Good preparation pays off for Poland in additional aid funds from the EU

"This year Poland will receive more money from the PHARE program than we expected," said Pawel Samecki from European Integration Committee Office (UKIE). An additional euro 86 million (zl.335 million) will subsidize border-crossing infrastructure on the Eastern frontier and support Poland' s participation in EU programs. "It's a reward. We submitted good proposals," says Samecki. Poland will receive a total of euro 1 billion from the EU SAPARD, PHARE and ISPA aid programs this year. (Puls Biznesu, p.11) A.Z.