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Renewed momentum in Poland’s green transition – POLITICO

Renewed momentum in Poland’s green transition – POLITICO

Published by Sam Flores

In 2026, the fund will allocate 85 percent of its planned green investment budget of €8.8 billion to the energy transition. “The competence center, established as part of the ELENA project, addresses market needs in investment consulting to support Poland’s energy transition. The ELENA program will provide the NFEPWM with a unique range of services in Europe, combining advisory and financial support for future beneficiaries. This initiative aligns with the fund’s strategy for 2025–2028, which focuses on developing advisory services and creating a competence center within the fund, as well as utilizing modern financial instruments,” explains Zawadzka-Stepniak. ELENA in Poland: pilot project assumptions Between 2026 and 2029, Polish investors planning thermal modernization of public buildings and upgrades in the heating sector will have access to advisory services. Local government authorities and heating companies will receive comprehensive expert support in preparing their investments. The involvement of relevant experts will facilitate the development of high-quality project documentation, leading to effective funding applications in calls for proposals conducted by the NFEPWM. The pilot program will support entities that …

Director of Poland’s Leading Jewish Museum Reinstatement

Director of Poland’s Leading Jewish Museum Reinstatement

Published by José Betancourt

Seven years after being ousted by the nationalist government, Dariusz Stola will return as director of Poland’s premier Jewish museum, reflecting a broader cultural renaissance in the country. Sola led the Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw from its founding in 2014 to steady acclaim, until the newly ascendant right-wing nationalist Law and Justice party began a purge of museum leaders unwilling to accept their revisionist history. Law and Justice’s eight-year rule was defeated by a centrist coalition in 2023, closing a bleak chapter for artistic expression in Poland. Related Articles Stola has been reinstated by Poland’s new culture minister, Marta Cienskowska, who was appointed in 2025 by Prime Minister Donald Tusk. “In 2019, the then-minister [Piotr] Gliński decided to ignore the results of the competition,” Cienkowska wrote on social media. “That appointment should have taken place six years ago. Dear Professor, good luck.” In an interview with Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Stola, a historian of Polish-Jewish relations and professor at the Polish Academy of Sciences, called his reinstatement “a victory of justice …

Poland’s iconic 1989 round table consigned to museum

Poland’s iconic 1989 round table consigned to museum

Published by Sam Flores

Letter from Warsaw Round table discussions were held on February 6, 1989, in Warsaw between the Polish government and the opposition to address the country’s political and economic challenges. AFP The iconic round table, a central symbol of Poland’s democratic transition 36 years ago, no longer holds a place at the presidential palace. Nationalist President Karol Nawrocki made this clear on December 18. Just four months earlier, he had taken office after winning the presidential election in spring 2025. The president, in direct opposition to the center-right government, proudly appeared on social media as the table was being dismantled in the background. “Ladies and gentlemen, today, post-communism has come to an end,” he declared, announcing that the table was being moved to the new Museum of Polish History in Warsaw, where it is due to go on display in 2027 after restoration. Around this huge table that is eight meters in diameter, several activists from the independent trade union Solidarnosc (Solidarity), including its leader Lech Walesa, twice agreed in 1989 to sit in plenary sessions …