UK in Poland

9th October 2012 Dublin, Ireland

Robin Barnett

by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

Railway cooperation? All on the right track!

I am just back from London,where I hosted a Poland/Romania/UK rail for growth event. Both the Polish and Romanian delegations were led by Ministers and included government representatives and rail industry experts. Both countries saw similar key challenges and opportunities in areas like safety, project management and funding future investment, for example the use of […]

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5th October 2012 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

Great British Nuclear Expertise

Been in London this week to address the Autumn gathering of the UK Nuclear Industry Association. Emerging Europe taking its rightful place at the global nuclear table. Civil nuclear is really something where the UK is a world leader. Emerging Europe nuclear is probably the single biggest high value opportunity which UK Plc has in […]

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3rd October 2012 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

All aboard for the Great British Polish Rail journey

There’s one thing you can say about the railways since I’ve been living in Poland – they’ve got slower. There still on time but you need a lot of it plus a big dose of patience to travel around the country. Well that’s about to change. We’re getting stuck in to help to modernise one […]

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28th September 2012 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

Commercial Diplomacy in Action – a week packed full of engagement for UK Business in Poland

If you thought last week was busy – we’ve been even busier this week. A great message to tell. A trade and investment relationship that’s growing strongly. Huge opportunity across Poland and the broader Emerging Europe region-100 million consumers and a tapestry of EU countries modernising their infrastructure. Emerging market opportunity right on our doorstep. […]

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24th September 2012 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

Great British Supercars Set the Pace for UK Trade & Investment

To mark the visit of the Right Hon William Hague, MP to Warsaw recently the British Embassy in co-operation with Aston Martin Warszawa, Lotus Warszawa and JLR Polska hosted a British Motoring Hall of Fame. A superb line up of British Motoring Excellence. Never before has the Embassy seen so much horsepower on one occasion. […]

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19th September 2012 Dublin, Ireland

Robin Barnett

by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

A great day for British-Polish relations

I am delighted to announce that Foreign Secretary William Hague and Defence Minister Philip Hammond are visiting Warsaw today. This is the latest high level visit by UK Ministers to Poland. They will discuss a range of issues with Foreign Minister Sikorski and Defence Minister Siemoniak. These will include the Future of Europe and the […]

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17th September 2012 Dublin, Ireland

Robin Barnett

by Robin Barnett

Former Ambassador to Ireland, Dublin

Superhumans are back home

I am just back from leave and want to congratulate Poland’s magnificent paralympians on their fantastic achievement in winning 36 medals, including 14 golds. Just like the Team GB, the team exceeded expectations. I know that the London atmosphere of packed stadia full of passionate sports fans brought the very best out of every member of the […]

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11th September 2012 Warsaw, Poland

Martin Oxley, Head, UKTI Poland

by Martin Oxley

Director of UKTI Warsaw

The biggest, greatest Olympic welcome back home ever!

21.20 last night the plane touched down at Okęcie Airport in Warsaw bringing back the best ever performing Polish Paralympic Team ever. 101 athletes across 11 disciplines; 36 medals – the 9th best team in the world, rank 3 in Europe and by far the leader of the pack in the Emerging Europe countries. A […]

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