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April 18, 2023

How a corruption scandal has left dozens of Polish startups facing bankruptcy

Dozens of Polish startups haven’t received €175m in public grants they were awarded at the end of last year, as the institution in charge has been embroiled in a political corruption scandal


Zosia Wanat

5 min read

Warsaw city centre

More than 100 Polish companies, including dozens of startups, haven’t received €175m in EU grants they were awarded at the end of last year as the institution in charge of paying them out has been embroiled in a corruption scandal. It’s brought many of them to the brink of bankruptcy.

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Zosia Wanat

Zosia Wanat was a senior reporter at Sifted. She covered the CEE region and policy. Follow her on X and LinkedIn

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