Situation beyond the eastern border

On 23 May, Undersecretary of State at the MFA Paweł Jabłoński took part in an inauguration of the Three Seas House in Davos, opened for the first time in the history of the World Economic Forum.

Head of Foreign Service, Arkady Rzegocki, was with the delegation to the United States. The purpose of the visit was to talk with management of the United Nations, the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund on increasing employment of Polish professionals in these institutions. During his visit, Head of the Foreign Service also met with the Director of the Institute of Foreign Service of the Department of State, as well as held meetings with Polish

Aid to Ukraine and preparations for the NATO summit scheduled to take place in Madrid were the main topics of the meeting between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and head of the Portuguese government Antonio Costa. The politicians also discussed European issues, including energy and international security. The Polish Prime Minister emphasised that we must build a strengthened flank of the European Union and the North Atlantic Alliance together.

The topic of the conversation between Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki and Meta’s President Nick Clegg was the functioning of social media platforms in the modern world and their growing role in the dissemination of information. These issues take on particular importance in the face of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. The fight against disinformation and the spread of harmful content is becoming a priority.

On 19-20 May 2022, Deputy Minister Szymon Szynkowski vel Sęk visited Dublin to meet with Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne as well as with Ukrainian Ambassador Larysa Gerasko and a group of TDs and senators of the Irish Parliament (the Oireachtas). The deputy chief of Polish diplomacy also met with representatives of the Polish community organisations in Dublin.

During the Strategic Ark Conference organised by the Polish Institute of International Affairs, the Head of the Government stressed that if Ukraine wins against Russia, it will be mostly its own victory, but if it loses, the loss will be shared by all of us and will mark the end of the world as we know it. “For this reason, I call for isolation of the President of Russia. It is true that diplomacy requires dialogue, but one does not negotiate with terrorists. Criminals must be judged, and the Russian World ideology must be defeated and eliminated,” assessed the Prime Minister.

The head of the Polish government spoke with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen. The talks concerned, among other things, the tightening of sanctions against Russia and the strengthening of NATO. The meeting is part of intensive Polish-US diplomatic contacts taking place in recent weeks. Our common objective is to coordinate an international response to Russia's military aggression against Ukraine. It is also a demonstration of commitment to European security and the strengthening of transatlantic ties.

"We are deeply concerned by the decision of the Israeli Higher Planning Council to advance plans for the construction of more than 4.000 housing units in the West Bank. We urge the Israeli authorities to reverse this decision.

The head of the Polish government took part in the Impact’22 congress. In his speech, he drew attention to the unprecedented challenges that we are facing. We are struggling with the effects of the pandemic and interrupted supply chains as well as the consequences of the war in Ukraine. Access to raw materials and inflation also play a huge role. Therefore, in order to meet the needs of Poles, the Prime Minister announced new Treasury bonds. It is a safe and beneficial solution that protects our savings

On 9 May, the International Conference of Ministers for War Refugees from Ukraine was inaugurated by the Head of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration, Mariusz Kamiński. The conference was also attended by Deputy Minister Paweł Szefernaker, Government Plenipotentiary for War Refugees from Ukraine, and Deputy Minister Bartosz Grodecki.