Brexit Is More Threatening Than EU Conflict to Polish Government, Official Says
- ‘No impact’ from EU tensions on Polish funds, Kwiecinski says
- Poland faces EU probe, threat of bloc’s sanctions within days
This article is for subscribers only.
It’s Brexit, and not Warsaw’s escalating conflict with the European Union over democratic values, that presents a bigger threat to inflows of the bloc’s assistance to Poland, according to the government official in charge of funds absorption.
While the EU’s executive is set to move ahead this week with plans to slap unprecedented political sanctions on Poland, Deputy Development Minister Jerzy Kwiecinski expressed confidence that the bloc won’t interrupt the handouts through the end of this budget cycle. The uncertainty surrounding Brexit negotiations is a cause for concern, however, in terms of what will happen to the U.K.’s contribution to the bloc’s budget.