
Eastern Poland (Polish: Polska Wschodnia) is a macroregion in Poland comprising the Lublin, Subcarpathian, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie, and Warmian-Masurian voivodeships.
The make-up of the distinct macroregion is based not only of geographical criteria, but also economical: in 2005, these five voivodeships has the lowest GDP per capita of any subdivisions in the European Union. On this basis, the macroregion is subject to special additional support with European funds under the Eastern Poland Economic Promotion Programme over 2007–2013.
In 2012–2013, the macroregion was the subject of an advertising campaign, Why didn't you invest in Eastern Poland?, which was to raise awareness of and increase investment in the region.
Cities with over 50,000 inhabitants (as of 2023):
W grudniu 2005 r. Rada Europejska podjęła decyzję o przyznaniu Polsce dodatkowej kwoty z budżetu Unii Europejskiej w wysokości 882 mln euro (107 euro na mieszkańca każdego z województw Polski Wschodniej - uznanych za regiony o najniższym poziomie PKB na mieszkańca na podstawie danych Eurostatu z 2002 r.) w ramach Europejskiego Funduszu Rozwoju Regionalnego (EFRR).