 The other institutions included the Dom Europejski (European House) for coordinating the region’s European initiatives, and a financial institution that would ensure indispensable co-financing for EU initiatives.It was the already existing Fundacja Rozwoju Śląska oraz Wspierania Inicjatyw Lokalnych (Foundation for the Development of Silesia and for Supporting Local Initiatives) that agreed to shoulder the latter role.Arkadiusz Tkocz was the first director of the Brussels Office.