Public-private partnership in Poland and the European Union

Abstract

Although growing rapidly since the late 1990s, unfortunately the share of the Polish PPP market is negligible since in 1990-2009 it amounted to only 0.4% of the total number of completed projects and 1.7% of the total value. The new laws that entered into force in 2009 have brought a slow upward trend in PPP projects, though only one in five calls for competition brings a signed deal. The low value of the Polish PPP market also results from its specific structure. In developed markets, transport has remained the largest PPP sector. The dominant sectors in Poland were sport and leisure (35%) and the construction and management of parking lots (12%), followed by sewage-water management, energy, healthcare, education, ITC, housing, culture and only 2% in transport. These shares result from fact that Polish local governments of communes and city counties are predominantly involved in public-private projects. The development of the PPP market in Poland can be hampered by e.g. insufficient knowledge, no transparent legal framework and procedures and no specialized PPP units, no PPP market development strategy, political and economic factors. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]