Over €145 million to modernise railway infrastructure in Polish regions

The Commission has approved an investment of more than €145 million from the Cohesion Fund for the modernisation and electrification of a railway line section between Ełk and Giżycko in Poland.

The Commission has adopted all five Polish Operational Programmes with Territorial Just Transition Plans (TJTPs). These TJTPs are worth more than €3.85 billion under the Just Transition Fund (JTF) to support a just climate transition in the coal regions of Silesia, Małopolska, Wielkopolska, Lower Silesia and Łódzkie.

The 2023 competition will reward 15 exemplary initiatives linking sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusiveness - the three core values of the New European Bauhaus. The call is open until 31 January 2023 at 19:00 CET.

The European Parliament and the Council of the European Union, on a proposal from the European Commission, have reached an agreement on the EU budget for 2023. The agreement is for commitments of €186.6 billion, and payments of €168.7 billion.