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The projects will see upgrades to around 214km of roads and construction of 17km of roads.
The European Funds for Eastern Poland 2021-27 programme offers additional funds, apart from the support under regional and other Polish national programmes. The aim is to accelerate economic development of the Eastern
voivodeships.
A voivodeship is the highest-level administrative division of Poland, corresponding to a province in many other countries. Today's voivodeships are named mostly after historical and geographical regions. They range in area from under 10,000km² - Opole Voivodeship - to over 35,000km² - Masovian Voivodeship. Populations range from nearly one million to more than five million.
According to the government, eastern Poland covers over 40% of the country's area and has a population of around 10.5 million - just over a quarter of the country's total. Eastern Poland also accounts for 20% of the gross domestic product.