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Because we are in the port city...

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I'm sorry, I'm going to speak English
because majority of the people

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here are speaking English.

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Because we are in the port city,
we are going to start with the traditional

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cannon salute, which is when
the ship comes to the ports.

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We have it..

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I think we can say
the conference is official.

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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to that.

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This traditional Falukha canon has
opened the conference up officially.

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Hopefully everything has
been started at the moment.

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Let me invite at first the host of our
event, the Vice Mayor

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of Gdańsk, Mr. Kwerczelak.
Please, floor is yours.

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Ladies and gentlemen,.

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We are so happy to be playing a host
to you in this beautiful

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space of the offering's court.

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We apologize for what is going on outside
the rainfall, but hopefully,

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we have it under control by tomorrow.

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I'm very happy
to welcome here to the conference entitled

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European Policy and the European Standard.

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It is here in Gdańsk that the conference
has been held,

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and I'm so happy that the Ministry
of Development and Technology

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is co-hosting me.

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Yes, we have distinguished as the Minister

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for Funds and Regional Policy as

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well as Director of Technology as well as
Director of Technology as well as Director

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of Technology as well as Director
of Technology as well as

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Director of Technology.
Representable.

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Bravo.

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It's also well deserved for the topic
of this conference, which I believe to be

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very important for the collective focus
on architectural policies with

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their special attention paid
to the local perspective.

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We will focus on our studies.

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The starting point for the discussion is
also the issue of shaping architectural

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policy of state, state and national case.

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We certainly know that we are

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all facing a certain challenges.

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We will want to draw attention
to architectural challenges also

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in the light of the new European Bauhaus.

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I'm very happy that there are
representatives

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of particular member states
of the European Union represented here.

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One welcome.

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Bravo.

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Representatives
of local governments of particular cities,

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including city architects who have
already had this meeting earlier today.

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Welcome.

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And numerous organizations,
professional organizations such as

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Architects Council, Europe,
European Council of Spatial Planners,

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International Society of City
and Regional Planners,

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Stowarzyszenie Architektów Rzeczpospolite,
Izby Architektów,

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Towarzyssta Urbanistów, Polskie.

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We would like to welcome
you all wholeheartedly.

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The event that has preceded the conference
we have just opened was the event related

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to the meeting of European Directors for

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Architecture Policies.

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On the meeting of the Urban Architects,
I'm very happy that we are in a position

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to hold both the events here in Gdańsk.

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As we care for architecture very much,
we are very careful about the quality

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of public spaces in the city.

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That is why four years ago, we established
the Bureau of the City Architecture.

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The other part of the meeting,
the second part of the meeting today,

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we'll be inaugurating the second term of
office of the Gdańsk Architecture Council.

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We certainly hope that the city mayor,
Alexander Dulkiewicz,

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will be able to join us to hand over
the nomination to the

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Gdańsk Architecture Council.

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I wish you very fruitful debates,
and I certainly hope that the meeting will

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further strengthen the sense of our shared
responsibility for the

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quality of our space.

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Thank you very much.

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Thank you very much, Mr. Mayor,
for these introductory words.

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Now I would like to invite
Minister Jacek Karnowski,

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the Secretary of State at the Ministry of
Regional Funds and Regional Policy.

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Minister, Good evening,
ladies and gentlemen.

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I apologize for this governmental

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part and for my absence tomorrow.

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But if everybody had voted the way we had,
then everybody would be able

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to be with you tomorrow.

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But since this has not happened,
we need to be at the parliament.

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There is a vote of trust, so we need
to be there, all hands on board.

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I would like to congratulate Uptem,
Professor for preparing

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this fabulous conference.

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I hope that everything goes smoothly,
and I also hope that we will have

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an increasing impact
on the shape of our cities.

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Well, not every city enjoys such a
favorable situation, as we hear in Gdańsk.

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Many countries are now in the process
of shaping their spatial policies at

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both national and local level, which,
of course, is important,

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and particularly so Poland.

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Recently, over the last years,
we've been noticing a dynamic

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development of our country.

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Numerous sites are being created,
but still a lot is to be done in terms of

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urban order and architectural
order in our cities.

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All the rules concerning the profession
of an architect or urban

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planner also need adjustment.

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Probably you know all too well about all
these

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All the challenges discussed within this
conference are important,

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first and foremost,
from the perspective of the implementation

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of EU policies and fund.

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Now we are amidst the peak.

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Is enough to say that the recovery
plan funds is over €100 billion.

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43%
of the funds have been used so far

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and ahead of us is the milestone
concerning the zoning plans,

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regulating the spatial planning.

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In the meantime,
many countries have already adopted their

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architectural policies,
the policies which are particularly

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important for the cities,
but also for city architects architects

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who, in a way,
are becoming people

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wielding enormous power,
but at the same time,

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it is required of them to be very
well-educated and have strong views on all

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the issues they are responsible for.

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I need to tell you that I could see how

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important a role of a city architect is.

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When I was the President of the City
of Sapote, I could also see how important

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a role of a monument conservator is.

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I'm not going to maybe mention about
the details, but perhaps it is worth

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mentioning that now in Sapote,
a monument is being created of a person

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whom everybody in the town considered
to be a key figure in shaping the city.

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Believe me, it is not
any mayor of the town, but a city

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architect from the turn of centuries
of the 19th and 20th century,

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an architect who created the city
from scratch, the town of Sabaot, and who

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endowed a certain sense and spirit to the

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city that makes this a very popular place.

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Everybody in Poland
would love to live in Sabaot,

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and this is what we owe to this urban
architect who had a very clear vision

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at the end of the the beginning
of the 20th century of what the city,

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the town of Sobot should look like.

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We need to accept the fact that all

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these policies are very much needed.

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We need to regulate
a number of issues, but we also need to be

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consistent in implementing
all the policies.

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I certainly hope that the conference
provides an answer to the question of what

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the architects and urban that the planners
should do and how they should contribute

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to implementing architectural policies
in Poland and in your countries.

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I guess we all agree
that a lot is still to be done.

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Much has already been done, but ahead,

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there are the components of a consistent,

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coherent architectural
policy to be implemented.

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I also need to share my feelings with you.

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I have two kids, both them architects,
active architects,

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and that gives me a chance to see what
they are involved in on a everyday basis.

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I can see their teachers here,
so thank you very much for shaving

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professional lives of my children.
As well.

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May you have a very fruitful conference.

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Thank you very much, Minister,
for this introduction.

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Our conference is being held within
the Polish presidency,

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the Council of the European Union.

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Now I would like to invite
Mr. Nomindus Poppinsen to take the floor.

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Deputy Director
of one of the Directorates.

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So, Norman, the floor is yours.

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Dear State Secretary,
vice mayor, ladies and gentlemen.

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It's truly an honor for me to be in this
conference today,

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particularly to be in a port city.

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I also come from the port city of Riga,
so hearing these cannons was nice

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that these old traditions are still alive.

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I mean, ports are different than they were
those days, but I think the port cities

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has always played an important
role in all developments.

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Let me start,
begin by expressing the thank you

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to the Ministry for Economic Development
and Technology in the city of Gdańsk

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for placing architecture where it belongs
high on a public and political agenda.

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It's true that I think the city
of Gdańsk is not just a port city.

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It shows how architecture and urban spaces
embody history, resilience, and renewal.

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We are pleased to be part of this
happening and support this conference,

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which marks excellent timely
opportunity to reflect how we better place

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architecture and how it can contribute
to broader transformation

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of our societies at all levels.

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It's not a secret that European Union
member states, our urban rural areas

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are facing many, many challenges.

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We are going, I think, through very
deep transformations in many sectors.

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It is inevitable.

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I do believe that also architects
and architectural, and in a broader sense,

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cultural policies, play very an important
role in these transformations.

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I would like to thank also the Polish
presidency for supporting us and having

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excellent progress that she did on several
topics, and I want

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to mention a few of them.

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First, the presidency's decision to place
young people,

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young artists, at the center of our
cultural agenda is

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particularly commendable.

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Our DGs also in charge
of developing further use policies.

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We warmly welcome the adoption of council
conclusions the situation of young artists

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because we do believe that supporting
young generations is necessary.

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We need to make sure that young
generations are

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involved in our decision making,
that they are active participants,

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because unfortunately,
it's not the case yet in Europe.

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Also at the EU level,
we are thinking how further to do it

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through use dialogs,
which we are now increasing the number

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of it through use checks on our programs,
on our initiatives, and also establishing

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the use board at the President's level.

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Our wish is that we are not only listening
to young people, but we also actually do

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something or what they suggest,
and that is important.

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But I have to say that also it's not just
about young people, it's about

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reconciling all generations.

