Poland in the UK

On 10 April 2010, a special TU-154M plane with the President of Poland Lech Kaczyński and the First Lady Maria Kaczyńska on board took off from Warsaw to Smolensk. On that very day the members of the official delegation were to participate in the ceremonies taking place in the Katyn War Cemetery, commemorating the 70th anniversary of the crime committed there. The aircraft carried 96 people, including members of the highest state authorities, representatives of various social circles and religious denominations, high-ranking military commanders and the plane’s crew. All the flight passengers died in the air disaster which took place during landing at the airport near Smolensk.

We encourage all children and young people to take part in the "My Poland" art competition organized as part of the 4th edition of Polish Heritage Days.

The British government has today announced a "social blockade" to stop the coronavirus pandemic, which the British prime minister called the “biggest threat this country has faced for decades”. Due to this decision and in caring for your health and safety, all Polish consular offices in the United Kingdom (in London, Manchester, Edinburgh and Belfast) are limiting their services to emergency situations, extremely urgent cases and cases requiring immediate action.

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law is pleased to announce the opening of a competition for two scholarships, funded by the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The scholarships have been named after the Polish Judge and international lawyer, Bohdan Winiarski. Applications are open to PhD candidates, PhD holders and other academics who are nationals of the following countries:

“We are now going through tough times and probably there are more problems to come in the near future. Only through staying together, and taking care of our precious political relations and people-to-people friendship, can we tackle the issues we are facing,” said Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński at the opening of the fourth edition of the Polish-British Belvedere Forum in London.

The call for applications for the fourth edition of Polish Heritage Days (PHD) is now open! The theme of this year’s PHD is the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain.

The director of the National Academic Exchange Agency (NAWA) announces the call for applications for participation in the Summer Courses of Polish Language and Culture 2020 programme.

His Royal Highness, the Duke of Kent and His Excellency, Professor Arkady Rzegocki, Ambassador of the Polish Republic in London, became honorary patrons of 48th Bal Polski, which took place in Hilton Hotel, Park Lane on 1st February 2020.

Wolves Summit is an international conference for start-ups, investors, and corporates. It focuses on networking and facilitating business development. The upcoming 11th edition will take place on: 24-25 March 2020 in Warsaw, Poland

On January 27, 1945, Soviet soldiers liberated the German Nazi death camp KL Auschwitz. What they found there continues to sow terror and elicit unequivocal moral condemnation to this day.