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Even More Doubts About Kpo Subsidies

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The first signals of irregularities in KPO subsidies were detected already in 2024 – among other things, declarations of impartiality of experts who were supposed to evaluate projects were not verified.
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The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has decided to open an investigation into the use of funds from the Polish KPO in the HoReCa sector, i.e., the tourism and catering industry, EPPO spokesperson Tine Hollevoet announced on Thursday. Hollevoet explained that the EPPO only decides whether to initiate an investigation or not, if it sees grounds for doing so. However, she added, the EPPO is not responsible for detecting and identifying v…

The Polish government of Donald Tusk immediately halted the disbursement of European coronavirus recovery funds to the hospitality, tourism, and culture sectors. This was prompted by reports of irregularities in the way the money was spent. Minister for Funds and Regional Policy, Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, announced that no contract will receive funding until it has been fully reviewed, according to Notes from Poland.

Poland is once again rocked by a high-profile political and financial scandal. Every government has its own—and this has been the case since Poland regained independence. This time, Donald Tusk's cabinet distributed tens of millions of złoty in subsidies under the 2020 European Recovery Plan (KPO, "National Recovery Plan") to businesses in the restaurant and hospitality industry (HoReCa) for investments unrelated to their core business. The arti…

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The European Public Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into the use of funds from the National Recovery Plan in Poland, RMF FM reported. This concerns the HoReCa sector, i.e., the catering and tourism industry.

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The first signals of irregularities in KPO subsidies were detected already in 2024 – among other things, declarations of impartiality of experts who were supposed to evaluate projects were not verified.

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The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into concerns about the use of KPO funds in the HoReCa sector, i.e., the tourism and catering industry, RMF FM journalist Katarzyna Szymańska-Borginon learned. The concerns include concerns about subsidies for HoReCa companies, which were earmarked for, among other things, yachts, saunas, solariums, mobile coffee machines, furniture replacement, and the purchase of a vi…

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Do Rzeczy broke the news in Warsaw, Poland on Thursday, August 14, 2025.
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