Court dismissed plaintiff's claim for EU fund recovery, ruling breach of contract justified by failure to create jobs.
Legislator summary
AI generatedThe court dismissed the plaintiff's claim for 238,700 PLN in damages arising from the termination of an EU fund project contract. The plaintiff argued that the defendant failed to pay funds necessary to create and retain three new jobs, while the defendant contended the breach was justified because the plaintiff had not first utilized her own resources to establish these positions. The court ruled that the plaintiff's argument was illogical since the contract mechanism required her to deploy funds before the defendant could reimburse expenditures, making the failure to create jobs her own responsibility.
Legislator headnote
AI generatedArt. 57 rozporządzenia WE 1083/2006; Art. 98 § 1 k.p.c.; If a beneficiary fails to fulfill contractual obligations regarding job creation before receiving funds, the contracting authority is justified in terminating the contract and the beneficiary bears the resulting liability.