Poland in the Council of Europe

The Government of the Republic of Poland made a voluntary donation to support the Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia for 2024-2027, the Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova for 2021-2024 and its next edition, the Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine "Resilience, recovery and "reconstruction" for 2023-2026, as well as the Program to promote cooperation with representatives of Belarusian democratic forces and civil society. Each of the above programs received an amount of EUR 300,000.

On 18 June, during a week promoting the idea of hate-free speech, Polish journalist Ms Anna Alboth received the Journalism Excellence Awards in the global event category for her report 'They never caused any war'.

Warsaw Ukrainian School SzkoUA received the CEB Social Cohesion Award 2024 from the Council of Europe Development Bank for its excellent work in supporting the integration of refugee children from Ukraine.

On June 5-6, 2024, the Minister of Justice, Mr. Adam Bodnar, and the Secretary of State, Mrs. Maria Ejchart, paid an official visit to Strasbourg.

On June 3, at the initiative of the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe, World Bicycle Day was celebrated for the first time in the Council of Europe.

On May 16-17, in connection with the 133rd annual session of ministers of the Council of Europe, as well as the 75th anniversary of the Council of Europe, the Undersecretary of State, Mr. Jakub Wiśniewski, paid an official visit to Strasbourg.

In connection with the 100th anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize to Władysław Reymont, on April 17, a screening of the film "La Jeune Fille et les paysans" / PL - "Chłopi" took place at the Star Saint-Exupery ar Saint-Exupery cinema in Strasbourg. The screening was attended by representatives of member states and those with observer status at the Council of Europe, as well as a group of Poles.

On April 14-16th, in the Column Hall of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland, took place the 16th International Scientific Conference on Human Rights entitled "75 years of the Council of Europe's influence on shaping the European legal space in the areas of democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights."

The talks focused on Poland’s cooperation with the Council of Europe in the promotion of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, as well as Poland’s and the Council of Europe’s further support for Belarus.