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Siedlce - An active city
Panorama talks with Mirosław Symanowicz,
the Mayor of Siedlce
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- Siedlce is situated on the
international route leading from Lisbon to Moscow
through Paris and Berlin. What direct benefits
does the city derive from this location?
- The location of Siedlce on one of the most important
transportation routes is an undisputed asset for
our city. The Berlin-Moscow railway line, which
is currently being modernised and transformed
into a "fast railway", allows for convenient connections
between the city, the rest of the country, and
our eastern neighbours Belarus and Russia. Thanks
to the modernisation of the railway line, it will
not be long before the journey to the capital
will take less than 40 minutes. What will further
improve access to the city is the planned East-West
motorway, to be completed in 2009. This is especially
important if you consider the city's development
and its convenience for investment or conducting
business activities.
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Pałac Ogińskich/Ogińskich Palace
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Urząd Miasta Siedlce/
Siedlce City Hall
Skwer Niepodległości 2,
08-110 Siedlce
tel.: (+48 25) 632 20 31 do 36,
fax (+48 25) 644 65 04
e-mail: info@siedlce.um.gov.pl
oficjalna strona miasta/
official website of the city
www.siedlce.um.gov.pl
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- What do you perceive as your priority
in managing Siedlce?
- I attach great importance to the sustainable
development of our city. As a regional center
to be reckoned with, Siedlce plays a vital role
in promoting business and social activities in
the eastern regions of the Mazowieckie Province.
That is why the activities of our local government
are directed at harmonious development in a lot
of areas. In addition to pro-ecological and pro-social
undertakings, we emphasise the need to develop
a modern, competitive economy. The notion of being
an open city with open-minded inhabitants also
applies to education, which is of very good quality
here. We have created a system of integrated education
in Siedlce which allows for starting the education
process in a kindergarten and continue it all
the way to Podlaska Academy, the largest integrated
institution of higher education in Poland. The
development of business-related services is a
very positive phenomenon. Their availability and
quality are fundamental factors in determining
our city's attractiveness for investment. We can
also observe profitable changes in the image of
our city, and are witnessing a continuous increase
in the standard of living of our inhabitants.
In the last ranking conducted by Polityka weekly,
Siedlce ranked 12 among the 66 cities in Poland
in terms of standard of living, and that is a
very good position.
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Ratusz miejski/Town Hall
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- To what extent do EU funds change Siedlce?
- The European Union has provided new opportunities
for local governments. Our aim is to use them
as fully as possible, which is what we are in
fact doing now. I am positive that this will create
a lot of interesting initiatives in Siedlce in
such areas as modern sewage and water supply management,
waste management, building sports and recreation
facilities, developing a municipal IT network,
and further modernisation of the city transportation
fleet.
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