Suddenly, what seemed a routine policy update turned into a battlefield of cheap games over HoReCa projects and public funding.
Pełczyńska-Nałęcz: Cheap Games
In a new statement, Katarzyna Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz returned to the storm surrounding National Recovery Plan (KPO) grants, saying that “a handful of responsible citizens have expressed concern about the selected projects.”
“They’re exploiting data transparency for its own purpose—that is social oversight. I inform we’ll audit all doubtful cases. If violations exist, we’ll demand repayment. The mouse will not escape. Controls, penalties, refunds. In large investment projects, expert mistakes and by those seeking funds contrary to rules are inevitable. There have been procedures in place for years. We apply them rigorously,” she added.
“Suddenly, in this normality war begins—better, cheap games. Pulling out individual HoReCa projects and then subsequent programs and mocking them with fragments taken out of context. Online judges over people who have proven nothing—they simply received grants. Slander.”
Loosening Criteria
Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz also addressed the change in application criteria, claiming that “conspiracy theories circulate around a ‘secret loosening of criteria’.” She explains that the financial loss requirement was lowered from 30 % to 20 %. “This shift is based on many projects need to be completed.”
“At first we opened the competition to the most affected. Then, when the indicator was not exhausted, we added fewer affected. Again, a normal procedure. But why bother staging this around an internal fight?” she said.
Trolls from Behind the Scenes
She also referenced “the trade of companies under HoReCa”. According to Pełczyńska‑Nałęcz, “ownership history is neither present nor should be the subject of committees picking projects.” She added that “I don’t know if there were pre‑competition owner manipulations breaking the law—this isn’t PARP or ministry territory. The services handle it.”
She clarified that “there is no millimeter of evidence that any officer or minister acted for personal benefit. But the quarrel continues. From a point onward, it’s not about truth. It’s about compromising KPO, the funds, the Union, and our membership within it.”
“Transparency is being weaponised to demolish public investment projects. Some even suggest that, in this ‘think tank,’ farms of trolls from behind the scenes are helping.”
Proposal to Stanowski and Quick Response
At the post’s conclusion, the minister proposed a conversation with Channel Zero host Krzysztof Stanowski and Confederation co‑leader Sławomir Mentzen. Both reacted critically to recent KPO reports.
“I throw my glove and invite you,” she wrote. Stanowski replied affirmatively. In her next post, the minister announced she would appear on Channel Zero on Thursday at 8 p.m.