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You know that we have been tasked
to develop the intergenerational

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fairness concept.

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It's the first time that EU will have such
a strategy, which is already in February.

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There we are looking to everybody,
including the cultural field, architects,

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urban developers, how to do it better.

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I think this can be very helpful
also to bear that in mind.

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The second thing is
culture compass for Europe.

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I think when I have discussions
with different colleagues,

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economists and engineers and
financial people, they say,

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Oh, culture is beautiful.

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People believe it's nice to have a field.

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But I say, no, culture
is not nice to have.

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It's a must.
It's part of European values.

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It's part of our DNA because we are
based on the cultural difference.

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Eu.

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Cultural diversity, values which culture
supports are part of our systems.

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We cannot say that it's nice to have.

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It's absolutely a must to have
and to develop full support at all levels,

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starting from EU instruments
with national, regional, local, urban,

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and to embrace cultural activities.

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It's not a secret that these are
the fields which suffer the first when

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the crisis hit us,
but they are also the fields which help us

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to rebound back fast and unite
us when the crisis are there.

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I think, indeed,
this culture compass for the first time,

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we will try to place culture in a center

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of EU priorities and show how this support

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to culture at all levels can
efficiently achieve results.

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Of course, it's not EU.

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We are not going to produce law directives
in this field,

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but we are looking for to enhance
cooperation between the commission,

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the member states, the stakeholders,
and also other important players,

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such as, for example, local governments.

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I think this cultural compass,
we have started a stakeholder

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negotiations, and we want to make sure
that architecture is also

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correctly placed in this compass.

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It will be a strategic frame,
but it's important to get the narratives

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right, how we see
the architecture in this context.

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Then, of course, further on,
we want to make sure that this commission,

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Communication, which is due in December,
will be supported by European Council

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and Parliament by a joint declaration,
and then we can follow with very concrete

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actions that will support cultural
fields in future, including architecture.

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It is also a secret that we are working
on a new programming cycle,

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and it's true that I've been entrusted
also in DGA to lead the multi-annual

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financial frame negotiations.

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These are very difficult topics
because EU budget is very important.

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Some programs, I think, are life-changers,
such as Creative Europe.

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But there will be no
more EU budget, I think.

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It's clear that there are many,
many needs, and we need to address new

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challenges, competitiveness, defense.

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But within that,
we fight for support to culture,

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and I think we'll achieve that Creative
Europe is standing alone as a program.

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Again, in that context,
the cultural compass and discussions

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with you should tell us What are
the projects at EU level

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that you want us to support?

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Living Spaces, I think,
is one of the symbolic projects.

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Prize for young talents.

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I think today you have a chance to see
the exhibition as well, upstairs,

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I was told, from the prize
winners on architecture.

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This is good because I
think this is what we want.

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We cannot have this small program a huge
impact on the whole cultural scene of EU,

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but it is a life-changer.

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Everybody who is supported from this
program tells me it changed my life.

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This is a narrative we should work on.

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Again, to say that it's not
just straight to Europe.

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We have a state secretary who is dealing
with European funds, and I worked

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13 years on cohesion policy.

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I've been in Poland everywhere.

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In all regions, cities,
I've discussed with you how

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to implement cohesion policy programs.

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There, I think, again,
it's important to reach out.

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What I want with the Culture Compass is
also to define a good narrative

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to supporting culture, architecture,
and all the happenings in this field.

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Because sometimes when we think that some
monument needs to be rebuilt,

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I think it's important to place it
in a in the context of local development,

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continuation of attracting tourists,
supporting it the way that actually

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the result is sustainable and is supported
by strategies such as local

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development and tourism and so on.

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I think we will aim also,
with the help of Compass,

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to reach out to bigger EU funding,
which will be in national envelopes,

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in investment partnerships,
but also to show how national funding can

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best achieve results when you invest
in the field of culture.

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It's nice to say so,
but we need to work together to make sure

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that this really becomes
a reality for culture.

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I want to mention, particularly,
and thank you again,

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Polish presidency in Poland as a country
to support us in the times of war.

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It's not a secret that war in Ukraine is
absolutely horrible thing

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because it happens in Europe.

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I think our institutional cooperation
in this field is a powerful example

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of solidarity,
and we will remain essential also as we

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prepare the Ukraine recovery
conference next month.

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Again, a priori, support
to culture for Ukraine.

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They need guns, they need defense,
they need technologies.

