Cities lay down plans to secure funds for much awaited municipal investments

The highest figure concerns the plan for Warsaw, which anticipates over zł.10 billion in investments by 2007. "There are conditions to carry out investments that have been delayed for many years," said Alicja Gremba of the Association of Polish Cities (ZMP). However, the EU money might prove insufficient, as, for instance, the plans for Poznań total more than the entire funds envisaged for the whole of Wielkopolska (the voivodship in which the city is located). Over the coming years, Warsaw plans to finance over 30 projects, including, among others, the construction of a southern bridge, the conclusion of its first metro line and the renovation of the capital's main roads. (Rzeczpospolita, pp. A1, B1) M.M.