Poland will lose "billions of euro" in EU funds earmarked for its clean air program for 2021-2027 after the European Commission pulled out of the project citing Poland's refusal to hand over management of the money to local governments and commercial banks, daily Gazeta Wyborcza wrote. Poland wanted the money given to the central government controlled by PiS party. Poland allocated ca. PLN 3.5 billion in own funding for the program for 2019-2020, which is not enough to meet its goals, according to the newspaper.
Polska straci „miliardy euro” w funduszach UE przeznaczonych na program „Czyste powietrze” na lata 2021–2027 po tym, jak Komisja Europejska wycofała się z projektu, powołując się na odmowę Polski płacenia pieniędzy lokalnym bankom - napisała dziennik Gazeta Wyborcza. Polska chciała pieniędzy przekazanych rządowi centralnemu kontrolowanemu przez partię PiS. Polska przeznaczyła ok. 3,5 mld zł środków własnych na program na lata 2019–2020, co nie wystarczy, aby zrealizować jego cele, według gazety.
Wednesday, July 03, 2019
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David, more fake news... some people cannot half themselves when it comes to climate change,
ReplyDeleteEnnvironment Minister Henryk Kowalczyk on Tuesday rejected reports that Poland had lost access to EU funds that could be used to finance the country's Clean Air programme of replacing heavily-polluting furnaces with eco-friendly ones and insulating houses.
“No European funds are endangered. No funds have been or will be lost,” the Environment Minister said on Tuesday.
My friend Anonymous...The European Court of Justice ruled limits to regulate the amount of pollutants in the air had been “persistently exceeded.”
ReplyDeleteThe air contained too much PM10, particulate matter smaller than 10 micrometers, which can damage health if breathed in.
Poland exceeded the daily legal amount of pollutants in 35 of its 46 “air quality zones” and nine of those zones also failed an inspection of the annual legal limit, the court said.
“Fighting smog is one of the government’s priorities. But we will not be able to do it within a year,” Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki told a conference after the court ruling.
If Poland does not correct the problems, it will lose the money.