We develop sustainable urban mobility in Eastern Poland. The call for applications for funding has started. This time, the competitive call is dedicated to medium-sized cities facing socio-economic difficulties.

From 5 to 7 September, the 32nd International Economic Forum will be held in Karpacz with the conference slogan New Values of the Old Continent - Europe at the Threshold of Change. The event has for many years brought together economic, social and political leaders from Poland and abroad. The forum will be attended by representatives of the management of the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy. Below is a list of debates with their participation.

Poland and Slovakia will exchange experience and good practice in the management and implementation of EU funds and take joint initiatives in the use of EU cohesion policy. Such provisions are contained in the agreement on cooperation in the field of cohesion policy between Poland and Slovakia signed by the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Grzegorz Puda, and the Minister of Investment, Regional Development and Information Technology of the Slovak Republic, Peter Balík.

The implementation of the cohesion policy in the future multi-annual financial framework of the European Union; the role of this policy in ensuring the coherent development of the EU regions, as well as the support for mining areas from the Just Transition Fund were the main topics of talks between the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Grzegorz Puda, and the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister for Regional Development of the Czech Republic, Ivan Bartoš.

On 19 July, in Otwock, the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Grzegorz Puda, and the Minister of Digital Affairs, Janusz Cieszyński, together with the mayor of the city, Jarosław Margielski, launched the “Cyber Secure Local Government” project. From now until the end of September, local authorities can apply for subsidies for cyber security measures. Almost PLN 1.9 billion will be allocated to municipalities, districts and provinces, of which PLN 1.5 billion will come from the European Funds for Digital Development programme for 2021-2027, Minister Puda announced.

The Polish-Ukrainian economic cooperation in the context of post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, the reopening of the PAIH office in Kiev, Poland's involvement in the work of the Steering Committee of the G7 Donor Coordination Platform, as well as the White Paper identifying problematic issues in PL-UA economic relations - these are the main topics raised by the Government Plenipotentiary for Polish-Ukrainian Development Cooperation, Jadwiga Emilewicz during meetings with representatives of the Ukrainian government chaired by Deputy Prime Ministers, Oleksandr Kubrakov and Iryna Vereshchuk in Kiev.

We announced the first call for proposals for co-financing of projects in the sector of culture, as well as under the European Funds for Infrastructure, Climate, Environment programme. The funds will be allocated for further development of cultural institutions and the protection of cultural heritage.

The long-awaited tunnel under the Świna River, which will connect the islands of Wolin and Usedom, is now open. The opening ceremony of the tunnel, the construction of which was supported by the Polish portion of EU funds in the amount of almost PLN 776 million, was attended by government representatives, including the Deputy Prime Minister, Jarosław Kaczyński, the Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Grzegorz Puda, the Governor of the Zachodniopomorskie Voivodeship, Zbigniew Bogucki, as well as Mayor of Świnoujście, Janusz Żmurkiewicz and the authorities of the Świnoujście City Municipality.

Białystok was the last city we visited as part of a workshop on possibilities of applying for funding from the European Funds for Eastern Poland (EFEP) programme for 2021-2027. The Deputy Minister, Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak and the Marshal of the Podlaskie Voivodeship, Artur Kosicki met with the beneficiaries.