EU unblocks frozen funding for Poland

The European Commission on Thursday formally approved the release of about Euro137 billion to Poland.The commission cut off funding to Poland in 2022 due to rule of law concerns.

The money had been withheld because of a dispute between the EU and the former government, but now Donald Tusk's administration started to roll back some legal reforms in return for billions in funding. Poland could access some Euro 76.5 billion in cohesion funds to help raise living standards in poorer EU member states. It will also get access to almost Euro 60 billion from a post-COVID recovery fund.