Poland in the OECD

The future budget of the European Union, Europe's security, and EU enlargement topped the agenda of a meeting between the deputy ministers of Poland and Greece, Ignacy Niemczycki and Tasos Chatzivasileiou. The consultations took place in Warsaw on 3 November.

In his speech delivered at the National School of Public Administration entitled "Strategy for the Time of Collapse,” head of Polish diplomacy Radosław Sikorski asked his audience several important and difficult questions, emphasising the need for a change of perspective in the face of a growing threat. "The awareness of one's own resources and limitations-material, technological, and human-is part of strategic culture and planning,” said the foreign minister.

On 3 September, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski took part in a jubilee meeting of the Weimar Triangle foreign ministers. In Weimar, the chief diplomats of Poland, France, and Germany adopted a declaration to mark 35 years of building trilateral relations and confirm the countries' determination and willingness to cooperate further.

In the last week of August, American analysts and staff members from US Congress came on a study visit to Poland and Ukraine as part of the Atlantic Council's Eurasia Congressional Fellowship programme. The purpose of the meeting was to enhance the fellows' awareness of the political, security, economic, and strategic challenges facing the states that neighbour Russia.

On the centenary of Gdynia's town rights, its Modernist City Centre was entered on the UNESCO's World Heritage List as Poland's 18th site granted this privilege. The decision was made on Monday, 27 July, during 48th session of the World Heritage Committee in Busan. UNESCO appreciated Gdynia as an exceptional example of the modernist urban and architectural planning which shaped the town in the period between the First and Second World Wars.

Discussions on security, meetings with government representatives, and training sessions in team management are just a few of the events scheduled to take place during the Heads of Missions Conference. France's Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot will be the guest of honour during the Conference.

On 30 June, Undersecretary of State Artur Harazim met with Martin Briens, the French Republic's Secretary-General of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. The consultations covered current affairs, security, and cooperation between our two countries.

On 24 June 2026, the MFA Department of Strategy hosted a meeting on the objectives of the Polish Foreign Policy Strategy 2026-2030. The event, which included a presentation and a discussion, was attended by representatives of NATO countries and the Indo-Pacific Four, that is Australia, Japan, New Zealand, and South Korea.

At the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski, the Council of the Baltic Sea States top diplomats gathered in Sopot on 28 and 29 May to take part in the 23rd Ministerial Council of the CBSS. The ministers signed the Sopot Declaration on security in the Baltic Sea region and support for Ukraine.

On 19 May, the European Parliament launched the European Order of Merit to honour individuals who have made a significant contribution to European integration. The laureates included Jerzy Buzek, former Prime Minister of Poland and former President of the European Parliament, and Lech Wałęsa, former President of Poland and leader of the Solidarity movement.