Poland in the Council of Europe

On 25th January the Liechtenstein delegation, which currently holds the presidency of the Committee of Ministers, organized for the first time in the Council of Europe the celebration of the International Women's Day in Multilateralism, established by UNESCO in 2021. The event was organized on the initiative of the Polish, Portuguese and Slovak delegations.

As endorsed by the Foreign Ministries of Canada, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States on 20 December 2023, the Tallinn Mechanism officially formalized.

On 1 December 2023, a Charity Market for Ukraine was held at the Council of Europe with the participation of member states and observers to the organization. The aim of the event was to raise funds for a 3D printer, enabling faster production of temporary prostheses, which will be donated to the Superhumans Center - a world class medical center that provides free assistance to Ukrainian soldiers injured on the front.

On November 30th, on the occasion of the 3rd meeting of the Council of Europe Contact Group on Belarus, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the Council of Europe organized a concert by the Polish-Belarusian band Ulyánica, which performed ethno-jazz music of the Polesia region.

The Government of Poland has made a voluntary contribution of approximately €162,000 to support: - Council of Europe Action Plan for Georgia 2020-2023 and its successor action plan, - Council of Europe Action Plan for the Republic of Moldova 2021-2024, - Council of Europe Action Plan for Ukraine “Resilience, Recovery and Reconstruction” 2023-2026. 

On November 16th, a Polish candidate, Prof. Aleksandra Mężykowska was elected to the board of the Register of Damages Caused by Russian Aggression against Ukraine. The management board  consists of representatives of Italy, Finland, the USA, Iceland, Germany and Ukraine.