The Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy and Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego have signed an agreement under which Chrobry S.A., a company managed by BGK, will be established. It will receive over 22.5 billion zlotys from the Security and Defence Fund (FBiO), originating from the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (MDFRP). The "Chrobry” company will finance defence investment projects carried out by local authorities and Polish companies.

Poland and Romania are in favour of maintaining a strong cohesion policy in the European Union's future financial framework; it plays a key role in ensuring territorial cohesion and the sustainable development of the EU. Such a stance has been presented today in Bucharest by Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz and Romania's Minister for Investment and European Projects, Dragoș Pîslaru.

Work on preparing Poland's budget for the EU new financial framework is accelerating. - We want to plan our investments and reforms as effectively as possible, said Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. She emphasised that the objectives contained in the Development Strategy of Poland until 2035 provide the basis for the PPKR planning.

Security, demographics and economic development based on innovation, new technologies and sustainable growth of Poland are the development priorities on which Poland's budget is expected to be based in the EU financial framework for 2028-2034. Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz has outlined the objectives and challenges involved in planning the future EU budget for our country today in Głuchołazy. She reiterated her opposition to the centralisation of spending and confirmed that, in the next EU budget, 44 per cent of the funds for Poland will be managed at a level of marshal offices, with the involvement of local authorities at various levels.

Faster trains, a more efficient railway network, enhanced safety and more affordable housing for rent. These are the tangible results of the amendments to the European Funds for Eastern Poland (EFEP) programme. The European Commission has approved the amendments to the programme and adding of two new priorities: mobility and housing. PLN 1.3 billion will be allocated for this purpose.

Improvement of the care system for persons with disabilities, additional PLN 447 million for the European satellite programme and PLN 211 million for the Security and Resilience Fund - these are the key changes proposed for the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The government has approved the revision of the NRRP today.

Polish regions have reallocated funds in their programmes to new EU priorities. They will allocate them to projects relating to, amongst other things, civil defence, cybersecurity and dual-use investments, as well as the construction of affordable housing.

Investment in data protection and ICT infrastructure forms the basis of a new priority under the European Funds for Digital Development (EFDD) programme. The European Commission has approved the amendments that will strengthen our system of defence against cyberattacks and enhance the level of Polish citizens' data protection. We will allocate over two billion zlotys for that purpose.

The European Commission has adopted the amendments to the European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate and the Environment programme, as proposed by our ministry. One of the most significant changes involve funding of dual-use projects in the energy and transport sectors.

The government, the local authorities, social and economic partners, representatives of the scientific and academic communities, and NGOs - together with this group, we will work to ensure that the development challenges of Poland are translated as effectively as possible into concrete activities funded by the new EU budget. Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy has appointed a task force to support the preparation of the National and Regional Partnership Plan for Poland for 2028-2034 (PPKR).