Poland could receive the first payments from the EU's multi-billion pandemic fund in late spring, provided that required laws are passed, the Polish EU minister has said.
Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish prime minister, has said that a dispute with the European Commission that has led to Poland being denied access to billions of euros in post-pandemic recovery funding must come to an end.
Borys Budka, a senior member of Civic Coalition (KO), Poland's biggest opposition grouping, said that draft legislation on judicial reforms required by the European Commission (EC) should not be fast-tracked through parliament.
Poland’s prime minister has claimed “radicals” within the governing coalition are trying to team up with the opposition to prevent Poland getting access to an EU pandemic-recovery fund.