– The European Union is diversified, but that is good. We are different, but, at the same time, we are together. We are a certain unity. I think that this is a great value that should be appreciated and nurtured – emphasised the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski during the preparatory seminar of the General Secretariat of the Council before the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

– The ban on the import of Polish apples may bring losses to both Polish exporters and recipients of apples in Kazakhstan. We expect the lifting of restrictions as soon as possible and the resumption of the possibility of exporting Polish apples – stressed the Secretary of State Michał Kołodziejczak during yesterday’s meeting with the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Poland Alim Kirabayev.

During the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) meeting held in Luxembourg on 21-22 October 2024, the important issues related to agriculture were discussed. The topics raised during the meeting concerned mainly the conclusions on the Common Agricultural Policy after 2027, the challenges facing the EU food chain, the financing of crisis measures in the European Union and agricultural issues related to trade. On behalf of the Polish delegation, the farmers’ affairs were represented by the Undersecretary of State Adam Nowak.

During the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRIFISH) meeting held in Luxembourg on 21-22 October 2024, a political agreement on the fishing quotas in the Baltic Sea for 2025 was reached. The Polish delegation was chaired by the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak.

State Secretary Jacek Czerniak participated today in a meeting between representatives of the National Council of Agricultural Chambers (KRIR) and a delegation of farmers from Austria. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange experiences and provide the Austrian guests with insights into the specifics, structure, and objectives of Polish agriculture. KRIR President Wiktor Szmulewicz was also present.

– Poland is a major producer and exporter of food. The value of goods we delivered to foreign markets exceeds EUR 52 billion. Since the accession of our country to the European Union, we have increased the value of sales of agricultural and food products to foreign markets by more than ten times – said the Secretary of State Jacek Czerniak during a meeting with the representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Poland.

The meeting of the Director General of the MARD Bogusław Wijatyk with the representatives of the management of the American Chamber of Commerce with its registered office in Brussels (AmCham to the EU) was aimed at discussing the opportunities of developing bilateral economic cooperation. The meeting was also an opportunity to exchange views on the current challenges in the agricultural sector.

Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Czesław Siekierski received in Warsaw the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine Vitaliy Koval. It was the first meeting between the heads of the Ministries of Agriculture of Poland and Ukraine since the appointment of Vitaliy Koval to this position in September 2024. Minister Siekierski was accompanied by the Director General of the MARD Bogusław Wijatyk and the employees of the Ministry of Agriculture.

– The “Peace and agriculture” conference in Berlin is an event that unites Europeans around the idea of peace and cooperation, particularly important in times of war on our continent – stressed the Director General of the MARD Bogusław Wijatyk who participated in the 10th anniversary edition of that event on 1-2 October 2024.