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Local government in Poland: decentralisation, autonomy and the European Charter

Dr Bríd Quinn (Member of the Council of Europe’s Group of Independent Experts)

  • 28th August 2026
  • Global
  • 25 mins read

This examines the role of local government in Poland and where it rests in the context of the European Charter of Local Self-Government, exploring the country’s approach to decentralisation, local autonomy and multi-level governance, and how this has evolved under successive governments.

Warsaw, Royal castle and old town at sunset

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