How should Poland spend EU money?
PR dla Zagranicy
Veronika Joy
11.02.2013 13:00
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A report by Michał Kubicki
Poland will receive over 100 billion euros for the 2014-20 period, which is more funds than in the previous seven-year period despite the first net reduction in the bloc’s history.
Warsaw, 08.02.2013. Prime Minister Donald Tusk leaves the plane at the military airport Okecie, 8 bm. after his return from Brussels, where he participated in the two-day EU summit devoted to the Union budget for 2014-2020. The EU budget for 2014-20 will be the first time in history, less than the previous one, but Poland got more.
‘Success – yes, but no euphoria’
We talk to analyst Witold Orłowski about how Poland should focus on upgrading the business environment, not using the funds for short-term consumption.
Members of the Polish government describe the outcome of the budget debate as a historic success for Poland and Prime Minister Tusk says it was one of the happiest days in his life.
Professor Orłowski is cautious about ‘using big words’ and claims that the ‘happiest day for Tusk will be the one when the Eurostat, the European Statistical Office, announces that Poland’s per capital GDP equals that of Germany.’
Michał Kubicki reports.