Poland Gets Record €123.3bn from EU Budget – But Rules Are Tougher

Poland's national allocation in the new EU budget will reach a record €123.3 billion, but the rules governing how that money can be spent are changing dramatically. Funds will be more tightly linked to reforms and measurable results rather than simply completing projects. Analyst Anna Cieślak-Wróblewska warns that the era of easy EU money for Poland is definitively over.