Germany: Criminal network smuggling Syrian migrants via Balkan route dismantled
Eurojust and Europol have assisted the German authorities with the coordinated takedown of a smuggling network, which was illegally transporting…
International cigarette trafficking ring dismantled: Fifteen arrests
Eurojust, Europol and authorities from 10 countries stopped a criminal group operating an intricate cigarette trafficking scheme. Fifteen suspects were…
Poland: EU Commission endorses 2nd and 3rd RRF payment request for €9.4bn
Today, the Commission has endorsed a positive preliminary assessment of Poland's payment request for the second and third instalments for…
Poland: Remarks by EU High Representative Borrell with Foreign Minister Sikorski
"At the next Foreign Affairs Council, we have to study what are the needs of the Ukrainians to continue defending themselves;…
Several EU member states push for higher import tariffs on Russian goods
Despite sanctions, EU imports from Russia reached EUR 42 billion in 2023—over half the economic support the EU has provided…
Poland: IMF staff concluding ctatement of the 2024 Article IV Mission
Poland’s near-term outlook is positive and has improved relative to last year despite ongoing sluggish growth across Europe and Russia’s…
EIF and InvestEU supports housing for 3,500 students in Central and Eastern Europe
Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and the Baltic States to gain student accommodations after EIF throws its weight behind fund run…
EU launches humanitarian air bridge operation for Lebanon
Today, the EU launched a Humanitarian Air Bridge operation consisting of three flights from Dubai and Brindisi with the first one reaching…
Poland: EU Commission approves €112m state aid for rail network interoperability
The aim of the scheme is to promote the shift of freight and passenger transport from road to rail and to…
The EU Court broadly confirms validity of EU Mobility Package, annuls certain obligations
The EU Court broadly confirms the validity of the EU Mobility Package. However, it annuls the obligation requiring vehicles to…
Poland: EU Commission approves €234m state aid to intermodal transport
The EU Commission has approved a €234 million Polish scheme to support the development of intermodal transport in Poland. The…
Poland: EU Commission approves €1.2bn state aid to electricity storage facilities
The EU Commission has approved a €1.2 billion Polish scheme to support investments in electricity storage facilities to foster the…
Judgment of the EU General Court in Case T-483/21: Polskie sieci elektroenergetyczne v ACER
Luxembourg, 25 September 2024 Judgment of the EU General Court in Case T-483/21: Polskie sieci...
Poland and Czechia: EU mobilises flood relief assistance
Following severe flooding across Central and Eastern Europe, the EU has mobilised assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism at…
Poland: EU Commission approves €1.2bn state aid to support net-zero investments
Under the scheme, the aid will take form of direct grants. The measure will be open to companies producing relevant equipment,…
Poland: EU Commission receives €9.4bn request for second and third RRF instalment
Today, the EU Commission received Poland's disbursement request for the second and third payment instalments under the Recovery and Resilience…
Three Belarusians charged for forcing Polish plane to land to arrest dissident
A three-year investigation has led to the charging of three Belarusian nationals for deceitfully seizing a Polish aircraft in Belarus…
Judgment of the EU Court in Case C-603/22: Procudural rights of a child in criminal proceedings
Fair trial: Minors subject to criminal proceedings must have the practical and effective opportunity to be assisted by a lawyer.…
EU Commission approves reintroduction of Polish credit union liquidation scheme
The EU Commission has approved the reintroduction of a Polish credit union liquidation scheme, including a budget increase by €770…
Poland suggests Piotr Serafin as Member of the EU Commission
Letter from Poland to President-elect of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen suggesting Mr Piotr Serafin as Member of…
Exchange of prisoners: Statements by Türkiye, USA, Germany, EU, and Russia (updated)
The most extensive prisoner exchange operation of recent times took place in Ankara today (1 August), involving a total of…
Excessive deficits: EU Council launches procedures against seven member states
The EU Council adopted decisions establishing the existence of excessive deficits for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland and Slovakia.…
Poland: EU Commission approves €194m aid to Gdańsk offshore wind terminal
The EU Commission has approved Poland's support measure of approximately €194 million (PLN 900.45 million) for the construction of an offshore…
EU Commission allocates €77m of the agricultural reserve to Austria, Czechia, Poland, and Portugal
The EU Commission proposed to mobilise €77 million from the agricultural reserve to support farmers from the fruit, vegetables and…
Excessive deficits: EU Commission proposes decisions for seven EU Member States
The EU Commission has proposed to the Council yesterday decisions establishing the existence of excessive deficits for Belgium, France, Italy, Hungary, Malta, Poland, and Slovakia.
