What next regarding the money seized from PANSA? Important information from the court
PANSA questions the legal basis for seizing route fees in connection with the vaccine dispute
Quick Look
- The court in Brussels will issue a ruling by November 26 on the seizure of funds from the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency at the request of Pfizer.
- The dispute concerns unclaimed Covid-19 vaccines, and PANSA argues that the seizure is unlawful.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The dispute concerns Covid-19 vaccines not received by Poland, which led to the seizure of PANSA funds at the request of Pfizer.
"The court in Brussels declared that it would issue a ruling by November 26 this year on the seizure, at Pfizer's request, of the receivables of the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency for route fees (en route). PANSA maintains the position that the seizure of these receivables has no legal basis. The Agency is not a party to the dispute between Pfizer and the Polish state and is not responsible for the obligations that are the subject of the dispute. The funds seized constitute the Agency's revenues intended for financing air navigation services and ensuring safe and continuous traffic aviation in Polish airspace. During the hearing, the legal representatives of PANSA, the State Treasury and Eurocontrol presented legal and factual arguments justifying the annulment of the seizure," we read in the response our journalist received from the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency.
At the beginning of October, an RMF FM journalist reported that EUR 115 million, i.e. almost half a billion zlotys, had not been transferred to the Polish Air Navigation Services Agency since the beginning of July. The money was seized at Pfizer's request in connection with Poland's dispute with the company over unclaimed Covid-19 vaccines.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The court in Brussels will issue a ruling on the seizure of funds.
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Will the court accept PANSA's argument about lack of liability for the state's debts?
