More than EUR 1.4 billion for the regional program from the cohesion policy for 2021-2027 will be received by the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship. Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy Waldemar Buda and representatives of the Marshal's Office - Marshal Andrzej Bętkowski and Deputy Marshal Renata Janik - signed the Program Contract. It is an agreement that will form the basis for negotiations with the European Commission on the "European Funds for Świętokrzyskie for 2021-2027.”

The Community Center for Mental Health (CCMH) for children and adolescents, opened today by the Children Memorial Health Institute (CMHI), is another of 11 such facilities launched thanks to European Funds, said Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak.

Supporting the sustainable development of cities is one of the strategic goals of the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy. The World Bank has become the technical partner to the Partnership Initiative of Cities, a Polish program designed to facilitate knowledge exchange between cities and to support their sustainable development, according to the agreement signed by the World Bank and Polish Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy on Friday.

On January 25, a meeting was held to inaugurate the formal negotiations of the Partnership Agreement for 2021-2027. In the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy (MDFRP) we hosted representatives of the European Commission (EC). The Partnership Agreement (PA) is the most important document defining in what Poland will invest European Funds for 2021-2027. PA responds to both Polish development needs and EU priorities. It concerns EUR 76 billion from the EU's cohesion policy and from the Just Transformation Fund.

Poland is the largest beneficiary of EU funds 2014-2020, with one in four euro going to Poland. We are also one of the leaders in terms of investing EU funds. The summary of the eighth year of implementation of the 2014-2020 financial perspective and the release of funds from the new EU budget were discussed by the members of the Interdepartmental Team for European Union Funds. The event was chaired by the Deputy Minister of Development Funds and Regional Policy, Małgorzata Jarosińska-Jedynak.

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.