Empowerment of local communities
The efficient functioning of local government units depends to a large extent on the dialogue and level of engagement of residents in policy-making processes...
Financing of local government units
Local government in Poland is part of the public finance sector. This sector is comprised of the units listed in the Public Finance Act (Ustawa z dnia 27 sierpnia 2009 r. o finansach publicznych) such as...
Providing public services
Local government is the best place to provide and manage key public services. Local government is able to tailor the scope and delivery of services to the needs of local...
Absorption of external funds by local governments
The accession of Poland to the European Union (EU) in 2004 brought new investment opportunities for the public sector. New EU member states, with a relatively low level of...
Crisis response
Crisis management is perceived by Polish legislation as an element of national security management and defined as an activity of public administration bodies...
The webpage is created as a part of the project “Direction: an efficient state. Polish experiences of decentralisation and modernisation, lessons learned for Armenia and Georgia” co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland