Among the eight eastern member states that joined in 2004, only Lithuania (60.3%) was found to have had a bigger premium.
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Poland receives largest ever tranche of EU money as first unfrozen funds transferred
The EU has transferred almost almost 27 billion zloty (€6.3 billion) to Poland.
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“All people, regardless of sexual orientation, enjoy legal protection in Poland,” government tells EU
Poland’s government has responded to the European Commission “putting on hold” funds for regions that adopted anti-LGBT resolutions.
NfP podcast: Rule of law and the spectre of Polexit
Stanley Bill talks with legal expert Anna Wójcik about Poland’s ongoing conflict with the EU.
Two thirds of Poles think benefits of EU membership outweigh costs
Access to EU funds is seen as the biggest benefit, while unequal treatment of member states is the greatest disadvantage.
Merkel backs border protection and rule of law “dialogue” during final Warsaw visit
Mateusz Morawiecki emphasised the importance of economic ties.
“We will fight Brussels occupier” as we did the Germans and Soviets, says Polish official
“Brussels sends us overlords, who are meant to bring Poland to its knees,” said a senior PiS figure, amid a series of attacks on the EU.
Poles must get used to second-class membership of the new, post-pandemic EU
Marcin Kędzierski
Tensions with Brussels will worsen under PiS, but they will not disappear under a new government.
EU engaged in “hybrid war” against Poland, says justice minister
But Zbigniew Ziobro pledged to continue “far-reaching reform that will not please EU bureaucrats”.
Poland submits reply to EU over ECJ rulings on disciplinary chamber for judges
Poland said that no new cases were being accepted by the disciplinary body.
Poland posts record GDP growth amid strong pandemic recovery
Poland recorded a GDP growth of 10.7% year-on-year in the second quarter.
Support in Poland for leaving EU highest in over a decade, finds poll
But longer-term polling shows that support for the EU in Poland has been growing.
Polish nationalists march against “LGBT totalitarianism” on anniversary of WWII uprising
One of the march’s organisers also took down an EU flag.
Polish ruling party official confirms “reform ready” to meet expectations of EU top court
The CJEU said that the Polish government’s judicial reform violated European law.
