Everyone who made mistakes will (or already has) face consequences,” emphasized Donald Tusk. The Prime Minister returned to the issue of the controversial spending of KPO funds.
Donald Tusk on the KPO Scandal: PiS Lies and Manipulates
“Billion euros from the KPO are large development projects for Poland. We put too much effort into unlocking them to allow anyone to waste. Everyone who made mistakes will (or already has) face consequences. Regardless of position and party affiliation,” wrote Donald Tusk. “And that PiS lies and manipulates in this matter will not be any justification. For no one,” added in a post on X.
Zero Tolerance for KPO Money Misuse
The Prime Minister had earlier announced “zero tolerance for wasting KPO money.” I learned that regarding possible irregularities or sometimes foolishly distributed funds, the Ministry of Ms. Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz had been aware for some time. A review is underway at the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, which is responsible for the micro‑programs that were meant to support the hotel, restaurant, and catering sector,” said the Prime Minister. “The Prime Minister admitted that “for now these explanations are not sufficient.”
Prosecutorial Actions
The proceedings regarding the allocation of KPO the Regional Prosecutor’s Office in Warsaw. The basis for the actions are reports concerning possible irregularities in the granting of subsidies to hotel and gastronomy sector companies from European funds. These companies were to purchase or apply for money for items such as yachts, coffee machines, saunas, and ice‑cream machines. The spokesperson for the Warsaw Regional Prosecutor’s Office, Mateusz Martyniuk, told Polish Radio that investigators will verify whether there is a basis for an investigation. Prosecutors will examine whether there was improper disbursement of KPO funds or fraud by subsidy recipients. Evidence in the investigation will also include documents from other institutions.
Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz: A Series of Audits Has Begun
The Minister of Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz, emphasized on X that “there is no, has never been, and will never be an agreement to waste money earmarked for public investments.” The minister highlighted that remedial actions began two weeks ago, and at the end of July she dismissed the head of the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development, which was responsible for the project’s implementation. “A series of audits has also begun in institutions responsible for selecting beneficiaries, including the Rzeszów Regional Development Agency, whose representatives claim today that there is no problem. Such an approach is unacceptable and scandalous.”
