Realization of the Aims of Sustainable Develop-ment in “Strategy for the Social and Economic Growth of Eastern Poland by 2020”

The realization of the idea of the sustainable development is a direction of devel-opment of many countries in the world, also in the European Union. It is possible to find examples of such action in the structural policy conducted by the EU. It is directed at deliberate and intentional activity of the official authority aiming at the harmonious development of EU regions. In particular it is regarding eastern regions of Poland which are reporting wide financial support from the budget of the European Union for social, economic and ecological growth. Particular di-rections of that growth contains “Strategy for the social and economic growth of Eastern Poland by 2020”. The purpose of this article is to evaluate (using availa-ble statistical data) the implementation of development goals in eastern Polish regions contained in the Strategy in the context of sustainable development.