2024-06-14 02:16:56
Based on analyst Petr Zahradník, the outcomes of final week’s European elections won’t deliver any speedy adjustments within the EU’s subsidy coverage, as we’re at present in the course of this system interval. Within the subsequent one, nonetheless, there could also be a so-called revaluation of the Inexperienced Deal, transfers of funds to protection and safety, and an emphasis on international points. Analyst and EU professional Petr Zahradník mentioned this in an interview with Aktuálně.cz readers.
“Usually, international and pan-European subjects will likely be given precedence over nationwide and native ones. For us, this implies defending an honest place within the chapters which are dominantly concerned in our web place – i.e. cohesion coverage and the Widespread Agricultural Coverage,” explains Zahradník.
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The analyst additionally answered questions concerning the financing of highways in Poland and the Czech Republic. He mentioned that since becoming a member of the EU in 2004, Poland has constructed about 3,500 kilometers of highways with EU funds and one other roughly 1,000 kilometers on prime of that with nationwide funds.
“Within the case of the Czech Republic, about 500 kilometers (together with the revitalization of D1) have been constructed from EU sources and about 600 kilometers from nationwide sources throughout the identical interval,” he calculated. Within the Czech Republic, a barely larger quantity of transport funds went to railway corridors.
“On the similar time, it may be added that within the case of the Czech Republic and Poland, roughly the identical quantity was launched from EU sources for transport (after conversion to territory and inhabitants), which, nonetheless, introduced a much more tangible impact in Poland,” admitted Zahradník.
The professional on European funds additionally answered readers’ questions associated to subsidies for farmers, comparability of subsidy utilization between European states or EU cohesion coverage typically. You may learn all of Petr Zahradník’s solutions under.