The Government Strategic Investment Programme facilitates investments all over Poland, thanks to non-refundable funding. Since the beginning of the programme, a total of PLN 63.4 billion has been earmarked for projects such as the renovation of schools and crèches, sports facilities, renovated parks, new roads or water-and-sewage networks. All these investments increase the safety and comfort of life for Poles. In Maków Podhalański, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced a new call for applications under the Government Strategic Investment Programme. All local government units can submit applications until 16 August 2023. This is not the end of good news for local authorities. They are about to receive another pool of money for renovation activities under the Government Road Construction Fund. The subsequent funds we are entrusting to local governments are the result of efficient public finance management, including, among other things, the fight against VAT mafias.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited a kindergarten in Mysłowice, which underwent thermal modernisation thanks to funding from the Government's Local Investment Fund. Government programmes support local government investments. Thanks to our programmes, hospitals, crèches, schools and road or sewage infrastructure are being modernised or built all over Poland. More than 25,000 such investments have already been implemented in the country.

A summit between the leaders of the European Union and the leaders of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC) took place in Brussels. The main topics discussed with the leaders of the South and Central American countries were agriculture, trade and international stability. The head of the Polish government also met directly with the presidents of Argentina and Colombia. Poland is particularly keen to look after the interests of Polish farmers and entrepreneurs in its relations with Latin American and Caribbean countries.

The development of communal and district Poland and the levelling of development opportunities between regions - these are the government's priorities. Thanks, among other things, to the Government's Local Investment Fund, we can help local communities so that Poland develops evenly. This includes creating new jobs, building kindergartens, sports facilities, libraries, bypasses, water and sewage investments or children's playgrounds. This is possible, among other things, thanks to good government policy and the tightening of the tax system.

The government cares about the development of municipal and district Poland. We connect all the regions of our country through investments that are close to the people. In this way, we create new jobs, build nurseries, libraries, fire stations, roads, bypasses, pedestrian crossings or children's playgrounds. We also provide modern equipment for hospitals and modernise schools. This is possible, among other things, thanks to the money we have recovered from tax fraud.

We continue to support local Poland and its people. This time, local authorities across Poland will receive up to PLN 3.5 million for the renovation or reconstruction of historic buildings. Thanks to government support, historic buildings will regain their beauty. Renovation will help to restore their convenience - many of the monuments house schools, offices or community centres. The renovation will give them a new life, so that they can serve residents for many years to come. It is the repaired public finances that have made it possible to implement the Government Monuments Reconstruction Programme, which is already entering the implementation phase - we are providing over PLN 2.5 billion for more than 4,800 projects.

A meeting between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Yoon Suk Yeol of the Republic of Korea was held at the Prime Minister's Office. The politicians devoted special attention to bilateral issues. Poland cooperates intensively with the Republic of Korea in the military, as well as modern infrastructure and energy. The head of the Polish government also addressed international issues and Polish-Korean cultural relations.

On the 80th anniversary of the Volhynian Massacre, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki participated in the commemoration of the National Day for the Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide perpetrated by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic. Volhynia is still an open wound in the history of our nations. To build a common future with Ukraine, we must put the painful past in order.

The free medicines programme is now expanded. People over 65 years old as well as children and young people up to the age of 18 will benefit from the new measure. People over 75 years old have already been taking advantage of free prescription drugs since 2016. Now, the programme will be available to a larger numer of Polish women and men - for a total of around 16 million people. This is another element of the government's social policy. The expansion of the programme would not have been possible without the a changes in public finances, thanks to which more money goes into the state budget.

To build a common future with Ukraine, we must deal with the painful past. Volhynia is an open wound in the history of our nations. On the occasion of the upcoming 80th anniversary of the Volhynian Massacre, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki paid tribute to the Poles murdered by the Ukrainian Insurgent Army (the UPA). The head of the government visited two non-existent villages in Ukraine, Ostrówki and Puźniki, where the search for a mass grave is underway. As he pointed out, the Volhynian Massacre must be explained and written down to the very end.