On 2–3 June 2025, an EU-US Justice and Home Affairs ministerial meeting took place. Among the main topics discussed at the meeting were migration and the fight against organised crime, including drug-related crime.

European-American talks in Poland strengthen transatlantic partnership

Poland, which currently holds the rotating presidency in the Council of the European Union, hosted an EU-US ministerial meeting on justice and home affairs. The Warsaw meeting offered an opportunity to reaffirm the commitment of the European Union and the United States to a strong transatlantic partnership.

The Polish presidency was represented by Minister of Justice Adam Bodnar and Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration Maciej Duszczyk. This meeting saw the most important representatives of the US administration – the State Department, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security - as well as representatives of the European Union, including the European Commission, the General Secretariat of the Council, the European External Action Service and EU agencies and institutions.

During the talks, the participants focused on dialogue on combating organised crime, including drug trafficking and irregular migration. They also discussed cooperation in combating terrorism and cyber threats, as well as visa reciprocity policy. The meeting also provided an opportunity to present the priorities of the upcoming Danish Presidency in the Council of the European Union.

US delegation visits Polish-Belarusian border

The EU-US ministerial meeting was preceded by a visit to the Polish-Belarusian border by Deputy Minister Maciej Duszczyk along with Senior Counsellor to the US Department of Homeland Security Robert Law.

On Monday, 2 June, Deputy Minister Maciej Duszczyk arrived in Połowce (Podlaskie Voivodeship) with Senior Counsellor to the US Department of Homeland Security Robert Law and representatives of the US administration. The Deputy Minister of the Interior and Administration and Border Guard officers demonstrated the solutions used by Poland to secure its border with Belarus against irregular migration, which is being used as a tool of hybrid warfare against the European Union by the Belarusian and Russian regimes. Through a series of government interventions, investments in physical and electronic barriers and the daily service of thousands of border guards and soldiers, Poland achieved a 98% success rate in countering attempted irregular border crossings.