But the paper said that under the plans Poland nevertheless stood to receive EUR 17 bn less from the bloc’s cohesion policy than under the current 2014-2020 budget.
European ministers were set to meet on Monday ahead of a special European Council meeting of the EU’s 27 member states in Brussels on Thursday to discuss the bloc’s seven-year budget.
Poland and 16 other European Union members strongly oppose plans to restrict the bloc’s cohesion and agricultural policies, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said earlier this month.
The EU’s cohesion policy aims to support development in poorer member states and help equalise standards of living across the bloc.
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Source: Rzeczpospolita