“We have reached the end of negotiations with the European Commission on the Partnership Agreement”, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on Thursday. He noted that Poland is the largest beneficiary of cohesion policy funds and will receive more than €76 billion from it.

30 November 2021 The Council of Ministers adopted a draft Partnership Agreement, which then became the subject of negotiations with the European Commission. The Partnership Agreement is a key document for obtaining EU funds in the 2021-2027 perspective.

According to Mateusz Morawiecki, the conclusion of negotiations with the European Commission is particularly good news, as the government aims to focus on ensuring that rural areas, counties, smaller cities and areas in need of environmental and energy transformation receive money for the necessary changes. The agreement also allows funds to be unlocked for the Common Agricultural Policy and sectoral policies.

The head of government pointed out that the Partnership Agreement is a strategy for the use of funds from the EU budget for the most diverse projects, which are well recognized by all Poles by now. “Poland has also changed thanks to these funds,” he stressed.

According to Prime Minister Morawiecki, Poland remains the biggest beneficiary of cohesion policy in many sectors, and the levelling of opportunities thanks to the funds will be felt, for example, by Polish farmers.

“We are planning that the average subsidy per hectare to be for the vast majority of farmers, for 95-97 per cent of farmers, at the level of the EU average or even above the EU average”, said the head of government.

Mateusz Morawiecki pointed out that Poland is also a leader in the quality of the use of EU funds. “Because we care a lot about honest budget execution. It is in our DNA to fight corruption. And I would like this to continue”, added the Prime Minister.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński