Polish Air Traffic Control Faces Funding Freeze over COVID Vaccine ...
PANSA says the seizure could cut off more than 80% of its income as Pfizer seeks payment for disputed COVID-19 vaccine contracts.
- On Friday, the Brussels-based European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation seized airline fees meant for the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency following a Belgian court ruling in a case brought by Pfizer regarding unpaid COVID-19 vaccine contracts.
- Poland refused to accept delivery of €1.9 billion in COVID-19 vaccines in 2022, citing the slowing pandemic and the war in Ukraine, which prompted Pfizer to initiate legal action.
- The Polish Air Navigation Services Agency faces a potential loss of over 80% of its income as Eurocontrol withholds both current and future airline fees until Pfizer's claim is satisfied.
- Describing the situation as "quite ugly", Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk blamed the previous government and stated the government would assist PANSA, though operations face immediate strain.
- Romania's air traffic controller Romatsa also faces a $743 million precautionary seizure by Eurocontrol, with the Romanian government planning to appeal the measure in Belgium to ensure continued operations.
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Polish air traffic control faces funding freeze over COVID vaccine ...
At the request of Pfizer, funds owed to the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency, responsible for overseeing air traffic safety, have been seized. This is part of an effort to recover PLN 5.6 billion claimed by the American company after winning a dispute with Poland over a contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines.
The Polish Agency for Air Navigation Services (PANSA) announced Friday that it could lose flight taxes equivalent to more than 80% of its revenues, following the decision of a Belgian court in a case...
The institution managing air traffic control in Poland could lose taxes levied by airlines, which account for more than 80% of its revenues.
The Polish air navigation service provider Panza threatens to lose more than 80 percent of its revenues from airline charges due to a Belgian court ruling. The reason for this is a dispute between the US pharmaceutical company Pfizer and Poland over payments for Corona vaccines. How the authority and the Polish government want to react now.
The dispute between Pfizer and Poland over COVID vaccines reached a new stage. After winning the 64 million doses rejected by the Warsaw authorities, the pharmaceutical company began enforcement of the decision and blocked part of the money Poland pays from the survivability fees paid by [...]
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