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But everybody accepts that culture also
needs to be supported because culture is

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also about uniting people, as I said,
and respecting their background,

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their history, their cultural values.

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This is why we think that also
in the context of Ukraine,

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culture needs to be supported.

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Let's just say that culture is shared.

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It is a universal language,
and it is a part of EU DNA.

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Cultural diversity is
what makes us strong.

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But that means we need to support it
to allow us to understand each other,

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to build on trust,
to connect across generations, nations,

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perspectives,
across different fields of priorities.

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I think it does play an important
and central role in shaping identities

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and building resilient communities.

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Culture is also key, I want to say,
key to success, particularly

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in how we shape the spaces we live.

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There is a growing need to place greater
emphasis on the culture and dimension

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of our living environment.

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Of course, this is why we have the new
European Bauhaus initiative,

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and this is why we also support
the cross-border cultural cooperation,

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which is key of also Creative Europe
program,

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because the culture and creative sectors,
including architecture,

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have been already major contributors
to co-design and implementation of these

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initiatives,
and many of its most dynamic partners come

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from cultural education and research
field, and this brings new ideas.

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Again, new European Bauhaus is a good
initiative, but it's complex,

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but it covers many fields, again,
and how to connect them all together.

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I think we all need to think how we better
do it because initiative as such,

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I think if it becomes a mainstream
reality, will help us in many senses,

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not just to build sustainable living
spaces with green materials and beauty,

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but also involve citizens.

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Listen listen to them and shape these
living spaces according

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to what their wishes are.

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So this conference actually is excellent,
and I look forward to getting the inputs

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from you on how architectural policies can
support these initiatives,

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can support built environment that is
sustainable, inclusive, and meaningful.

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We are living through times that call
not just only for technical solutions.

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We need to speak about climate adaptation.

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Our new initiative is to bring housing
for problems at the heart

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of our discussions as well.

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I'm happy that representatives from our
housing task force are able to join us

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because I think we are already offering
a good forum for discussing

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and implementing whatever we agree needs
to be done because housing is an issue.

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It's not just for students and young
generation, it's for elderly

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people, it's for everybody.

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Affordable housing is something that is
in every European citizen's mind.

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This is why we decided to create
the Task Force and deal with it.

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Again, architecture can very helpfully
show us and lead the way,

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because I don't think that any housing
project can be done without architects.

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Maybe it can, but it would not
be desirable and advisable.

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In any way, architecture, of course,
is not only a cultural expression.

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We can discuss whether it's culture.

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I come from the country where
I'm a chemical engineer.

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I studied chemical engineering, and next
door, there was a faculty for architects.

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It was part of a technical university,
so they were engineers.

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I think architects need some technical
knowledge, obviously,

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but they connect engineering technical
knowledge with beauty, culture, esthetics.

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This is a unique profession.

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Nobody else actually does
it so clearly and visibly.

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This is why, again,
the work on the European Green Deal or

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New European Bauhaus, for me,
it's about architects.

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In fact, we discussed today how we can
better also connect the directors for

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Bauhaus and for architectural policies.

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I think it naturally goes
together, these discussions.

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But anyway,
I'm happy to see that the presidencies

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of EU have accepted and will bring forward
our discussions with the representatives

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of different ministries,
but most importantly,

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is to work with you, our stakeholders.

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As I said, we have consulted
the European Council of Architects,

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but we want to know more also from you.

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What do you expect for EU?

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Eu level is not a miracle answer
to everything, but we want to do what we

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can and what is efficient
and what is our role.

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Then, of course, the national governments
and local governments should do

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their job and stakeholders their job.

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This is how we see the future
of architectural policies.

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So don't worry, we will not produce
any directive on architecture.

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But we did discuss today about coordinated
national policies for architects.

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So I stop here because I see
that Madame Mair has arrived and is

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getting anxious that I'm
overdoing my time.

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Welcome and thank you for listening to me.

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Thank you very much for the presentation.

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Before we start with the part
associated with the Council

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of Architecture, let me a little bit
reflect on that what happened so far.

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If you do not mind,
I will switch into Polish..

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Ladies and gentlemen, four years ago,
right after the City Architects Office was

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created,
the mayor of Gdańsk,

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Lady Mayor of Gdańsk called upon the first

00:26:05.520 --> 00:26:07.720
Gdańsk Architectural Council.

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Its activities are in the report,
which was prepared after

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the first term was over.

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You can receive it both
in printed and electronic form.

