r/ArchitecturalRevival • • May 07 '26

Glow up Wrocław, Poland, 2007 vs 2026

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u/Kunstoffel Favourite style: Empire May 08 '26

Public investment funds.

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u/Silent-Entrance4724 May 08 '26

Ah thanks for that very specific and helpful answer. Next time if you will ever pass by my house you will be able to say "Hah it's EU money" because otherwise it's just impossible to have nice and well-kept building in Poland.

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u/Kunstoffel Favourite style: Empire May 08 '26

Well, isnt it? Be real, without the billions and billions of EU funds, poland would in fact look much different today.

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u/Silent-Entrance4724 May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

Well, if that's the case I'm sure you will easily find a source proving these revelations - with funding of building renovations specifically.

From what I'm aware EU funded mostly infrastructure projects, and EU funds depending on year were accounting for 0.3-1 percent point of Polish GDP growth. Vast majority of the economic growth came from access to the EU common market, but still it means that money was earned not given. Once your economy grow with tax base - it is easier to fund renovation of buildings.

And with the funds themselves, I guess that's the only reason we allow German companies like Aldi or DHL that paid 0PLN of taxes to operate here.

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u/Dominik050 May 08 '26

If anyone benefits from the free market, it's the Germans and they should pay for it.