The practice of placing in the constitution provisions relating to state symbols (emblem, flag, anthem) is satisfactory. Often accompany such regulation standards, the task is to indicate the center of which is the state capital. The desirability of such regulations is questionable, hence the question whether it is a common practice. The analysis covers the EU Member States. It is a inhomogeneous group, which should be considered as an advantage, because it allows to review the solutions. The aim is to answer the question of whether the EU countries there is a widespread practice of the constitutional establishment of the state capital, whether it is the dominant model, is it possible there are different solutions in this area, when such adjustments are redundant, whether such cases allow conclusions that can be application in practice of Polish political system.

Basis of Constitutional Aspects of Deglomeration

The main goal of the author is to present the deglomeration, seen as a process of transferring seats of central state organs from the capital to other cities, as well as analysing constitutional possibilities of its implementing. As an introduction and explanation of the topic definition problems are presented, along with implementing the deglomeration’s ideas in modern states, including contemporary Republic of Poland, and the pros and cons of the process. Deglomeration still is not a well-known and well-described by the constitutional law doctrine institution. Thus, the article is to be an introduction to the constitutional aspects of deglomeration, especially its relation to such rules as the unitarity, decentralization of power and the norm recognizing Warsaw as the state capital. Finally, the author’s goal is to answer the question: is amending the constitution necessary to go a step further with deglomeration process, which means transferring the most important organs’ seats from the capital elsewhere. In conclusion, although the Constitution itself does not prevent from deglomeration’s progress, certain law changes have to be made in order to establish criteria for cities in which the beforementioned organs would be placed.