Poland in Iceland

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and the Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

27 January marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp of Auschwitz-Birkenau. It is also International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In order to honor victims of the holocaust, Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Reykajvik would like to present letter from Ambassador Gerard Pokruszyński, online message received from Polish Ambassador to the State of Israel – Marek Magierowski and concert performed by brothers Nikodem and Mikołaj Frach.

From 5 to 8 December, 2020, the second F. Janiewicz music competion was held organized by the Polish Embassy in Reykjavik in cooperation with the Music Society F. Chopin in Iceland.

On 7th of January Ambassador Gerard Pokruszyński together with Mr. Dietrich Becker, Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany, paid a visit to U.S Ambassador to Republic of Iceland – Jeffrey Ross Gunter in the new premises of the U.S Embassy in Reykjavik. Ambassadors discussed prospects for further cooperation and underlined the need to support common initiatives.

This year marks 50th anniversary of the events which took place in December 1970 in Poland

“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army, I hereby notify belligerent and neutral governments and nations of the existence of an Independent Polish State, within all the territories of the united Poland” – with these words Józef Piłsudski addressed the heads of world powers and notified them about the formation of the Second Polish Republic.

On 11 November 1918, 102 years ago, Poland regained its independence. On this day, after his release from the Magdeburg Fortress, Józef Piłsudski took over military command from the Regency Council and, three days later, assumed supreme authority over civilian matters, to finally “as Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army [...] notify belligerent and neutral governments and nations” of the reappearance of “the reborn and independent Republic of Poland” on the map. After 123 years of captivity, Poland became a sovereign and internationally recognised state.

Michał Kurtyka, Minister of Climate and Environment and Poland’s candidate for Secretary-General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in conversation with Dr. Patrycja Sasnal, PISM’s head of research, will talk about the challenges facing the organisation.

The MFA organised a series of expert panels and an information and promotional campaign under the slogan “UN Week” to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Organisation.