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I do think that
reading that report demonstrates how

00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.120
important it is to support
self-government authorities communities

00:26:30.200 --> 00:26:33.960
and city architect
functions regardless of location.

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How important is to receive support by

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professionals with authorities

00:26:42.760 --> 00:26:44.520
of unquestional reputation among them.

00:26:45.120 --> 00:26:50.280
This definitely increases the objectivity
of its actions connected with

00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:53.120
architectural contexts,
urban planning contests.

00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:58.880
It allows for conducting debates,
discussions on certain design solutions

00:26:58.960 --> 00:27:05.320
prepared for the
or for participation of people of great

00:27:05.400 --> 00:27:09.760
experience and know-how in debate,
seminars, conferences.

00:27:09.840 --> 00:27:14.480
I will not go through
the details of our activities.

00:27:14.560 --> 00:27:19.240
It would It's going to take a lot of time,
but at this point, I would like to ask

00:27:19.720 --> 00:27:23.960
Madame Mayor of Gdańsk, Madame President,

00:27:24.040 --> 00:27:27.400
to say a few words, and then I'll

00:27:27.840 --> 00:27:31.920
ask her also to to hand

00:27:32.400 --> 00:27:35.800
the nominations to the new not at all.

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Well, very briefly, I don't want
to take too much of your time.

00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:46.000
But first of all, I'd like to thank you
for your confidence, for your trust.

00:27:46.280 --> 00:27:50.400
I'd like to thank the confidence I
received from the architectural community.

00:27:50.840 --> 00:27:56.320
Thank you for accepting invitation
for working in the Council.

00:27:56.400 --> 00:27:59.800
It has already at its term
and the new one as well.

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Thank you very much.

00:28:00.800 --> 00:28:06.440
I appreciate it because it is
definitely proof of trust,

00:28:06.520 --> 00:28:11.200
of confidence to us because you are
an advisory body to the President of NICE.

00:28:11.280 --> 00:28:15.960
But it's also a demonstration of trust
to the city policy that we conduct.

00:28:16.640 --> 00:28:21.120
Of course, it doesn't mean 100%
acceptance or approval of what we do.

00:28:21.640 --> 00:28:25.400
I do thank you for that constructive
criticism for this creative

00:28:25.880 --> 00:28:32.440
input when it comes to improving our
urban spaces, city places,

00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:37.400
so that our city can keep
changing for the better.

00:28:37.560 --> 00:28:44.120
I think it's something very valuable
that we can count on expert advisory

00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:46.840
the word from you.

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It's even more important because
many of you come from outside of Gdańsk.

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I
think this is also a testimony to our

00:28:56.200 --> 00:29:00.640
openness to the fact that We are not

00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:03.920
afraid of constructive criticism,

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:05.560
which I definitely ask you for.

00:29:05.640 --> 00:29:12.400
I do think that this new term
of the Council will be conducted in such

00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:15.400
a spirit because there are
a lot of challenges ahead of us.

00:29:15.800 --> 00:29:19.960
The city seems to be nearly
complete, but not quite.

00:29:20.360 --> 00:29:25.200
We do have a number of challenges ahead

00:29:25.280 --> 00:29:28.440
of us, and I do count on your support,

00:29:28.520 --> 00:29:33.920
on your advisory or your expert knowledge,
and without further ado, nominations.

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Ladies and gentlemen,
I'll read out names and I'll

00:29:42.720 --> 00:29:46.840
ask those who have been called
out to join us on the podium.

00:29:46.920 --> 00:29:50.440
And, Madame President, I'll ask
you to hand in the nominations.

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All of you also receive the report, which
sums up the last term of the Council.

00:29:57.960 --> 00:30:02.160
Professor Lucena Nkhes from the
Gdańsk University of Technology.

00:30:04.720 --> 00:30:10.280
Madame Professor,
in the last term of the Council was the

00:30:10.360 --> 00:30:12.920
head of the Gdańsk Architecture Council.

00:30:17.840 --> 00:30:27.520
Thank you very much for your trust.

00:30:27.600 --> 00:30:28.680
It's a great honor.

00:30:28.880 --> 00:30:32.360
Please stay with us
for the photo later on.

00:30:32.440 --> 00:30:37.840
Dr. Monika Arczynska,
also from the Gdańsk University

00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:40.800
of Technology, the company A2P2.

