Poland to get 21 billion euros in aid from EU for infrastructure, environment

Poland will get more than 21 billion euros (26.6 billion US dollars) in aid from the European Union between 2007 and 2013 under an "Infrastructure and Environment" program, the state PAP news agency reported on Thursday.

The aid package includes 4.2 billion euros (5.3 billion US dollars) to be used for environmental protection and 1 billion euros (1.3 billion US dollars) for power sector development, Deputy Regional Development Minister Jerzy Kwiecinski was quoted as saying.

The program is set to be approved by the government next week. The final version for negotiations with the European Commission will be drafted at the start of October, Kwiecinski told a news conference.

The Cohesion Fund and the European Fund for Regional Development are the contributors to the program, and will for the first time finance Poland's power sector, said Kwieciński.

Source: Xinhua