Małopolska may lose €2.5 bln by maintaining anti-LGBT resolution
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The assembly of the Małopolskie Voivodeship voted today to repeal the anti-LGBT resolution. The request did not pass. This means that Małopolska may lose almost €2.5 billion of EU money.
The European Commission withheld the aforementioned €2.5 billion while waiting for Małopolska's move in this matter. It suspended talks about the program, from which money was to go to help Małopolska entrepreneurs and health care during the pandemic.
In April 2019, the Małopolska regional council, in which PiS has a majority, adopted a declaration in opposition to the introduction of LGBT ideology to local government communities. As many as 22 out of 39 councilors supported it.
14 councilors of the regional council voted against this declaration on August 19, but 23 were in favor of the resolution remaining valid.
Małopolska is not the only region where really big money may not go. Similar resolutions were adopted by the Lublin, Subcarpathian, and Świętokrzyski regional councils. In each of these voivodeships, the level of EU subsidies provided for the nearest future is approximately PLN 10 billion. At least some of this money may not go to local governments that have adopted and have not withdrawn from anti-LGBT resolutions.
