During the meetings, Undersecretary of State Jakub Wiśniewski presented key priorities of Poland’s EU presidency, emphasising the significance of the eastern policy and the EU enlargement process. He also outlined the Polish presidency’s development cooperation plans, focusing on the vital issue of building resilience of developing states and their societies through development and humanitarian measures.

Participants highlighted the significance of the Poland-Sweden cooperation, particularly as regards the EU’s response to hybrid threats and the impacts of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. Referring to the current situation in the Middle East, the officials stressed the urgent need to provide civilians with humanitarian aid.

As part of experience sharing, the Swedish side presented its national development cooperation system, which is based on the joint work between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, SIDA, a private money fund, and a credit agency. The Swedish side also discussed the guidelines about a new development cooperation strategy for 2024-2028, highlighting the importance of migration aspects and the need to involve the private sector in development activities.