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The European Commission has confirmed Poland's fulfilment of another condition under the EU Financial Perspective 2021-2027

04.05.2023

This is the 17th of 20 conditions - 4.4. National strategic policy framework for social inclusion and poverty reduction. The last 3 conditions remain to be confirmed.

The European Commission has confirmed Poland's fulfilment of another condition under the EU Financial Perspective 2021-2027

It is important for us to receive the confirmation from the EC on the remaining 3 conditions as soon as possible. Therefore, we maintain active dialogue with the EC. In parallel, we are working very hard to prepare for the launch of the programme implementation. We have received advances from the Commission for the implementation of all programmes. Monitoring committees adopt project selection criteria, the first calls for proposals are launched, the first projects are evaluated and the first funding agreements are concluded. As of 2 May, the total of 70 calls for proposals had been announced across all programmes and 10 funding agreements had been signed,

announced the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Grzegorz Puda.

Conditionality in the allocation of the EU budget is a standard procedure to which all EU Member States are subject in the 2021-2027 perspective.

Partnership Agreement for 2021- 2027  

On 30 June 2022, the European Commission adopted the Partnership Agreement for 2021-2027. On its basis, Poland will be able to allocate EUR 76 billion to projects across the country. In the EU financial perspective 2021-2027, Poland will remain the largest beneficiary of the cohesion policy among all EU Member States.

In order to be eligible for EU funding for 2021-2027, all EU Member States must meet four basic horizontal conditions regarding:

  • public procurement,
  • state aid,
  • application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
  • application of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

In addition, depending on the chosen area of support, Member States must also meet the relevant thematic conditions regarding:

  • smart specialisations,
  • broadband networks,
  • energy efficiency of buildings,
  • management in the energy sector,
  • renewable energy,
  • risk management,
  • water and sewage management,
  • waste management,
  • biodiversity conservation,
  • transport planning,
  • labour market,
  • gender equality,
  • education and training,
  • social inclusion and poverty reduction,
  • Roma integration,
  • health and long-term care.
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