Special European Council
21.07.2020
A special summit of the European Council lasted over 90 hours. Heads of state and government eventually reached an agreement on the long-term budget of the European Union and on the the recovery plan from the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Poland in the negotiations is represented by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.
"The final agreement of the European Council gives Poland over EUR 124 billion in direct subsidies, and together with the privileged loans, it amounts to EUR 160 billion in current prices for our country" - said the head of the Polish government.
The conclusions agreed by the EU27 leaders leads to the establishment of a reconstruction fund worth EUR 750 billion. 390 billion euro of this amount will be allocated for grants and 360 billion euro for loans. The value of the entire EU budget for the next seven years will amount to EUR 1 trillion 74 billion.
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki also informed media at a press conference organized at the Permanent Representation of the Poland to the EU that in the agreement on the EU budget and the recovery instrument there is no direct conditionality between the so-called rule of law and the funds.
Joint press conference of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Prime Minister Viktor Orban:
PM #Orban at the press conference with PM @MorawieckiM about the #NextGenerationEU:
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 21, 2020
Good morning #Poland. Anyone in Europe who knows mathematics would like to be Polish. And there are good reasons. I've seen the numbers. There is no doubt that being Polish today is a good thing. pic.twitter.com/Vs9WEEzCLj
European Council, 20 July (day 4) - consultations and PM's doorstep:
Polish delegation room in the @EUCouncil is where many important meetings took place during various negotiations over the last 4 days.
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 20, 2020
Picture by @PremierRP taken just prior to the #EUCO meeting being reconvened. pic.twitter.com/Ple2mBIpfw
📸 PM @MorawieckiM 🇵🇱 with the leaders of 🇩🇰🇫🇮🇫🇷🇩🇪🇭🇺🇱🇻🇱🇺🇳🇱🇸🇪🇪🇺 during the key consultation meeting of the #EUCO pic.twitter.com/0xPHQQvSu2
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 20, 2020
PM @MorawieckiM while speaking to the media in our PermRep about the progress in #MFF & #RecoveryFund discussions at #EUCO:
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 20, 2020
We are entering a decisive phase in this negotiating marathon and we will assess the options for reaching a compromise shortly. pic.twitter.com/DbatTYMzyE
European Council, 19 July (day 3) - consultations:
Prime Minister @MorawieckiM 🇵🇱, together with other #V4 leaders 🇭🇺🇸🇰🇨🇿, is now holding further consultations with @CharlesMichel - #EUCO President.#MFF #RecoveryFund #PLV4Pres pic.twitter.com/FeGgiYtyNw
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 19, 2020
European Council, 18 July (day 2) - plenary session:
Day 2 of the #EUCO is underway. @EucoPresident resumed the plenary meeting seeking the agreement of the #EU27 leaders on #MFF and #RecoveryFund.#Poland is represented by Prime Minister @MorawieckiM 🇵🇱 pic.twitter.com/OfLTubBKnQ
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 18, 2020
European Council, 17 July (day 1) - consultations:
For the next round of the #MFF and #RecoveryFund consultations Prime Minister @MorawieckiM has joined Chancellor Angela #Merkel and President @EmmanuelMacron - a meeting in the #WeimarTriangle format 🇵🇱🇩🇪🇫🇷 is now underway. pic.twitter.com/EU3AoE5Y6z
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 17, 2020
Meeting ahead of the special European Council, 16 July:
We are very glad that our dear friend, Czech PM @AndrejBabis was able to join us for an informal conversation about tomorrow's hugely anticipated @EUCouncil meeting of European leaders.#MFF #RecoveryFund pic.twitter.com/oSUETFY35q
— Poland in the EU (@PLPermRepEU) July 16, 2020
Materials
European Council conclusions, 17-21 July 2020210720-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf 0.61MB
