The European Commission approved, on Tuesday 28 September, Poland’s map for granting regional aid from the 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2027, within the framework of the revised Regional aid Guidelines.
The Polish regional aid map identifies the regions in Poland eligible for regional investment aid. Under the revised guidelines, regions covering 92.9% of Poland’s population will be eligible for aid.
Fourteen regions (Lubelskie, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, Warmińsko-Mazurskie, Małopolskie, Zachodniopomorskie, Lubuskie, Opolskie, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Łódzkie, Mazowieckie, Śląskie, Pomorskie) which are among the most disadvantaged regions in the EU are eligible for so-called ‘a-areas’ aid with maximum aid intensities for large enterprises of between 30% and 50%. The Commission also approved an increase in the maximum aid intensity to 50% for the area of Siedlce.
The regions of Wielkopolskie and Dolnośląskie are no longer considered as ‘a-areas’. The maximum aid intensities in these regions will vary between 15 and 25%.
The 26 municipalities in the Warszawski-wschodni and Warszawski-zachodni regions are eligible for support as non-predefined ‘c-areas’, with maximum aid intensities varying from 25% to 35%. (Original version in French by Lionel Changeur)