Poland Moves Ahead to Unlock EU Funds With Onshore Wind Bill

  • Parliament votes to ease limits on onshore wind development
  • Law is one of milestones needed for Poland to get EU funds

   

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Polish lawmakers voted to ease the limits on onshore wind farm development, helping the government reach one of the key milestones needed to access €35.4 billion ($38 billion) in the European Union’s recovery funds.

The bill will leave it to local communities to decide on where to build the turbines and likely revive the industry that was hit by the 2017 decision from the ruling coalition to restrict new investments to help ailing coal mines.