Poland: European Commission unlocks COVID funding
By DW
02 June 2022 |
11:26 am
Poland's spending plans for billions of euros in pandemic recovery funding has been cleared by the EU's executive. But Warsaw must still make changes to ensure judicial independence before any payments can be made.
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