City Hall said all residents could take part, chiefly via an online survey, to help shape services in education, jobs, health care, culture and access to information.
Officials said that in 2024 Poznań had 79,300 foreign residents, about 11 percent of the city’s population.
"The presence of migrants has become an integral part of the city landscape," City Hall said in a statement, arguing for a "coherent and responsible" approach to integration.
The city noted that a policy adopted by the Poznań City Council for 2023 to 2024 enabled free Polish-language classes and support with access to work, schooling and health services.
It also underpinned community events that promoted intercultural dialogue and set up an advisory council on migrant integration to monitor the policy and coordinate with municipal institutions, civic groups and universities.
Work is now underway on the 2026-2031 plan, which the city called a “crucial moment," saying the effectiveness of future support will depend on the quality of the new provisions.
Residents can submit views through the survey on the City Hall website, by email or by post.
Three in-person meetings will be held, including a session on September 15 for parents of children with migration experience, covering school enrollment, Polish-language support and measures that help young students integrate.
Employers who hire migrants, or plan to hire them, are invited to attend a separate meeting the next day.
This local push for constructive discussion comes amid ongoing national debate over migration, fuelled primarily by the right-wing opposition and extremist groups such as the "Movement for Border Defense."
Poznań Mayor Jacek Jaśkowiak has decried any negative against migrants residing in Poland, according to broadcaster Radio Poznań.
He said last month that a comprehensive debate was needed on migrants considering the perspective of the labour market, "but we should also look at it through the prism of countries like Germany and France, where the doors to migration were opened too wide," Radio Poznań reported.
At the same time, President Jaśkowiak opposes the harassment of migrants residing in Poland.
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Source: PAP, Radio Poznań