News - Poland, Warsaw, Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria

H.E. Margarita Ganeva – Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria to the Republic of Poland and Nikolay Kostov – Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Warsaw, Head of the National Tourism Representation held a working meeting with Mr. Ireneusz Raś – State Secretary for Tourism, Ministry of Sport and Tourism of the Republic of Poland, which was attended by: Dominik Borek – Director of the Tourism Department, Karol Biedzyski – Counselor and Edita Sapon – Assistant in the Office of the State Secretary.

On February 6, 2026, in the "Collegium Minus" hall of the Adam Mickiewicz University of Poznań, the official opening of the new Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Bulgaria took place, with headquarters in the city of Poznań and consular district in the Greater Poland Voivodeship. Professor Rafal Dimczyk was appointed Honorary Consul - an established scholar, one of the leading professors related to Bulgarian studies at the University of Poznań, owner of the tourist company "Balkan Travel", which cooperates with the largest Polish tour operators in organizing visits to Bulgaria.

On January 27, 2019, at the Embassy in Warsaw, at the invitation of Ambassador Margarita Ganeva to the Parliamentary Friendship Group with Bulgaria in the Polish Parliament, a meeting was held, which was attended by the Senators: Robert Mamontov - Chairman of the Friendship Group with Bulgaria, Jarosław Rusiecki and Ryszard Mayer, the three from the PiS party, and the Sejm deputy Bożena Żelazowska from the Civic Platform coalition, who also holds the position of State Secretary in the Polish Ministry of Culture. Mr. Jan Stravinsky, Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Gdansk, who is also Chairman of the Association of Honorary Consuls in Poland, was also invited and attended the meeting.

On 17.11.2025, a briefing was held at the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Warsaw, organized jointly with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Poland. The meeting was chaired by the Ambassador of Bulgaria to Poland, Ms. Margarita Ganeva. Welcoming the participants in the meeting (22 representatives from the Embassies in Warsaw), Ambassador Ganeva emphasized several important facts and policies related to the activities of our country in the UN, such as: in 2025, Bulgaria celebrates the 70th anniversary of its membership in the United Nations (UN) - a key moment in the country's establishment on the international stage; Bulgaria in the UN is the voice of small and medium-sized countries in world politics - Bulgaria's membership in the UN Human Rights Council for the period 2024-2026; the election of our country to the Executive Board of UNICEF (2023-2025) and to the Executive Board of UN Women (2023-2025).

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Georg Georgiev, took part in the informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in the "Gymnich" format. The meeting, organised by the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was held in Warsaw and opened with an informal discussion with the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, David Lammy. Together with their British counterpart, the ministers discussed a broad range of topics, including security and defence, Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East, and Sudan.

The 5th Congress of Local Governments of the Three Seas Initiative (TSI) was held in Lublin, Poland, on March 12-13, 2019. The Forum was opened by the President of the Republic of Poland, Andrzej Duda, under whose patronage the event is held annually. The Congress strengthens ties between regions along the North-South axis along the eastern border of the European Union.

On March 11, 2025, the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Warsaw, together with the Bulgarian Cultural Institute in Warsaw, organized a concert on the occasion of the National Day and the 147th anniversary of the Liberation of Bulgaria, which was attended by about 150 guests, including representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Sejm and the Senate of Poland, local authorities and the diplomatic corps in Warsaw.

On February 28, 2025, political consultations were held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria between the foreign policy departments of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Poland at the level of Deputy Minister.

Deputy Minister Elena Shekerletova took part today in Warsaw in the informal meeting of the Ministers for European Affairs of the Member States of the European Union.

According to specialized institutions, the Polish News Agency reported that in the southwestern part of Poland there have been very heavy rainfalls for the second day, which have led to dangerous floods.