The 11th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) - the largest UN event dedicated to urban development - will take place in June 2022 in Katowice, Poland. Young people are involved in the preparations for WUF11 as part of the WUF11 Youth Council. In August, the government plenipotentiary for the organisation of the event, Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak, formally established the council. On 1 September, open recruitment was launched.

European Funds Open Days (EFOD) are just around the corner. This year, the event will be held in the hybrid formula. Spend with us a fantastic weekend - 17-19 September! EFOD is the biggest event related to European Funds in Poland, so you cannot miss it!

1088 initiatives worth over PLN 679 million. For the last 3 years, Polish entrepreneurs have been using EU funds to remove barriers and ensure accessibility in architectural, digital and ICT terms in homes, hospitals, schools, offices and public spaces of cities. European Funds are the source of funding for competitions with an "Accessibility Plus" component.

President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda signed a law on special solutions related to the organization of the 11th session of the World Urban Forum in Katowice. In June next year, the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy together with UN-Habitat and the City of Katowice will organise the world's largest event on urban issues.

The 11th session of the World Urban Forum (WUF11) will start on 26 June 2022. Intensive preparations for the world's largest event on urban issues are underway. In July, UN representatives visited our country and the Senate adopted a bill on the organisation of the 11th session of the World Urban Forum in Poland.

The National Development Concept 2050 (NDC 2050) is a visionary document which will guide the management of Poland's development. The concept is to become a document combining socio-economic and spatial planning. Most development processes that directly or indirectly shape our living environment take place in space. Different areas of Poland need a different perspective and their own development paths. Our objective is to preserve the diversity of all areas while strengthening territorial cohesion and sustainable use of natural resources.

35 days, 3 days of meetings with more than 10,000 participants on-line, 5 hearings, 5.5 thousand of opinions submitted via a form on the website - this is how the public consultation on the draft National Recovery Plan (NRP) can be summarised in a nutshell. Opinions are currently being analysed by a group of experts from the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy (MFiPR). There are already decisions on the first changes to the document.

Even every tenth person with Asperger Syndrome manifests special abilities and can be an outstanding graduate and scientist. However, difficulties in finding their way in a new environment often stand in their way. Therefore, 40 universities across Poland will implement a programme of individual support for students with ASD (autism spectrum disorders). Under the agreement signed on 8 April 2021 at the Ministry of Funds and Regional Policy, the project received funding from European Funds. The project implements the objectives of the government's "Accessibility Plus" Programme.

PLN 36 billion constitutes the budget of the European Funds for a Modern Economy Programme (FENG), successor to the Intelligent Development Programme (IDP). The FENG will support among others research, implementation of innovations, use of advanced technologies, growth of competitiveness of Polish SMEs, and industrial transformation and entrepreneurship. The meeting commencing public consultations was opened by the deputy minister for funds and regional policy, Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak. The FENG consultations will last until 14 April 2021.

Meetings with representatives of 16 voivodships, 48 hours of consultations broadcast live, 4100 participants, over 5000 comments, 500 questions, 17 press conferences and hundreds of media releases - that is a brief summary of the Partnership Agreement consultations, which took place on-line from 18 January to 22 February.