Consequently, the government authorised the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy to carry out negotiations with the European Commission and to introduce the resulting changes. The proposals adopted in the revision - submitted by the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy - are likely to be the last amendment to the NRP before the implementation of the plan is completed in the third quarter of 2026.

The revision reduces the loan part of the NRP by approximately PLN 21.7 billion (EUR 5.1 billion). From the grant part of the plan, approximately PLN 6.6 billion (EUR 1.56 billion) will be re-allocated to other investment in areas where they can be used effectively and settled by August 2026.

It is an amendment that saves investment funds primarily from the grant part. We are re-allocating them to investment projects that are needed and feasible and to those for which there is public demand and need

- the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz said at a press conference, presenting the changes to the NRP.

The Minister announced the cancellation of the registration fee and the environmental fee on internal combustion vehicles from the NRP.

There will be no taxes in the NRP that were still introduced there in the original version. These are taxes on internal combustion vehicles and environmental fees for cars used by businesses. We are replacing this with reforms that open up opportunities for fuels for which Poland has great potential and which can change the Polish energy mix. These are the auction reforms for biomethane, the direct gas pipeline for biogas, agricultural biogas and biomethane. So, instead of sanctions and taxes, there will be development and profitable fuel

- Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz said.

The head of the MDFRP reported that there were two major development changes in the revision of the NRP.

We are introducing loan guarantees for Polish companies, allocating almost PLN 1 billion 300 million for this purpose. This is a response to a great need, a demand for cost-effective loans for Polis, private enterprises

- Minister K. Pełczyńska-Nałęcz informed.

The second investment will be the purchase of satellites.

Poland allocates PLN 2 billion for the accession to the European Satellite Security System. This will allow us to control, manage and, above all, use 6 satellites. In this way, we will be able to ensure secure satellite communication in the periods of peace, and also in cases of potential crisis that requires this type of communication

- the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy said.

Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Jan Szyszko announced that talks with the European Commission on the revision of the NRP would start on Tuesday, 30 September.

The first round of the negotiations on the revision adopted by the government today will take place on Tuesday. I am going to Brussels together with the deputy ministers for climate and energy to discuss a replacement for the “Morawiecki tax”. Specifically, we are changing the logic of this reform. Our predecessors proposed to carry out the energy transition at the expense of internal combustion car users. We propose to conduct it out for the benefit of the Polish economy through system reforms of green energy sources which do not burden Poles with the costs of this transition

- Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Jan Szyszko said at a press conference.

The deputy minister also announced that the transfer of PLN 26 billion is expected from Brussels in autumn as part of the fourth and fifth request for payment from the NRP, which are currently under evaluation by the EC.

Key changes in the revision of the NRP

The revision focuses on re-allocating money to selected and ready-to-go projects. The expected results of the investments and reforms have been made more realistic and their descriptions simplified in order to make them easier to settle with the EC.

The amendments also include a proposal for a phased settlement of the implementation of investments, which will form the basis for further settlements with the EC. Such a solution will allow institutions and final recipients of support to obtain additional time to implement and account for their investment.

The revision involves 125 changes in 24 investment projects, in the grant part it will comprise 16 investment projects and in the loan part, 8 investment projects.

Areas where the pool to be used has been increased:

• B3.1.1 - water and sewerage management in rural areas - approximately PLN 2 billion (an increase of EUR 275.6 million, previously it was EUR 204 million); the deadline for the implementation of projects will also be extended so that as many municipalities as possible can implement them;
• C2.1.1 - e-government - approximately PLN 1.6 billion (an increase of EUR 158.7 million, previously it was EUR 227 million); local authorities will have access to vouchers for PLN 130 thousand starting from the next year for the purchase of equipment to facilitate the implementation of the Electronic Document Management (EZD);
• G1.1.2 - energy communities (investment part) - approximately PLN 1.3 billion (an increase of EUR 197 million, previously it was EUR 118 million);
• G1.2.3 - electricity networks - approximately 3.2 billion (an increase of 157 million euro, previously 600 million euro);
• A.5.1 - NRP contribution to InvestEU - up to PLN 1.27 billion (an increase of approximately EUR 300 million, up till now, it was EUR 160 million), which will allow for launching a guarantee and lending campaign for Polish SMEs, allowing companies easier access to their financing, both in the scope of investment and working capital.

New investment projects in the revision

The re-allocated funds will be used for two new investment projects:

• contribution of up to approximately PLN 2.1 billion (up to EUR 500 million) to the EU IRISS secure communications programme - up to 6 communications satellites will be purchased, including the launch, and a reception and data transmission centre will be established in Poland; this will increase Poland's communication sovereignty; in addition, the IRISS system provides satellite-based European internet access where it does not reach traditionally; the institution responsible for the investment will be the Ministry of the Interior and Administration.
• building an AI Factory and Gigafactory - a contribution of approximately PLN 426 million (EUR 100 million) to build factories that will underpin national and European capabilities in independent computing power; the institution responsible for the investment will be the Ministry of Digital Affairs.

Extension of time for the implementation of 8 investment projects

The amendments extend by six months the time for the implementation of 8 investment projects or indicators, among others, concerning:

• water and sewerage infrastructure in rural areas;
• the Baltic seabed inventory;
• laptops for schools;
• remote learning equipment and equipping AI and STEM labs at schools;
• renovation of dormitories and libraries at medical universities.

Reduction of the loan component of the NRP

Minister Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz informed that the reduction of the NRP by PLN 21.5 billion of the loan part would be cost free for Poland.

We have reviewed investment projects and the demand for them in terms of loans to enterprises. As a result of this review, we decided that these funds would not be beneficially invested. We are therefore abandoning them and the Polish state does not incur any costs on this account

- informed the head of the MDFRP.

The Minister stressed that such a solution would also benefit the Polish budget. She pointed out that before NRP loans are repaid by their beneficiaries, they are repaid from the national funds.

We can see after two years of the NRP implementation where are the loans which can be profitably invested and will push Poland's economic development forward, and where these loans will not be able to be invested as much and there is no need for the state budget to contribute additionally, as investment projects can be partly commercially implemented

- Minister Pełczyńska-Nałęcz argued.

Deadlines for the revision of the NRP

Conducting and completing the revision of the NRP is a prerequisite for sending the next request for payment for the NRP (sixth and seventh request for payment), which is planned before the end of 2025.

The amendments to the NRP, adopted by the Council of Ministers, were formally submitted on 26 September this year in the form of a request for revision to the European Commission, which has two months to evaluate them. Around 25 November this year, the College of Commissioners is expected to issue a decision on the evaluation of the revision. Around mid-December this year, the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) is expected to adopt the draft revised EU Council Executive Decision approving the amendments to the Polish NRP, formally completing its revision process.