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Poland will receive EUR 8.5 billion under the European Climate and Environment Infrastructure Fund. Around 590 million will go to the RES sector.

The Ministry of Climate and Environment is waiting for municipalities that are interested in the construction of a radioactive waste landfill. The plant is to be part of the accompanying infrastructure for the first nuclear power plant in Poland. Applications can be submitted until June 30, 2024.

The Ministry of Industry will manage not only mining in Upper Silesia, but also energy resources and nuclear policy – said Minister Marzena Czarnecka during the opening of the Ministry in Katowice. Meanwhile, Polish Nuclear Power Plants (PEJ) and Poland’s first nuclear project in Pomerania are still managed by the plenipotentiary who works in Warsaw.

The European Commission is preparing a plan to completely stop gas supplies from Russia through Ukraine. It wants to import gas from different sources to Gazprom’s last clients thanks to joint purchases that Poland has been advocating for years.

Support from the European Investment Bank (EIB – ed.) is necessary for key challenges, i.e. energy transition and nuclear power, as well as giant investments in the defense industry – admitted Finance Minister Andrzej Domański in a press release. He stressed that it would be particularly important for Poland to use all available financial instruments.

The Prime Minister of Poland confirmed the will to continue cooperation on large – and small-scale nuclear energy projects with the participation of businesses from Canada, despite his earlier criticism of the Orlen and Synthos projects.

Poland intends to discuss the future of the Visegrad Group in the face of the „ambiguous” position of Slovakia and Hungary on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

On February 19, 2024, the Russians launched the Games of the Future, an „international” tournament designed to combine traditional sports competitions with digital gameplay. Gazprom is one of the sponsors of the event, which, to appear more prestigious, claims to host participants from all over the world, including… Poland. The problem is that the participant […]

The liberalization of the law on onshore wind farms is to propose a compromise of a 500 meters distance between turbines and buildings, but it will not include noise standards.  It is to be presented in June, after the local elections.

During discussions between Tusk and Macron in Paris, the French President emphasized the critical need for bilateral cooperation in the energy sector between the two countries. He stated that both countries are primarily responsible for the development of European nuclear energy. The French would like to build Poland’s second nuclear power plant.