In 2006 Kraków was again awarded the prestigious Award of Casimir the Great, coming second best in the category of voivodship towns for its investment made per capita. Under a long term Investment Plan, only in the period ending in 2010 will the major investment projects receive planned funding almost equal to the sum spent on such projects during the 10 past years. The Mayor of the City of Kraków discusses in detail a numbs of investment projects ranging from education, science, transport, revitalisation of public spaces to the preparations for the EURO 2012 football championship.