"We are ready to make more investments on the railways with the NRP. Instead of the 500 km of railway lines we were supposed to modernise, revitalise or build from scratch, we will build at least 800 km for the same money, i.e. for the PLN 10.7 billion we have in the NIP for this purpose," said Deputy Minister Jan Szyszko during a press briefing.

Approx. PLN 20 billion from the Green Urban Transformation Facility could be redirected to the defence of Poland and Europe as a whole. A decision on this has not yet been made.

Strengthening EU competitiveness, resilience and economic security through cohesion policy, strong and harmonious developing regions and local communities – these are the priorities of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Minister for Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, presented the Polish Presidency's objectives for cohesion policy and regional development in Brussels today.

"Cohesion policy and stronger regions are key factors in increasing the EU's competitiveness, security and economic resilience, but the road to competitiveness cannot lead through increasing poverty," said Minister for Development Funds and Regional Policy Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz at a meeting of the Polish government with the College of Commissioners of the European Union.

Cohesion policy is a key tool for strengthening Europe's security. This is the main message coming out of the Development in European Terms event. This was the first of the flagship conferences of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, centred around the seven dimensions of security.

"Cohesion policy and the subjective role of the regions, which are closest to the people, are effective and very good inventions of the European Union. This is something that we have invented and applied over the years and that should stay with us," said the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, at the opening gala of the Development in European Style conference. Other speakers at the first day of the event included Speaker of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia and Deputy Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Jan Szyszko.

On 29 January 2025, the Government adopted a resolution submitted by the Minister of Funds and Regional Policy to amend the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (NRP). The changes are directly linked to the submission of Poland's payment request covering the fourth and fifth tranches of NRP funds to the European Commission on 27 December 2024.

On January 16, 2025, the first stage of the call for Polish towns losing their socio-economic functions came to an end. Out of 139 eligible local governments, 119 submitted Programme Component Outlines (first stage applications).

Maintaining sustainable development of the EU, linking EU funds to European reforms, security and investment at the eastern border of Poland and the EU, support for European production and competitiveness. "These are the priorities with which we are setting off for talks with the European Commission; we are setting off to carry out the Polish Presidency of the EU Council," said the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz.

We have achieved an extremely ambitious plan: we have surpassed the halfway mark for KPO applications – we have already submitted five of the nine applications planned. Today (27 December 2024), the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, signed the 4th and 5th payment claims under the National Recovery Plan.