The Polish diaspora policy is based on the Government Strategy for Cooperation with the Polish Community and Poles Abroad for 2025–2030, adopted last April. This marks the opening of a new chapter in relations with the Polish diaspora. Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski today recalled the achievements to date in this area and presented the goals for the coming years. The plans include both next generations of the Polish community, people who were not born in Poland, and émigrés. The strategy involves promotion of the Polish language, civic education, and activities designed to encourage members of the Polish diaspora to return to their country of origin and visit Poland for tourism purposes. Other priorities also include stable funding of initiatives aimed at the Polish community and Poles abroad, as well as social and humanitarian support for people affected by the crisis of homelessness. The strategy also provides for fostering links with Poland and preserving cultural heritage, which is effectively carried out by Polish community and émigré organisations.

In his speech, Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski stressed that Poland’s economic growth encourages members of the Polish community to return and invest in this country. He recalled that Poland ranked among the countries whose GDP topped USD 1 trillion, and the country’s cumulative GDP growth over the past 35 years exceeded 300 per cent. This is the highest score in Central and Eastern Europe.

“This historic success also impacts the Polish diaspora policy. It allows us to formulate an attractive invitation for our compatriots abroad to return to the country,” said Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski.

The strategy adopted by the Polish government sets new priorities and focuses on many target groups from young people to professionals to organisations promoting Polish culture and heritage.

In 2025, young members of the Polish community took part in MFA’s pilot internship programme “Poland. Business Adventure.” People of Polish descent aged 18-35 pursued three-month internships in Polish companies. It allowed them to learn not only about Polish business environment, but also about Polish history, culture, and language. Having completed their internships, 20 of them have already decided to stay and work in Poland.

An important task is to provide material, psychological, and legal support to those in need.

“We are aware of the moral obligations of Poland and all Poles towards our compatriots in the East, especially those living in the conditions of war, in authoritarian, or even neo-totalitarian states. [...] We still have a great responsibility to free political prisoners, such as the steadfast Andrzej Poczobut,” added Radosław Sikorski.

The deputy prime minister emphasised the need to intensify and modernise the methods of teaching Polish, including as a foreign language, in Polish community schools and in the education systems of countries where members of the Polish community live. 

An integral part of the strategy is the establishment of the Inter-ministerial Team for the Polish Diaspora and Poles Abroad to coordinate actions taken by the various ministries. The Team fine-tunes the support offered to the actual needs of the Polish diaspora and Poles around the world.

Meeting the needs of this group requires reliable funding, which is why the Strategy assumes that the level of funds allocated in the state budget to support the Polish community and Poles abroad will be maintained at PLN 600 million. The MFA’s 2025 budget for cooperation with the Polish community and Poles abroad amounts to PLN 124,020,000.

“The PLN 600 million from Polish taxpayers will be spent in a planned, careful manner, aimed at the maximum strengthening of Poland's global presence,” said Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski and assured that Polish communities from around the world will be engaged in the implementation of projects to ensure that activities are consistent, effective, and responsive to the changing needs of Polish communities abroad.

The head of Polish diplomacy also announced that an electronic “Atlas of the Polish Community and Poles Abroad” will soon be made available – an initiative of Deputy Prime Minister Sikorski implemented by the MFA in cooperation with Statistics Poland.