Eastern Poland

Eastern Poland is a macroregion in Poland comprising Lublin, Podkarpackie, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmian-Masurian voivodeships.

This article is about the modern eastern Poland. For the region that was annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945, see Kresy.

The make-up of the distinct macroregion is based not only of geographical criteria, but also economical: in 2005, these five voivodeships has the lowest GDP per capita in the enlarged European Union.[1] On this basis, the macroregion is subject to special additional support with European funds under the Eastern Poland Economic Promotion Programme over 2007–2013.[2]

In 2012–2013, the macroregion was the subject of an advertising campaign, Why didn't you invest in Eastern Poland?, which was to raise awareness of and increase investment in the region.[3]

References
  1. "Program Operacyjny Rozwój Polski Wschodniej 2007 – 2013" (PDF) (in Polish). Ministry of Regional Development. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 June 2014. Retrieved 18 June 2014. W grudniu 2005 r. Rada Europejska podjęła decyzję o przyznaniu Polsce dodatkowej kwoty z budżetu Unii Europejskiej w wysokości 882 mln euro (107 euro na mieszkańca każdego z województw Polski Wschodniej - uznanych za regiony o najniższym poziomie PKB na mieszkańca na podstawie danych Eurostatu z 2002 r.) w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego (EFRR).
  2. http://www.polskawschodnia.gov.pl. Dostęp: 29.09.2011
  3. "Dlaczego nie zainwestowałeś w Polsce Wschodniej? Kluczowe pytanie kampanii medialnej Polski Wschodniej" (in Polish). Interia.pl. 4 September 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
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