Poland in the Council of Europe

The 12th Annual Advisory Forum on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe was held on September 20-22, 2023 in Łódź. The main theme of the event was "Cultural Routes - social and creative dimensions of cultural heritage in a post-industrial perspective".

On September 10, 2023, the beatification Mass of Józef and Wiktoria Ulma, and their seven children, was held in Markowa – the place of family’s death – in the Podkarpacie region.

On May 17-18, the 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe was held in Reykjavik.

On April 25th, on the margins of the spring session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, a seminar organized by the Polish side was held on the right to just and equal redress, and the assess to court and fair trial for all victims of the German aggression during the second World War.

On April 19, 2023, at the initiative of the Polish delegation, a symbolic commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising was held at the 1464th meeting of the Committee of Ministers' Delegates of the Council of Europe.

For 20 years, young Poles have had the opportunity to study as part of the Polish section at the Pontonniers International High School in Strasbourg. On the occasion of the round anniversary, on April 1, 2023, graduates, teachers currently and in the past forming the Polish educational outpost in Strasbourg, met to celebrate this special occasion.

On January 25, 2023, on the sideline of the winter session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, on the initiative of the Lithuanian parliamentarian Emanuelis Zingeris, the presentation of the L3 report prepared by the Kosciuszko Institute (PL), Detector Media (UA) and The Civic Resilience (LT) on disinformation took place.

On 19-20 December 2022, the Council of Europe organised a pilot training on Psychological Support to Refugees: Strengthening Professional Capacities in Warsaw, Poland.

Due to the ongoing war beyond Poland's eastern border, on November 24, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe organized a concert of the Polish-Ukrainian band Dagadana and a presentation of the exhibition "Mom, I don't want war!".