In Poznań, the debate of the Visegrad Group expanded to include Bulgaria and Romania (GV4+2) was held. The Polish delegation was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski. At the press conference, which was held after the GV4+2 meeting, the head of the Ministry of Agriculture recapitulated the discussed issues, which included the flood situation in the countries of our region and possible joint measures within the European Union, experiences regarding the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy, as well as expectations toward it and future challenges. The Ministers also attended yesterday’s ceremonial opening of the Polagra Fair and visited the exhibition.

The meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels was dedicated to important issues related to agriculture and fisheries. The Polish delegation was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski.

– Poland is an important producer and exporter of agri-food products in the European Union and in the world – stressed the Secretary of State Stefan Krajewski during an industry seminar with the participation of Polish exporters and Jordanian importers of apples. – That is why we are glad about the steadily growing level of export of Polish apples to the Jordanian market – added the Deputy Minister.

– We are here for you. I would like the visit to Poland to be successful and to ensure good contacts for both parties – said the Secretary of State Michał Kołodziejczak, who today received the importers of meat from the Republic of Korea.

Today, the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak participated in a discussion with the Baltic ministers in charge of fishery. The talks referred to the challenges in the area of fishery in the Baltic Sea.

The Secretary of State Stefan Krajewski attended an informal meeting of the EU Ministers of Agriculture in Hungary. Currently, this country holds the Presidency of the Council of the European Union The subject of the discussion was EU agriculture focused on farmers; towards a competitive, crisis-proof, sustainable, farmer-friendly and knowledge-based future Common Agricultural Policy.

On 2-5 September 2024, the Secretary of State Michał Kołodziejczak visited Malaysia and the Republic of the Philippines as part of a delegation accompanying the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Poland Radosław Sikorski. The objective of the visit was to discuss the prospects for development of cooperation in the agricultural sector. The participants discussed, inter alia, the elimination of barriers to access of Polish agri-food products to the Malaysian and Philippine markets and the balancing of the results of bilateral trade. Deputy Minister Michał Kołodziejczak was accompanied by the Director General of the MARD Bogusław Wijatyk and Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer Paweł Meyer.

Today in Kraków, Minister Czesław Siekierski met with the participants in the “Summer School for representatives of the administration of Moldova and Ukraine”. – Helping our friends from Moldova and Ukraine prepare for accession to the European Union is both our duty and it is in our common interest – stressed the Head of the Ministry of Agriculture.

The major topics of yesterday’s meeting of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) in Brussels were: long-term viability of rural areas and trade-related agricultural matters. Poland has also submitted for debate a proposal informing about the signed Joint Declaration on the creation of a European Partnership for the BIOEAST initiative. The Polish delegation was chaired by the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski.

The major objective of today’s online meeting between the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak and the Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Suliman Ali Al-Khateeb, was to discuss the possibilities of intensifying cooperation in agricultural matters.