President Amherd visits Poland in the run-up to Polish presidency of the Council of the EU
Bern, 14.10.2024 - President Viola Amherd will travel to Warsaw this week. During her visit, she will meet with Polish President Andrzej Duda on 17 October and also hold talks with the heads of Poland’s parliamentary chambers, Marshall of the Sejm Szymon Hołownia and Marshall of the Senate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska. Poland will assume the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU in the first half of 2025.
With a view to Poland assuming the presidency of the Council of the EU at the beginning of 2025, talks during Ms Amherd’s visit will focus on bilateral relations between Switzerland and Poland, the security situation in Europe and the ongoing negotiations between Switzerland and the European Union. Other topics will include bilateral cooperation on the second Swiss contribution to selected EU member states. With overall funding of CHF 320.1 million, Poland will be the largest beneficiary of the 15 countries receiving funding from the second Swiss contribution. This cooperation programme aims to reach socially disadvantaged regions while also supporting research and innovation at Polish universities.
Switzerland and Poland maintain close political, economic and cultural ties. Poland is Switzerland’s most important Central European partner, with a trade volume of CHF 6 billion (2023, excluding gold) and Swiss direct investment of around CHF 6.4 billion (2022). Talks on education, research, innovation and migration have intensified between the two countries as well. Switzerland and Poland also work closely in multilateral contexts such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
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