In October 17th-19th, at the International Congress Center in Katowice, the 8th European Congress of SMEs took place. Anna Szewczenko represented the Silesian University of Technology and the LAB60+ in a panel about sustainable cities in the relation to the problems of the Metropolitan of GZM: “Sustainable cities, here you want to live!”

One of the topics discussed at the congress was the senior policy. It was emphasized that the determinant of the quality of urban space is their adaptation to the childen’s needs and the elderly-  as the two most vulnerable social groups.