“I can confirm that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation,” said Tine Hollevoet of RMF FM station on Thursday. Hollevoet added that "she can't give any further details to avoid compromising an ongoing investigation".
Let us add that it is an independent body of the European Union that is active in the prosecution of crimes against the EU budget.
The European Public Prosecutor's Office will deal with the KPO scandal
We will remind you: the scandal surrounding the National Reconstruction Plan broke out almost a week ago. The network was outraged by grants granted to the alleged HoReCa sector. The measures were intended to support innovation.
However, the map published on the KPO website shows that entrepreneurs have utilized it for yachts, cottages on water or coffee machines. A storm rapidly broke out on social media.
At the same time, on Thursday, Minister of Funds and Regional Policy Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz spoke again on RMF FM. Leading Peter Salak asked if anyone would be liable for the scandal around KPO. The Minister replied in the negative.
Minister of Funds and Regional Policy again about the KPO scandal
– There will be no consequences for the Deputy Ministers or the Ministry in terms of the ministerial part, due to the fact that what discredits ministers and what they are from, cannot let any corruption, no political influence and no own benefits. Nothing like this happened – said Pełczyńska-Nałęcz.
She continued to explain that she had fulfilled her duties, pointing to "1.5 million contracts from European funds". As the minister said, her function is "to guarantee that no gold is wasted."
– If individual shoots or cheats, he is immediately executed and recovered. My second function is that with an iron consequence I make certain that honest entrepreneurs and beneficiaries do not become the subject of political hatred and get them just due to the fact that they have signed contracts – she explained.
She added, "These are the things I do with the full ministry. We didn't work in any case on our own.