Deutsch-Polnische Konsultationen: Gute Nachbarn, enge Partner, verlässliche Freunde
Zum Abschluss der 16. Deutsch-Polnischen Regierungskonsultationen in Warschau hat Bundeskanzler Scholz die Bedeutung der Beziehungen Deutschlands zu Polen unterstrichen. Ein…
Joining the Euro: EU Convergence Report reviews Member States’ progress
The EU Commission has published the 2024 Convergence Report in which it provides its assessment of the progress non-euro area…
ECFR: Views from the capitals – quotes on the European Parliament elections
After the European Parliament elections yesterday and the high results for right-wing parties across Europe, national governments must recalibrate their…
European elections: Preliminary results in Poland
Preliminary results of the European elections in Poland.
Rule of law in Poland: EU General Court dismisses actions by organisations of European judges
EU General Court: The actions brought by organisations of European judges against the Council decision approving the recovery and resilience…
European elections 2024 background: Poland country sheet
Find here information on electoral rules, poll opening and closing times and candidates for the 2024 European election in EU…
Eurojust: Network of luxury car thieves dismantled
A large-scale ring of luxury car thieves has been dismantled with the support of Eurojust and Europol. Using straw men…
Rule of Law: EU Commission closes critical treaty procedure against Poland
The Commission considers that there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of law in…
Poland: EU Commission approves €486m state aid scheme for cereal producers
The European Commission has approved an approximately €486 million (PLN 2.1 billion) Polish scheme to support producers of cereals in the context of Russia's war against…
Background brief on the EU General Affairs Council Brussels, 21 May 2024
The EU General Council will take stock of developments regarding the Article 7(1) TEU procedure concerning Poland. As part of the…
EEC: Speech by EU Commissioner Simson on the energy sector in Central Europe
"The Russian aggression is happening right on our doorstep, the EU's doorstep. It gives us a great sense of urgency. It's…
Rule of Law: EU Commission intends to close suspension procedure for Poland
Accoridng to the European Commission, there is no longer a clear risk of a serious breach of the rule of…
Poland submits request for a targeted revision of its recovery and resilience plan
Poland's three super-milestones remain unaffected by this revision. They relate to strengthening important aspects of the independence of the Polish…
Energy and Climate Plans: EU Commission recommends changes from Bulgaria and Poland
The EU Commission has published its assessments of the draft updated National Energy and Climate Plans of Bulgaria and Poland including…
Poland: EU Commission disburses the first RRF payment of €6.3bn
Poland submitted to the Commission the first payment request of €6.3 billion under the RRF covering 37 milestones and one target. These cover five…
Speech by Commissioner McGuinness at the Polish Agribusiness Finance Forum
In the last two years, interest rates have increased. As inflation comes under control, interest rates are stable. In the Eurozone, the…
Poland: EU Commission approves €180m RRF state aid to support development of intermodal transport
The purpose of the scheme is to develop intermodal transport as an alternative to road transport and improve the competitiveness…
EU Commission publishes March infringements package – key decisions
In its regular package of infringement decisions, the European Commission pursues legal action against Member States for failing to comply…
Mündliche Verhandlung vor dem EU-Gerichtshof in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-146/23 Sąd Rejonowy w Białymstoku und C-374/23 Adoreikė
Dienstag, 12. März 2024 Mündliche Verhandlung vor dem Gerichtshof (Große Kammer) in den verbundenen Rechtssachen C-146/23 Sąd...
Breakthrough: Poland’s efforts to restore rule of law to unlock up to €137bn in EU funds
Today, the European Commission has adopted two legal acts that will pave the way for Poland to access up to €137 billion…
Ukrainian grain does not go to the Polish market, we will resolve the issue of its transit – Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Ukrainian grain, which is currently being blocked at the border by Polish protesters, does not go to the Polish market,…
Press statement by EU Commission President von der Leyen with Belgian PM De Croo and Polish PM Tusk
Thank you very much, dear Donald, for hosting us here in Warsaw. It is a pleasure for me to be…
EU Commission VP Šuica in Poland to discuss child protection measures
Yesterday, Vice-President Dubravka Šuica travelled to Poland for a series of meetings, including with the Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy…
LockBit: Eurojust and Europol supports global operation disrupting ransomware group
In a coordinated action supported by Eurojust and Europol, judicial and law enforcement authorities from 10 different countries have severely disrupted…