Poland in Greece

The El Greco Museum and the Fodele Cultural Association present the painting exhibition of the renowned Polish artist, professor Andrzej Zdanowicz. The exhibition is under the honorary auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Athens, curated by Magdalena Melissourgaki-Woźzniak.

From 1-5 June 2026, the 29th edition of the Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition was held at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition centre in Athens. It was the largest edition of the event in its history. This year's exhibition brought together a record number of more than 2,200 exhibitors from 83 countries, including 24 national pavilions. The organisers estimate total attendance at over 40,000 participants.

At the 25th anniversary edition of the Athens Jazz festival, Poland was represented by the "Cosmonauts" quartet from Bielsko-Biała, one of the most exciting young bands on the Polish jazz scene.

The Thessaloniki International Book Fair, the 22nd edition of which took place from May 7th to 10th, was an opportunity to highlight the growing presence of Polish literature in the Greek publishing market.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland is pleased to invite you to an upcoming seminar on Energy Security and Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic and Mediterranean Maritime Space on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.

Examining the potential for cooperation between Poland and Greece in implementing defence projects under the SAFE instrument was the main topic of a visit to Athens on April 29-30 by Magdalena Sobkowiak-Czarnecka, Undersecretary of State and Government Plenipotentiary for the SAFE instrument for enhancing Europe's security, along with a delegation from the Ministry of National Defence, the Ministry of Development and Technology and Polish defence companies.

The Entry/Exit System (EES) is Europe's new border management system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, each time they cross the external borders of 29 European countries.

On the 130th anniversary of the birth of Professor Kazimierz Kuratowski, the Polish Embassy, in cooperation with the Polish Archaeological Institute at Athens, organized a seminar on March 19, 2026, devoted to the history of the Polish School of Mathematics - one of the most important and inspiring chapters in the history of 20th-century science.

The Athenian audience, including a large group from the Polish diaspora, had the opportunity to spend an evening with Lech Majewski and his work at the Michael Cacoyannis Foundation in Athens on March 11, 2026.

Please note that the Embassy, including the Consular Section, will be closed on 24th, 25th and 26th December 2025 as well as 1st and 6th January 2026.