00:30:50.200 --> 00:30:55.880
Dr. Natalia Walcerzak,

00:30:56.560 --> 00:30:59.720
Chairperson of the Pomeranian Division

00:30:59.800 --> 00:31:02.080
of the Association of Polish Architects...

00:31:15.720 --> 00:31:18.840
Architect Jace Grosz,
from the Quadrat Studio.

00:31:35.160 --> 00:31:38.120
Zapraszam Pana Richarda Gruda.

00:31:38.200 --> 00:31:39.480
Richard Gruda.

00:31:39.560 --> 00:31:43.000
In one of the previous terms,
he was chairman of the

00:31:44.000 --> 00:31:45.800
National Chamber of Architects.

00:31:54.040 --> 00:32:00.840
Professor Sławomir Gzela,
currently representing the Polish Academy

00:32:00.920 --> 00:32:05.920
of Sciences, the Committee of
Architecture and Urban Planning..

00:32:16.040 --> 00:32:22.840
At this point, I understand
an independent architect.

00:32:22.920 --> 00:32:23.280
Yes.

00:32:54.920 --> 00:32:55.720
Dr. Tomasz Konior Studio.
Zapraszam Pana doktora Tomasza Koniur.

00:32:55.800 --> 00:32:57.800
Dr. Tomasz Konior Studio.
Zapraszam Pana Michała Leszczyńskiego.

00:32:57.880 --> 00:32:58.840
Michała Leszczyński.

00:33:00.000 --> 00:33:02.000
Architects Group Five.

00:33:02.080 --> 00:33:03.800
Group Five Architects.

00:33:16.720 --> 00:33:20.200
.
Dr. Bartosz Maćkowski, Dr..

00:33:20.280 --> 00:33:25.800
Bartosz Maćkowski,
Head of the Northern Regional Chamber

00:33:26.240 --> 00:33:27.680
of Architects, if I'm correct..

00:33:32.800 --> 00:33:40.400
Paweł Majkusiak, Jens.

00:33:40.480 --> 00:33:50.600
Paweł Majkusiak, Jens Architects.

00:33:50.680 --> 00:33:56.880
Professor Boleslaw Stelmach,
Director of the National Institute

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:58.520
of Architecture and Urban Planning.

00:34:07.320 --> 00:34:10.960
Professor Wojciech Targowski,

00:34:11.040 --> 00:34:14.600
Studio Quadrat.

00:34:14.680 --> 00:34:18.920
I'm sorry, a bit of a mistake.

00:34:19.560 --> 00:34:23.360
Of course, it's fourth
Studio, not Studio Quad.

00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:25.400
It's all emotions.
Please forgive me.

00:34:28.480 --> 00:34:33.320
So many great personalities here
that it's difficult to make a mistake.

00:34:34.680 --> 00:34:39.360
Paweł Włada Kowalski in the last term,
he was the chairman of the Wybrzyż

00:34:39.440 --> 00:34:41.480
Association of Polish Architects.

00:34:49.160 --> 00:34:49.840
.

00:34:51.960 --> 00:34:56.120
Apa Wojciechowski.

00:35:04.080 --> 00:35:09.760
Last but not least,
Keturzyny Zielunka Jung, representing

00:35:10.440 --> 00:35:14.080
Professor Keturzyny Zielunka Jung,
representing the Gdańsk University

00:35:14.160 --> 00:35:14.960
of Technology..

00:35:22.520 --> 00:35:29.200
Please come closer, get around so that
camera can catch you all.

00:35:31.520 --> 00:35:35.400
Let me just add that there are more people

00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:38.880
within the council who are not with us.

00:35:38.960 --> 00:35:42.560
Zbigniew Maćko from Otsław,
Professor Magdalena Kozien Woźniak,

00:35:43.120 --> 00:35:48.400
Professor Ewa Kurełowicz,
Professor Magdalena Staniszkis, Professor…

00:36:00.000 --> 00:36:07.280
Ladies and gentlemen,

00:36:09.080 --> 00:36:11.280
thank you very much, Madam President,

00:36:11.360 --> 00:36:13.360
for handing out the nominations.

00:36:14.040 --> 00:36:18.200
I am very happy that in this beautiful
place in the Arthur's Court,

00:36:18.280 --> 00:36:21.680
we were able to inaugurate
the next term of our council.

00:36:21.760 --> 00:36:28.200
I do hope it's going to be a great impulse
for the entire conference as

00:36:28.280 --> 00:36:30.880
a nice architecture policy.