Poles do not want a conflict with the European Union. They want money from KPO [SONDA¯]

is a program aimed at rebuilding the economy after the COVID-19 pandemic and preparing it for future possible crises. Poland was deprived of this aid for non-compliance with the standards of the rule of law.

– Unlocking the National Reconstruction Plan requires the fulfillment of minimum conditions – said on Monday (December 5) the vice-president of the European Commission, Frans Timmermans, during a visit to Chorzów.

The vast majority of Poles believe that Poland should give way in a dispute with the European Commission to unblock KPO funds, according to a United Surveys commissioned poll conducted on December 2-4.

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Poll. 57 percent wants the Polish government to step down in a dispute with the European Commission

Almost 57 percent of respondents believe that Poland should give way in the dispute with the European Commission. In turn, 22 percent is of a different opinion. 11% chose the answer “rather the opposite”. respondents. About 11 percent have no opinion on this matter. surveyed.

The survey shows a large discrepancy depending on the political sympathies of the respondents. Firm concessions are not supported by any of the supporters of the ruling camp, where almost half of the respondents categorically say “no” to them, reports RMF FM. On the other hand, politically undecided are joining – 48 percent support a “firm yes” to concessions. asked in both groups.

– The electorate of the opposition believes that these funds from the KPO are so important that it is able to adopt a submissive attitude. On the other hand, the PiS electorate sees that hard negotiations are needed and that is what the government will do. We share the position of the majority of the PiS electorate, says a person close to Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in an interview with .

Blocked money. It’s about milestones

In early June, the European Commission approved the Polish National Reconstruction Plan. The government was supposed to get the money by the end of 2023 and use it until 2026 – 23.9 billion euros in subsidies and 11.5 billion euros in loans. The first tranche from the EC (approx. EUR 4.2 billion) was to be received in early autumn 2022. However, that did not happen.

The EC noted, inter alia, that the Polish KPO “contains milestones related to important aspects of the independence of the judiciary that are of particular importance for improving the investment climate and creating the conditions for effective implementation” and that “Poland must demonstrate that these milestones have been achieved before making any payments under the Recovery Fund.

The Commission makes its decision and the payment of money conditional, among others, on from the withdrawal of some provisions of the PiS judiciary reform. – The European Commission demands from us that the constitutional order in Poland be broken. This shows what the EU’s real attitude is to the rule of law, to sovereignty, to treaties –

Who is blocking the funds? Motion for a vote of no confidence

On November 15, MP Borys Budka, chairman of the KO parliamentary club, announced that the opposition had submitted a motion of no confidence in . The initiative was also supported by Krzysztof Gawkowski from Lewica and Hanna Gill-Piątek from Poland 2050. The reason is KPO.

The leader of the Civic Coalition noted that “the only obstacle to unblocking these funds is the change of very bad laws on the administration of justice, which Zbigniew Ziobro endorsed, which is why he submits this application together with the Left and helps President Jarosław Kaczyński in what is necessary today for the Polish raison d’état , i.e. in getting rid of the greatest pest from the government, which is Zbigniew Ziobro.

According to the survey of the Institute for Market and Social Research (IBRiS) for “Rzeczpospolita”, which was published on Monday (November 21), the vision of getting rid of the politician blocking the KPO funds seems unrealistic to voters. Only 11 percent of respondents believe that Zbigniew Ziobro will lose his position as Minister of Justice. More on this in the article: