The 3rd edition of the Government's Strategic Investment Programme targeted communes and districts where so-called State Agricultural Enterprises (PGRs) were in operation. The exclusion of these areas was plain to see. We are rectifying this sin of neglect by providing additional funds for their development. The local authorities will be able to realise investments close to the people - such as the modernisation of the Voluntary Fire Brigade units, village community rooms or roads.

The Viessmann Group is a leading manufacturer of heating systems that has been operating in the Polish market for more than 20 years. The company plans to implement another investment project in our country. A new production plant, which will primarily manufacture heat pumps and their components, will be built in Legnica. The foundation stone laying ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. The new factory of the Viessmann Group will be built in the Legnica Special Economic Zone and is expected to be almost four times larger than the existing plant. Ultimately, it will employ up to approx. 3,000 employees.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the home of a Polish family that is a beneficiary of the Clean Air programme. As of 15 July, a new version of the programme – Clean Air Plus – will be launched. Citizens can receive up to a 90% subsidy, that is up to PLN 79,000, for the thermal modernisation of their homes or replacement of outdated heating boilers. The application process will be even easier. Together, we can take care of the environment and clean air throughout Poland.

EUR 76 billion – this is the money that Poland will receive as part of the Partnership Agreement. As much as EUR 5 billion will go to the Silesian Voivodeship. The European funds for this region were the main topic of the Local Government Convention in Chorzów. The event was attended by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki who emphasised that the money received under the Partnership Agreement will be an perfect impetus and great support for further development of the Silesian Voivodeship.

The Head of the Polish government attended a meeting with the US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry in the Chancellery of the Prime Minister. The main issues discussed were matters related to the energy technology, renewable energy sources, as well as the current geopolitical events. The Russian aggression on the sovereign Ukraine has made the energy market situation unstable.

Mateusz Morawiecki, the head of the Polish government, took part in the 79th commemoration of the National Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Genocide. The crime was committed by Ukrainian nationalists against citizens of the Second Polish Republic. For years it was subjected to a conspiracy of silence, which is why it is so important to commemorate those events. The Prime Minister stressed that the future can only be built on the foundation of truth.

The celebrations were attended by the head of the Polish government and took place in Giby, located in the Podlaskie Voivodeship, where a monument dedicated to the victims of the roundup was erected in 1991. The Augustów Roundup was the greatest crime committed against Poles after the end of World War II, during which the Red Army troops, assisted by Polish communist collaborators, captured at least 7,000 people. The exact number of people who lost their lives in 1945 due to this event is not known. Initial estimates suggested that at least 600 people were murdered. A conclusive explanation of the Augustów crime is still pending. The Prime Minister announced that we will not rest until the graves of the roundup victims are found.

Country Housewives’ Associations are a beautiful Polish tradition which connects the past and the present. This is why the government is providing financial aid toward achieving the statutory objectives of the Associations. This year, we decided to allocate PLN 70 million to support this activity. We are also organising events, such cooking competitions for Country Housewives’ Associations called “The Battle of Regions”. The competition organised in Myśliwiec, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, was visited by Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.

The head of the Polish government met with a team of experts from the COVID-19 Council. The meeting participants discussed the current epidemic situation. Based on the analyses presented, they also discussed potential coronavirus-related scenarios that could occur in the autumn. Preparatory measures that can be implemented in our country were also one of the topics.

The government has been supporting local authorities in the implementation of investment projects involving local roads. Between 2019 and 2022, we have subsidised more than 16,500 kilometres of such roads. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited the Grabnik-Grabówek-Jastrząbka-Gaczyska road, the reconstruction of which was 80 per cent funded by the Government Road Construction Fund.