Radio Gdańsk News in English: EU OKs more Polish aid to firms hurt by virus
The executive arm of the European Union has given the go-ahead to more Polish government help for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
The executive arm of the European Union has given the go-ahead to more Polish government help for businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Protests took place across the US for the eighth straight day in response to the death of George Floyd last week at the hands of a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The EU’s executive has proposed upping Poland’s share of the bloc’s Just Transition Fund to 8 billion euros, with the country to receive the biggest slice of the pie. The European Commission has proposed boosting the fund overall to 40 billion euros.
Poland stands to receive 63.8 billion euros from the European Union under a major coronavirus recovery plan proposed by the bloc’s executive.
Today marks the first International Day of Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism, established by the European Parliament last year to mark the anniversary of the execution of Captain Witold Pilecki.
The World Health Organisation has expressed concern about the increasing spread of coronavirus in areas outside Europe and Asia. The agency yesterday reported the highest daily increase in worldwide cases since the outbreak began in December last year.
From Monday, Poland will go into the next phase of loosening its coronavirus restrictions in the latest stage of easing the lockdown, with pubs, restaurants and hairdressers reopening after a break of two months.
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