Big problems of Big Cities. Open meeting of the City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP)

Thematic scope

Big problems of Big Cities. Open meeting of the City Treasurers Committee of the Union of Polish Metropolises (UMP)

• Depopulation and ageing of major cities and metropolitan areas as a dramatic challenge in the 1st half of the 21st century

• The suburbs are growing rich at the cost of the city

• Revitalisation of the Katowice Metropolis and the Łódź Metropolis as a common task for local governments and the government

• A designated budget (a sub-account) for the performance of delegated tasks

• Cities fall victim to a lack of educational standards

• Ministerial restrictions on the municipal structure