rule-of-law concerns.
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On Friday, the Polish Prime Minister welcomed the President of the European Commission with
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a smile.
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Ursula von der Leyen traveled to Poland to announce her intention to release 137 billion
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euros for Warsaw in the next few days.
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For Polish leader Donald Tusk, in office since December, this is the first political victory
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marking his country`s return to the European stage.
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These funds, which come from the union`s cohesion policy and recovery plan, had until now been
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frozen because of the previous ultra-conservative government`s attack on the independence of
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the judiciary and the rule of law.
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Donald Tusk did not waste any time and presented a number of reforms that convinced the Commission.
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I strongly welcome the action plan that your government presented to the member states
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this week.
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It is a powerful statement.
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It is a clear roadmap for Poland and your efforts are decisive.
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The decision will be formally presented next week by the College of Commissioners to validate
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the release of the funds.
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Well, despite his elation over the fact that 137 billion euros could potentially soon be
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unblocked for his country, the prime minister of Poland, Donald Tusk, also used that press
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conference today to express concern for Polish farmers.
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He had a clear message for Brussels when he said that when supporting Ukraine, the fate
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of the people of Europe should not be put at stake, referring to the Polish farmers
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who`ve been protesting on the Ukrainian border, concerned that cheap Ukrainian food products
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are flooding the market.
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My name is Magma Hinyur and I'm from Warsaw.
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