The investments in new technologies, cooperation in green and digital transformation and independence of Europe from the Russian fossil fuels – these issues dominated the today’s meeting of Minister Waldemar Buda and the Minister of Development Cooperation and Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari.

We see growing space for joint development of technologies, cooperation in the defence and industrial sectors and investments – said Minister Waldemar Buda at the meeting with the Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of Korea Lee Chang-Yang.

Food insecurity due to Russia's military attack on Ukraine and the strengthening of the World Trade Organization's role as a guarantor of the international trade system were among the key issues of the WTO's 12th Conference held in Geneva. Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda participated on Wednesday in the meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council (Trade), which accompanied the WTO Conference.

The Polish – Italian economic and trade relationship and their further development as well as socio-economic implications of the war in Ukraine were the highlights of the agenda of the today’s meeting between the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda and the Minister of Economic Development of the Republic of Italy Giancarlo Giorgetti.

Trade and investment cooperation as well as the impact of war in Ukraine on the Polish economy – these are the main topics of discussions of Minister Waldemar Buda with the American entrepreneurs associated in the US-Poland Business Council.

Energy security and joint activities in the face of economic effects of the Russian invasion to Ukraine, followed by improving the competitiveness and resilience of the European economy – these were the leitmotivs of the discussions between the Minister of Economic Development and Technology Waldemar Buda with his Czech counterpart Jozef Sikela – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic. The meeting was held in Prague in the form of intergovernmental consultations under the auspices of Prime Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki and Petr Fiala.

During her today’s visit to Poland, the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen officially confirmed the Commission's endorsement of Poland's National Recovery Plan. Ursula von der Leyen held the meeting with the highest level representatives of the Polish authorities – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and President Andrzej Duda.

During the Polish – Ukrainian intergovernmental consultations in Kiev under the auspices of Prime Ministers Mateusz Morawiecki and Denys Shmyhal, the Minister of Economic development and Technology Waldemar Buda and the Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine Julia Svirydenko signed the agreement on economic cooperation in the area of trade support instruments between our countries.

The meeting between the Secretary of State Grzegorz Piechowiak and the Ambassador of Mexico to Poland Juan Sandoval Mendiolea was held today. The leitmotiv of discussions was boosting the economic relations, including development of investment cooperation between both states.

The 10th Polish-Taiwanese Economic Forum, meetings with the representatives of the Taiwanese business, science and administration and signing the agreements on cooperation in the field of research and development, followed by the investment forums in Taipei and Kaohsiung – were the highlights of the agenda of the economic mission to Taiwan attended by Deputy Minister Grzegorz Piechowiak.