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EU Court Rules Against Commission's €68M Cut to Poland

7/12/2025

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The EU Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission wrongly cut more than €68 million from Poland's EU funds, citing non-compliance with a mining halt at the Turów coal mine. A 2022 agreement with Czechia retroactively lifted penalties, prompting the Advocate General to declare the Commission's actions unjustified.

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The EU Court of Justice ruled that the European Commission wrongly cut more than €68 million from Poland's EU funds, citing non-compliance with a mining halt at the Turów coal mine. A 2022 agreement with Czechia retroactively lifted penalties, prompting the Advocate General to declare the Commission's actions unjustified.