"Poland Makes Strides in Resolving EU Funds Blockage"

Poland aims to unblock over €100 billion of frozen EU funds by meeting conditions related to judicial independence. The new pro-EU government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk seeks to restore democratic standards and win back EU funds suspended over concerns of backsliding under the previous Euroskeptic government. Despite warming relations with the EU, Polish President Andrzej Duda, from the previous government, may hinder the release of funds by vetoing necessary reforms. The government hopes to receive a first tranche of recovery cash totaling €23 billion in the spring and is also working to end the Article 7 procedure opened in 2017.