The deputy foreign ministers of Poland and Greece discussed bilateral links and relations within the European Union and NATO. The two countries share similar approach to security, stability of the Western Balkans, EU enlargement, and the protection of the EU’s external borders. During the meeting, the ministers underlined the strategic importance of Poland and Greece as the pillars of logistical and political support for the fighting Ukraine. Deputy Minister Niemczycki stressed that it is necessary to exercise further pressure on the aggressor, including by means of sanctions. The Greek side declared to support subsequent packages of sanctions and noted the difficulties with implementation of sanctions to date. The ministers also hoped for a breakthrough in Ukraine’s path to the European Union.  

Deputy Minister Niemczycki also presented Poland’s position on the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework. He emphasised the positive role of cooperation with Greece in the Friends of Cohesion format. In addition, he referred to the proposed Industrial Accelerator Act. Poland finds it necessary to ensure that the document’s emissions criterion does not provoke divisions in the EU’s internal market. The deputy ministers also discussed the major priorities of the Greek Presidency of the Council of the European Union scheduled for the second half of 2027. 

During his visit to Greece, Deputy Minister Niemczycki was joined by the Hellenic Republic’s Secretary General for International Economic Affairs Dimitris Skalkos to inaugurate a seminar on Energy Security and Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic and Mediterranean Maritime Space—Mutual Risk, Mutual Resilience. The event was organised by the Polish Embassy in Athens in connection with the Polish Presidency of the Council of the Baltic Sea States.