Poland in the OECD

Virtual webinar on April 8th 2021, 11:00 - 12:30 Paris time (CET)

The Development Cooperation Policy Council has unanimously adopted the Development Cooperation Plan for 2021. The meeting was chaired by the National Coordinator for Development Cooperation, Deputy Foreign Minister Paweł Jabłoński.

Thirty years ago, on 15 February 1991, the presidents of Poland and Czechoslovakia, and the prime minister of Hungary signed the Declaration on Cooperation between the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic, the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Hungary in Striving for European Integration in the castle of Visegrad, Hungary.

On 14 December 2020, a jubilee conference was held to mark the 60th anniversary of the signature of the OECD Convention. The event which took place in the unique and difficult context of the COVID-19 pandemic, was provided an opportunity to reflect on the most important achievements and role of the OECD compared to other international organizations, as well as to exchange of views on effective economic recovery in the post-COVID era, taking into account the economic, social and environmental dimensions.

The competition organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Association of Polish Graphic Designers was addressed to citizens of the Visegrad Group countries, i.e. the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary. The competition task was to create a poster dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the V4 Group.

“As the Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army, I hereby notify belligerent and neutral governments and nations of the existence of an Independent Polish State, within all the territories of the united Poland” – with these words Józef Piłsudski addressed the heads of world powers and notified them about the formation of the Second Polish Republic.

On 11 November 1918, 102 years ago, Poland regained its independence. On this day, after his release from the Magdeburg Fortress, Józef Piłsudski took over military command from the Regency Council and, three days later, assumed supreme authority over civilian matters, to finally “as Commander-in-Chief of the Polish Army [...] notify belligerent and neutral governments and nations” of the reappearance of “the reborn and independent Republic of Poland” on the map. After 123 years of captivity, Poland became a sovereign and internationally recognised state.

Polish candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the OECD will present his ideas for the Organization during the online debate at PISM on 12th of November.

The Polish government proposed the incumbent Minister of Climate and Environment Michał Kurtyka as a candidate for the position of the Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The MFA organised a series of expert panels and an information and promotional campaign under the slogan “UN Week” to mark the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the United Nations Organisation.