The Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR) is working on the Partnership Agreement (PA), the most important document defining what Poland will invest in from European Funds for 2021-2027. The consultation process has been ongoing since January 18th, when the first open online meetings were held. This was followed by a public hearing on April 7th, regarding the concept of spending European Union funds in Poland for 2021-2027, prepared by the “Shipyard” Foundation and the Polish Federation of Non-Governmental Organizations in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance and Development.
This coming Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021, the Ministry of Finance and Development is organizing the next stage of these consultations, in the form of a reverse hearing, the aim of which is to present the changes introduced to the document as a result of public consultations and to present its position on those comments that were not reflected in the text of the Cooperation Fund.
The meeting will take place on June 23rd at 9:30 AM online.
The hearing will also be broadcast live on the Ministry of Finance and Development’s social media channels. Minister Tadeusz Kościński and Deputy Minister Waldemar Buda, Chairman of the Council of the Cooperation Fund Foundation, will participate in the event.
Registration is available on the Wysłuchania website.
What is the Partnership Agreement?
The Partnership Agreement defines how European Funds will be used in the new EU perspective. We have €76 billion at our disposal from the EU’s cohesion policy (€72.2 billion) and the Just Transition Fund (€3.8 billion).
As in the 2014-2020 period, in the new perspective, beginning in 2021-2027, approximately 60% of cohesion policy funds will go to programs implemented at the national level. The remaining 40% will go to regional programs, managed by voivodeship marshals.
The funds for regional programs were distributed according to an algorithm based on statistical data, including population size and GDP per capita. 75% of the funds have already been allocated, and 25% (€7.1 billion) is now being allocated through program contract negotiations.
In turn, funds from the Just Transition Fund will be directed towards mitigating the effects of the transition to a climate-neutral economy. The following voivodeships will benefit: Silesia, Lesser Poland, Lower Silesia, Greater Poland, Lublin, and Łódź.
