Blog by Michael Clay

The Mayor of Warsaw spoke at the Charing Cross Hotel on Thursday evening to a large number of delegates about the City of Warsaw and how well it is doing in these difficult times.

Over 70 delegates attended from the Banking, Industrial and construction sectors as well as many other interested parties all wanting to know more about the Warsaw effect.  Michael Clay, Vice Chairman of the British Polish Chamber of Commerce, acted as Chairman and introduced the speakers:- Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz the Mayor of Warsaw, Pawel Pawlowski responsible for Department of City Investment and Miroslaw Czekaj the City Treasurer.

The host for the evening were represented by Joanna Khan of Price-Waterhouse-Coopers who spoke about PPP projects in Warsaw and in general and speakers from Poland Street Association.

The event ran very smoothly with several poignant questions from the floor, and Michael Clay specifically asking about the Social and Municipality Housing schemes which would solve the housing problems in Warsaw. Several ideas were mooted on this subject which will give a lot of new ideas to Warsaw city.

It was confirmed that the new North Bridge in Warsaw had seen work begun some 4 weeks earlier and a great deal of infrastructure is being done in preparation for 2012.

On Friday, the Mayor was the guest of honour at the Polish Embassy in Portland Place London at which a large number of dignitaries attended from all over the London region. There were about 130 attendees at this event including Television and the press.

The Mayor of Warsaw is coming to London to present Public sector infrastructure investment and other business opportunities.

The Mayor, HANNA GRONKIEWICZ-WALTZ , will be at:- The Regency Room, Charing Cross Hotel, The Strand, London WC2 - on Thursday 16th July,

She will be speaking about Warsaw as a city hardly touched by the effects of the global economic crisis. Unemployment is still only 2.2%. Public infrastructure projects, either EU funded or PPPs, are driving the city's economic growth. As one of the host cities of the Euro2012 football championships, Warsaw is investing heavily in the National Stadium as well as in transport and tourism infrastructure.

Environmental protection and health care are other areas where the city is investing.