Fading hopes for a positive EU budget for Poland

The rejection of the planned budget will definitely be an unbeneficial decision for Poland, as this will mean that the structural aid programs will not be introduced on January 1, 2007. According to EU representatives, Poland might lose out as much as over EUR 5 billion annually. On the other hand if the budget will be accepted today, Poland would receive at least EUR 60 billion net between 2007 and 2013. (Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 1; Rzeczpospolita, p. A1) A.K.