EU providing additional €1.85 billion to Poland for transportation

The European Union Commission signed an agreement with Poland which will provide investment of over PLN 8 billion, via 16 transportation projects, it was announced in the Polish press. The largest recipient of investment was said to be PKP Polish Railways, which will receive PLN 1.6 billion. It will use the funds to complete 10 projects. The money comes from the EU program to support the CEF (Connecting Europe Facility). Poland’s Deputy Minister of Development, Witold Słowik, said in a release that the agreement “means that these measures are already certain.” The PLN 8 billion comes as part of an overall grant of PLN 18.3 billion that Poland can use to upgrade transportation infrastructure. CEF is eligible to all EU countries, and according to Stephane Ouaki of the Directorate of General Mobility and Transport at the European Commission, Poland is its biggest beneficiary. “CEF is creating better connections between European Union countries, to both citizens and businesses on how best the EU can take advantage of the internal market,” he stated in a press release.