The success of GWW in the area of financial adjustments in EU projects. The Wroclaw University School of Physical Education is not required to repay funds from the subsidy.

The Dolnośląskie Voivodship Board awarded the Wroclaw University School of Physical Education with a EU subsidy for the project called: Construction of a set of sports fields for open games complete with teaching and scientific facilities located on Pola Marsowe within the premises of the Olympic Stadium in Wroclaw”. It is here that among others The World Games in Wroclaw (Non-Olympic Sports Olympics) took place in 2017.

During an inspection, the employees of the Marshal’s Office for the Dolnośląskie Voivoship identified that the provisions of the Public Procurement Law have been infringed in course of execution of the project, which resulted in financial correction sanction and request to return of part of the EU subsidy.

The Voivodship Administrative Court in Wroclaw, in its decision of 19 April 2017, case file No. III SA/Wr 117/17 found that the request to return the funds is not justified, and there were no irregularities by the University in course of execution of the investment undertaking. The Dolnośląskie Voivodship Board lodged a cassation appeal against the judgement of the 1^st instance court, however it was dismissed by virtue of a decision of the Supreme Administrative Court of 27 October 2017, case file No. II GSK 2813/17. In the end, by virtue of a decision of 8 May, the Dolnośląskie Voivodship Board, being bound by the legal opinion expressed in decisions of administrative courts, has discontinued the administrative proceedings in the matter of decision to determine the amount of repayment.

Our Associate, Grzegorz Karwatowicz, was responsible for expertise when drafting the financial correction reversal and argumentation on grounds of the public procurement law, while our Attorney-at-Law, Joanna Sebzda-Załuska represented the University before administrative courts of both instances.