Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship Cezary Przybylski and Deputy Marshal Grzegorz Macko summarised the negotiations on the new EU budget conducted by the voivodeship authorities, thanks to which the people of Lower Silesia will benefit from record support amounting to nearly PLN 11 billion, and announced the schedule for the first funding competitions under the European funds.
– After months of joint work by the voivodeship authorities, representatives of local governments from across the region, the government, and social partners, we are approaching the implementation of the EU budget for Lower Silesia. The budget will be record-breaking in terms of its size, as we have nearly PLN 11 billion at our disposal. We will allocate EU funds to the sustainable development of the entire voivodeship, including the implementation of many investments needed by the people of Lower Silesia that will improve the quality of life of the region’s residents. Once again, I would like to thank the local government officials, representatives of non-governmental organisations and social partners involved in preparing the regional programme of the European Funds for Lower Silesia for 2021–2027 – said Cezary Przybylski, Marshal of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship.
The year 2023 opens up new development prospects for Lower Silesia connected with the use of EU funds. This amounts to nearly PLN 11 billion under the European Funds for Lower Silesia, which will be allocated to the sustainable development of the entire voivodeship. The regional programme of the European Funds for Lower Silesia for 2021–2027 was prepared with broad participation from representatives of local governments across the region. The result is broad consensus and a programme that takes into account the demands of many parties while ensuring fair access to EU support throughout the region. The first calls for funding applications will begin in April.
– We have negotiated the largest amount of EU support for Lower Silesia in history. It was not easy, because we are developing very quickly, while EU cohesion policy usually focuses on helping less-developed regions. We are now moving on to implementing our programme, and in the second quarter of this year we will launch the first competitions. A very intensive stage of implementing European funds lies ahead of us – added Deputy Marshal Grzegorz Macko.