Press Release: Visit of Commissioner Piebalgs in Poland to promote development policy

On 17 May 2010, European Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs payed his first visit to Poland, in Warsaw. He launched the second series of the 'Kapuściński Lectures', designed to raise awareness on development cooperation. The EU Commissioner also participated to a conference on Poland in the system of international development cooperation organised by the Minister of Foreign Affairs. He held bilateral meetings with Mr Radosław Sikorski, Minister of Foreign Affairs and had exchanges with Members of the Parliament's and civil society to discuss Poland's role and contribution to EU development policy.

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