Poland in the OECD

The College of Europe has opened applications for its postgraduate programmes for the 2026/27 academic year. In response to the growing need in Europe for experts in security, the College of Europe in Natolin is proud to announce the new study track within the Advanced MA in European Interdisciplinary Studies: European Security and Strategy. Candidates have until 14 January 2026 to submit their online application.

Poland holds the presidency of the CBSS from 1st July 2025 to 30th June 2026, taking over from Estonia. The Polish Presidency aims to continue the practical cooperation undertaken and built on achievements of the previous presidencies, in line with the CBSS long-term priorities:

Permanent Representation of Poland to the OECD is delighted to invite you to the conference "The Future and Key Challenges of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)"

On 27 May, an informal meeting of the Horizontal Working Party on Enhancing Resilience and Countering Hybrid Threats was held in Warsaw, under Poland's Presidency of the EU Council. The talks included representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

During their meeting, NATO countries' top diplomats focused on the preparations for the summit of NATO heads of state and government scheduled to take place in The Hauge this June. The talks were held in Antalya on 14-15 May 2025.

On 10 and 11 April, an informal meeting of the RELEX and RELEX/Sanctions working party was held in Warsaw. It was organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of Poland's Presidency of the EU Council.

We are pleased to announce that Poland decided to join the Brussels Institute for Geopolitics (BIG).

On Tadeusz Kościuszko's birthday, the first Kościuszko Forum took place in the framework of the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union with the aim to support the Belarusian people's democratic aspirations. The Forum was hosted by the European Solidarity Centre, an institution that perpetuates the memory of the 1980 bid for freedom.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau: a place which became a symbol of unimaginable human suffering and barbarity.

In 2025, Poland holds a one-year presidency of the Community of Democracies, a global intergovernmental coalition of countries whose main goal is to promote democratic principles and standards worldwide.