NEWS

13/06/2019

11:23

Porozumienie Forms Team of Politicians and Experts to Develop Proposals for Polish Cities. Gowin: We are strongly opposed to the concept of federalizing Poland.

In recent days, the idea of federalizing Poland has begun to gain traction in public discourse. We, Porozumienie, as one of the parties within the United Right camp, are strongly opposed to the concept of federalization. We believe it is not only contrary to the Polish constitution, which clearly defines Poland as a unitary state, but also contrary to Polish constitutional tradition, and most importantly, to the demands of geopolitics and security. At the same time, we – as Porozumienie – are the element within the United Right that most strongly emphasizes the importance of self-governance. Local government reform is the reform that has yielded the most positive results for Poland since 1989, which is why local government reform must be deepened, and in particular, a new development offer must be presented for Polish cities. It is they that concentrate the social intellectual capital which will determine the pace and direction of Poland's civilizational development,” said Deputy Prime Minister Jarosław Gowin at a press conference in the Sejm.

Therefore, within Porozumienie, we have established a team of politicians and experts who are developing an offer for Polish cities – both the largest metropolitan areas, as well as provincial cities, for the very important group of cities losing their socio-economic functions, meaning former provincial cities, as well as small towns and smaller localities,” he added.

Porozumienie is a party that fully represents Polish cities,” said Minister Jadwiga Emilewicz. „We have prepared an offer, the Miasto+ program. With this offer, we are reaching out to the residents of metropolises, medium-sized cities, and Polish towns.”