Since Poland’s entry into the European Union, Warsaw has obtained over PLN 18 billion from the EU budget for investments and development. The capital city of our country is a leader in obtaining EU funds in the entire Central and Eastern Europe region. The largest project supported by these funds is the Metro.

16 October 2020 – 01 February 2022

The contestants will run for certificates and records. The 9th RUNbertów Run starts on 17 October at 9 Kadrowa Street!

A modern ambulance will ensure safe transportation of premature and newborn babies with severe diseases in the Mazovia region. The purchase of the special-purpose vehicle for PLN 1.1 million was financed by Warsaw and the local government of the Mazovian Province. The ambulance will be handed over to the capital's "Meditrans" ambulance station.

The Warsaw Zoo has started this year's campaign to collect treats for its animals. Everyone who wants to join the initiative can bring acorns, walnuts and hazelnuts to the Zoo every day.

Admissions to Academy_Smolna#2021 are open. It is a comprehensive city-wide advisory programme addressed to Warsaw's entrepreneurs and all those planning to start business activities. Business practitioners provide business, legal and accounting support free-of-charge.

Starting from today and until 22 October 2021, everyone can vote for their favourite candidates in the Warsaw Woman of the Year 2021 contest. The jury has selected 10 out of 77 candidates to compete for the title.

Vaccinations in schools among pupils and students aged 12 or more started today. Warsaw schools have also become strongly involved in the campaign. So far, over 72 000 children aged 12‒18 have been vaccinated in the capital, and several thousand pupils and students have signed up for the vaccines in schools.

The winner of this year's Ryszard Kapuściński Award is Jessica Bruder. The jury awarded her book “Nomadland. Surviving America in the Twenty-first Century”, translated by Martyna Tomczak, published by Czarne Publishing House.

Always up-to-date, clear and showing the waiting time until the next tram - these are the main advantages of electronic timetables that have appeared at Warsaw tram stops. They use e-paper technology combined with the cloud processing of GPS data. This is the first solution of this kind in Poland.

Warsaw has won the Prime Property Prize 2021 ahead of Gdańsk, Łódź, Szczecin and Wrocław. The statuette has been awarded to recognise the city’s efforts to drive investment and also the quality of its business support services.

The FREEKWENCJA Festival will be the first event available on Warsaw’s new VOD platform. User accounts may be created from today.

In August, the roofs of Warsaw bus shelters became green - 18 of them were covered with sedum carpets. By the end of the month, two more canopies will undergo the same metamorphosis. Therefore, as the capital of greenery, Warsaw is becoming the leader of this type of solutions in our country.

The end of holidays is approaching, bringing changes in the Warsaw Public Transport. The first of them will be introduced on 1 September. There will be, among others, a new bus line, new schedules and a new terminus.

Until the end of next year Warsaw residents have an opportunity to get rid of obsolete furnaces with financial support from the City of Warsaw. This year the city's subsidy may reach up to 90 percent. A city campaign has just been launched to encourage Varsovians to replace their high-emission furnaces with more environmentally friendly heat sources.

Starting Wednesday, 18 August, vaccination site next to the Palace of Culture and Science (PKiN) will be operating Monday-Sunday between 8 am and 8 pm. As part of its #Warszawaszczepi vaccination campaign, the City opened 77 COVID-19 vaccination sites.

Warsaw is launching the next stage of its urban development strategy #Warszawa2030, and starting Young People Policy consultations. The Policy describes guidelines for City officials, institutions, and units, on how to support the young generation. These consultations will take place between 18 August and 8 October 2021.

The Census (NSP 2021) is the only opportunity to count all foreign nationals living in Poland. Such an opportunity opens up once every 10 years. So if you know or employ any foreigners, you might want to help them fulfil this obligation.

It's been a year since the Belarusian elections, which were won, according to independent sources, by Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. For many years, Warsaw has sympathised with Belarusians fighting for their freedom, and helping refugees coming to live in our City.

The Chopin Piano Competition, the Festival "Chopin and his Europe", Chopin concerts in the Royal Łazienki, exhibitions and recitals in the Fryderyk Chopin Museum – this year there are many opportunities to listen to the music of our eminent composer in Warsaw.