Poland in the EU

The preparation of the upcoming videoconference of the members of the European Council was the main topic of the meeting of European affairs ministers. Poland was represented by Minister Konrad Szymański.

Relations with Russia and Turkey, the EU's southern neighborhood and a discussion with the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, were the main points of the Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels.

The strenghtening of cooperation with third countries as an indenspinsable element of increasing the effectiveness of the EU migration policy was the main topic of discussion of the EU foreign and home affairs ministers on migration issues. Poland was represented by deputy ministers Paweł Jabłoński (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) and Bartosz Grodecki (Ministry of Interior and Administration).

The situation in Belarus, in particular the repression and violence against female journalists, was the main topic of the conference organised by the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU in cooperation with Belsat TV.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki took part in the videoconference of the leaders of the members of the European Council. The main topics of the two-day meeting were the coordination of EU activities on COVID-19 and the strategic debate on European security and defense.

Preparation for the upcoming meeting of heads of state or government was the main topic of the videoconference of ministers responsible for European affairs. Poland was represented by the Minister for the European Union, Konrad Szymański.

The European Union's relations with Russia, the situation in Belarus and the discussion with the US Secretary of State Antony Blinken were the main points of Monday’s Foreign Affairs Council.

Further strengthen intergovernmental cooperation for the benefit of citizens, as well as the European Union and NATO. It is one of the many assumptions of the Visegrad Anniversary Declaration signed by the Prime Ministers of Poland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, and the Slovak Republic on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Visegrad Group. At the V4 summit held in Krakow the leaders of Visegrad Group welcomed the attendance of the President of the European Council Charles Michel. The Visegrad heads of governments also signed the Digital Declaration.

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the Visegrad Group was established at the Castle of Visegrad in Hungary.

The EU-Russia relationship, issues related to the lack of respect for human rights and the implementation of sanctions against Moscow were the main topics of the videoconference with the participation of the associates of the Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny: Vladimir Ashurkov and Leonid Volkov. The meeting was held at the initiative of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU.