At the request of the Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, the President, Andrzej Duda, appointed Waldemar Buda as the Minister of Development and Technology. The appointment act was awarded at the Presidential Palace. Apart from the head of state and the head of government, the ceremony was also attended by members of the Council of Ministers. It was not the only important event. During the ceremony, the President also awarded an appointment act for the rank of superintendent of the Tax and Customs Service. Prime Minister Morawiecki gifted commemorative honorary swords to the officers.

The Head of the Government spoke with a delegation of members of the US House of Representatives, Democrats and Republicans, including Kevin McCarthy, the leader of the latter. The meeting is part of intensive Polish-American contacts aimed to coordinate actions against Russia's unprovoked and unjustified military aggression against Ukraine.

The eyes of the world have been focused on Ukraine, which was brutally attacked by Russia, for six weeks now. This is the time of a great mobilisation and unified action of the Polish government, local authorities and thousands of Poles. Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, more than 2.5 million refugees have already arrived in our country. Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with local government officials from Polish cities to discuss the current situation. The Head of the Government thanked them for the support and kindness offered to the Ukrainian refugees. He also promised further government support. Around half a billion Polish zlotys have already been transferred to local governments.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met the senior citizens at the "Senior+" Day Care Centre in Wola Karczewska. Financial support and social activation of seniors are an important part of the government's extensive pro-family policy. This year alone, there has been the greatest indexation of pensions in years, the payment of 13th and 14th pensions have been organised, and the "Senior+" and "Aktywni +" programmes supporting intergenerational integration and activities for seniors have been continued

The main topics discussed during the meeting between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss were issues concerning aid, humanitarian support and European security. This is another meeting with representatives of the country's authorities on aid to our eastern neighbour. The last one took place in March 2022 and concerned, among other things, strengthening cooperation and coordination between the two countries in connection with the situation in Ukraine. The Prime Minister stressed that the unity of the West and cooperation of the entire free and democratic world are now more important than ever.

Assessing the needs of Ukrainian refugees and the possibility of Japan providing support were the primary topics of Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki’s meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, the Japanese Prime Minister’s special envoy for humanitarian aid. This is yet another meeting as part of PM Morawiecki’s diplomatic efforts to build global solidarity with Ukraine. Poland appreciates Japan’s strong support for actions aimed at stopping Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Both Poland and Japan agree that the Russian aggression constitutes a major threat to the world order.

On 2 April, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola in Otwock (Poland). The highlights of the discussion included: support for people affected by the war in Ukraine, the necessity of more effective sanctions against Russia and Russian oligarchs, and funding for further support and reparative measures.

The Head of the Polish Government held talks with Filippo Grandi, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. It was the second such meeting this year - the first took place on 7 March. The main topic of the talks was aid for refugees from war-torn Ukraine. Since the Russian attack on our eastern neighbour, over 2.4 million people have already arrived in Poland. All those who need help can receive it in our country.

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki met with Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. The topics discussed included the Ukrainian-Russian negotiations, the current humanitarian and military situation in Ukraine, and the documentation of Russian war crimes. The meeting also discussed US President Joe Biden's visit to Poland and the implications of existing and possible initiatives to support Ukraine in the face of the Russian invasion.

Working with Google in light of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine was the main topic of talks between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Sundar Pichai, CEO of Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiary Google. The issue of cybersecurity and combating disinformation was raised as well. The second part of the meeting was attended by the Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša and a representative of the Czech Prime Minister. PM Morawiecki thanked for Google’s commitment to donate to help refugees.