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In brief

• Poland sent its ninth and final KPO payment request to the European Commission on 30 September, covering more than PLN 55 billion.
• Most of the PLN 240 billion programme has already reached Poland, funding hospitals, transport, broadband and energy projects.
• Regional contracts include PLN 18.86 billion in Pomerania and PLN 2.8 billion in Opole Voivodeship.

Final payment request sent

On 30 September, Poland delivered its ninth and final payment request under the National Recovery Plan (KPO) to the European Commission. The request covers more than PLN 55 billion (55 mld zł z KPO: ostatni wniosek o płatność wysłany do Brukseli – Ministerstwo Zdrowia). Of the total PLN 240 billion allocated to the programme, the bulk has already been transferred to Poland.

Investments across the country

The funds have gone into hospitals and medical equipment, clean public transport, fast broadband in thousands of homes, the energy transition and railway upgrades. In the health sector alone, projects worth close to PLN 18 billion are under way, and around 1,500 projects have been contracted.

Regional picture

In Pomerania, contracts worth more than PLN 18.86 billion have been signed. They fund offshore wind projects on the Baltic, an energy storage facility at Żarnowiec, 180 low- and zero-emission buses, 10 new trains and an oncology rehabilitation centre in Gdynia (Miliardy złotych na Pomorzu. Nowe pociągi, autobusy, inwestycje energetyczne i sprzęt dla szpitali – nadmorski24.pl). In Opole Voivodeship, contracts worth PLN 2.8 billion cover 35 low- and zero-emission buses, new oncology, gynaecology and urology wards in Kędzierzyn-Koźle, and broadband for more than 5,700 homes (Efekty KPO w woj. opolskim – 2,8 mld zł zainwestowanych m.in. w kolej i opiekę zdrowotną – Portal Funduszy Europejskich). In Kuyavia-Pomerania, the ministry reports more than PLN 5.3 billion invested (MFiPR: Ponad 5,3 mld zł z KPO zainwestowanych w woj. kujawsko-pomorskim (komunikat) – portalsamorzadowy.pl).

Government assessment

Funds and Regional Policy Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz said the programme, despite a two-year delay, had been fully invested. She put its contribution to GDP growth at around 1.5 percent and said Poland leads economic growth in Europe thanks to the plan (KPO. Fundusze. Ludzie. Efekty – Krajowy Plan Odbudowy). Deputy Health Minister Katarzyna Kacperczyk, speaking at the same conference, said the plan had delivered modern hospital equipment, digital services and investment in medical staff.

What comes next

The final request now sits with the Commission, which will assess whether the milestones behind it have been met before releasing payment.