The funds are earmarked for a range of investments aimed at bolstering the Polish economy in the coming years. Disagreements on various issues between the EU and Poland’s previous government had delayed the funds.

The current government, dominated by the center-right Civic Coalition led by Donald Tusk, the prime minister, made getting access to the funding a priority once it took office in December last year.

“We have received further billions for investments,” said Katarzyna Pełczyńska-Nałęcz, Poland’s funds and regional policy minister.

“The funds from the NRP will be allocated, among other things, to creating new places in nurseries, high-speed internet, insulating buildings, modernizing energy networks and building wind power plants,” she continued in a statement.

The European Commission approved Poland’s payment request, which included 38 reforms and three investments in sectors such as healthcare, digitalization, spatial planning and the labor market.

The funding also targets clean energy initiatives, digital infrastructure for education and sustainable transport.

The EU’s payment system under the NRP is performance-based, requiring member states to meet specified milestones and targets.

Poland’s reforms under the latest requests included measures to enhance energy efficiency, improve air quality and support clean mobility.