10th November 2013 Warsaw, Poland
Global export week starts on 11 November and we’ve got a Polish team in the UK all week promoting the GREAT opportunities on offer for British companies in this fast growing market. Over the course of the week they’ve got over 100 meetings. If you haven’t made an appointment don’t worry – I am sure […]
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2nd August 2013 Warsaw, Poland
Following a period of immense anticipation and excitement the GREAT Routemaster London Doubledecker adorned in red and a HERITAGE is GREAT destination board, fresh from its Grand Prix winning weekend in Budapest chugs into the historical, Hanseatic trading city of Gdańsk. GREAT to see – weather superb and a GREAT location on the rynek. Well […]
26th June 2013 Dublin, Ireland
I am just back from a long weekend working visit to Warminsko Mazurskie region in North Eastern Poland. It was a reminder that there is a lot more to Poland than cities like Warsaw. The region has a complex history. I visited the site of the Battle of Grunwald where Poles and Lithuanians defeated the […]
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27th March 2013 Dublin, Ireland
It has been a busy time for both me and the wider Embassy team. A recent Tuesday found me trying not to confuse the financing of energy investment in Poland with a trilateral Afghan, Polish, British roundtable on progress and next steps in Afghanistan. Both are really important. Poland and the UK both need to […]
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8th March 2013 Warsaw, Poland
Hit the road today – destination Krakow, a specialist seminar focused on inward investment into the UK. 30 great companies, some already in the UK, a number looking for strong growth, some interested to learn more about the exciting opportunities on offer. I have to congratulate our programme partners the BPCC and Deloitte on a […]
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8th March 2013 Dublin, Ireland
I am delighted to introduce today’s guest blog by an old friend, Dorota Mitrus*, who made an important contribution to helping promote effective democratic participation in Poland post-1989 and is now engaged in promoting democracy and effective governance in many other countries. Her blog speaks for itself. What I would like to stress is that […]
24th January 2013 Dublin, Ireland
You will of course be aware that David Cameron, our Prime Minister, delivered a major speech on Europe in London on 23 January. It has received a lot of coverage in the Polish media and Foreign Minister Sikorski commented on it on 24 January. The speech is a very clear commitment to keeping the UK […]
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11th January 2013 Warsaw, Poland
If you believe a number of our banking friends, 2013 is going to be an even better year than 2012 in Emerging Europe. Set right at the heart of Europe, Poland is set to have a robust year even if we do not have the dazzling growth figures which we have seen whole the world […]
25th November 2012 Dublin, Ireland
The following is a guest post by Stana Buchowska PhD on the serious issues of human trafficking and violence against women. It is an admirable analysis of a complex problem. Let me add a word on our Foreign Minister’s initiative on preventing sexual violence in armed conflict. When we think of armed conflict, we think […]
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22nd November 2012 Dublin, Ireland
After a week talking to businesses and enablers in London, Preston and Glasgow, I am convinced that we are seeing an upsurge of interest in the opportunities on offer in Poland and the rest of Emerging Europe. But we are also seeing British success today. The big story of the week was the delivery of […]
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