What happened. The Prime Minister of Poland, Mateusz Morawiecki, announced the Anti-Putin Shield program to overcome the consequences of the turbulence in the economy caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Source. He wrote about this on his Facebook page.
What it means. According to him, the program will continue to fight inflation: it should create jobs, protect companies that previously operated in the Russian market, de-Russify the Polish and European economies, diversify energy suppliers, prevent rising food prices, support farmers in agriculture and subsidize fertilizers
Details. The Polish Prime Minister noted that the Anti-Putin Shield is the successor to the Anti-Crisis and Anti-Inflation Shield programs, which have proven their effectiveness in combating the effects of the pandemic.
"As soon as we receive the approval of the European Commission, we will immediately implement these decisions. We need to think about the future, we need to plan a few steps in advance" – he said.