Background information

On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. As a result, specific sanctions were imposed on Russia, which also negatively affected some of the Polish exporters. Furthermore, some companies announced that they were ceasing or withdrawing from the Russian Federation. On July 20, the European Commission announced its changes to the Temporary Crisis Framework, which would make it possible for Member States to launch support for entrepreneurs faster. Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy enacted a new law allowing for this special help (Dz.U. 2022 poz. 1675).

Content of measure

The support for entrepreneurs consists of loans given to micro, small, medium and large entrepreneurs. Loans will be granted for a maximum of six years and their amount will be agreed upon individually. The assistance is available until 31 December 2022. It may be granted to entrepreneurs for investment or trading purposes aimed at mitigating the socio-economic effects of the aggression of the Russian Federation. Aid is not granted to entrepreneurs subject to sanctions and financial intermediaries.

The programme's funds are approximately PLN 45,000,000 (approx. €9,575,000). The support will come from the Voivodship Marshals who have expressed their interest in the programme. The source of financing will be derived from regional operational programs of the Podkarpackie, Podlasie and Świętokrzyskie voivodships, both from the financial perspective 2014-2020 and the financial perspective 2007-2013.

Use of measure

As of February 2023, information on the number of companies receiving support is not yet available.

Target groups

Workers	Businesses	Citizens
Does not apply to workers	Other businesses Importing/Exporting companies	Does not apply to citizens

Actors and funding

Actors	Funding
National government Local / regional government	European Funds Regional funds

Social partners

Social partners' role in designing the measure and form of involvement:

	Trade unions	Employers' organisations
Role	No involvement	No involvement
Form	Not applicable	Not applicable

Social partners' role in the implementation, monitoring and assessment phase:

• Unknown
• Main level of involvement: Unknown

Involvement

Unknown.

Views and reactions

Unknown.

Sources

• 09 August 2022: Rozporządzenie Ministra Funduszy i Polityki Regionalnej z dnia 4 sierpnia 2022 r. w sprawie udzielania pomocy z instrumentów finansowych oraz ze środków instrumentów inżynierii finansowej podlegających ponownemu wykorzystaniu w celu wspierania polskiej gospodarki w związku z agresją Federacji Rosyjskiej wobec Ukrainy (isap.sejm.gov.pl)