Polen i Norge

Easter greetings from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Zbigniew Rau

24.03. on the eve of the Belarusian Freedom Day, the Embassies of the Republic of Poland and Lithuania in Norway organized a debate of experts from Poland, Lithuania and Norway on the situation in Belarus.The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs was represented by the Head of the Department for Eastern Europe, Central Asia and Regional Organizations, Director L. R. Hansen. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Democratic Belarus, gave a special message.

Polish egg painting, paragliding in Ghana, Slovak „Šibačka”, welcoming of spring in Korea or joint celebration of Muslims and Jews in Tunisia – these and other Easter traditions can be found in the E-book prepared by the occasion of the upcoming Easter holidays by Female Ambassadors Oslo.

The 25th edition of the Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival will take place from 20 March to 2 April. The festival is held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland. Nine concerts of the jubilee festival will take place in Warsaw, another three are planned in the concert halls of symphony orchestras from Poznań, Katowice and Wrocław. The concerts will be live streamed online to the public. The festival events will be broadcast by Polish Radio 2.

18 of March, on the occasion of celebration of Francophonie days in Oslo, Ambassador I. Woicka - Żuławska has met on the digital visit with the students of French classes in Bjørnholdt ungdomsskole.

The competition for the best project dedicated to "Polish footprints in Oslo" EXTENDED - because of coronavirus pandemic reasons - TILL 30. 09. 2021!

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and 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.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo presents an article by President Andrzej Duda "Central Europe as a community of aspirations", as part of the campaign "we're telling Poland to the world" prepared by the Institute of New Media. The article is part of the series of publications "The Decade of Central Europe" illustrating the thesis that Central Europe is at the best starting point for an economic recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication is part of the solemn celebration of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Visegrad Group (February 15) taking place during the Polish presidency of the Group.

January 27, 2021 we celebrate the 76th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz - Birkenau. The United Nations has declared this day the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

The Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Oslo would like to express its best wishes for a healthy, cheerful Christmas and all the best in the New Year 2021. We would like to kindly inform you that on December 24, 2020, the Embassy and its Consular Department are closed.