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24.06.2011
 Ladies and Gentlemen, We encourage you to read thenew PFYD Commentary "Troopwithdrawal from Afghanistanand internal political tensions," written by Juliette Moizo, a Frenchintern in our Warsaw Office. Troopwithdrawal from Afghanistanand internal political tensions France’s political situation and foreign diplomacyJune20th – June 27th US President Barack Obama declared on June 23rd that thedecision was made to accelerate the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.Following this decision, Francealso announced the withdrawal of its troops from the country. 4,000 Frenchsoldiers are engaged in the war effort in...
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24.06.2011
 Regional Representation of thePolish Forum of Young Diplomats in Cracowinvites for the meeting called ‘In the land of the sun and wine’ with Ms. LauraRanalli- I Secretary in the Embassy of the Republicof Italy in Lithuania.The meeting will be held on 5thJuly at 6 p.m. in John Paul II Gymnasium in Vilnius and it is a part of Summer SchoolPontes.All who are willing to participateare asked to pre-confirm their presence with Mr. Maciej Trojnar (mtrojnar@diplomacy.pl).
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22.06.2011
 Ladies and Gentlemen,Weencourage you toread the newPFYDCommentary"SeniorHigh school students take national examination while presidential campaign isstarting," writtenbyJulietteMoizo, aFrench interninourWarsaw Office. France’spolitical situation and foreign diplomacy SeniorHigh school students take national examination while presidential campaign isstarting. Eachyear in June, French senior high school students take thesame exam, called “Baccalauréat”, an important event in their students’ life.This exam, organized on a national basis, is a necessity for them to enteruniversity and symbolizes the end of their secondary studies. As...
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15.06.2011
 Ladies and Gentlemen,Weencourage you toread the newPFYDCommentary"Former FrenchPresidentgivesopiniononFrenchpolitics, " writtenbyJulietteMoizo, aFrench interninourWarsaw Office. PFYD Commentery: “Former FrenchPresident gives opinion on French politics” June 6th –June 12th On June 9th, the Socialists introduced abill which would allow gay people to marry in France. The government, which has astrong majority in the Parliament, expressed its opposition to this project,stating that “marriage was a social symbol”. A Civil Union Pact alreadyexists in Franceand is opened to same-sex and heterosexual couples since 1999. The...
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10.06.2011
 Ricc Todd was primarily an Ambassador in South Africa.Then, he was sent to Czech Republic. He was anAmbassador in Central and Eastern Europe for25 years. His next step will be the Caribbean.To evoke Polish-British relationships, the Ambassadorused history as a start. He mentioned 1014 as being the year of the firstofficial meeting between Polandand Great Britain.The Second World War changed the relationship between the two countries completely.It was also transformed by the integration of Polandinto the European Union (EU) in 2004 when the United Kingdom opened his labormarket to Poles without any restrictions. This had two consequences: anincrease...
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10.06.2011
 Ladies and Gentlemen,We encourage youtoread thebriefing notededicated tothe currentpolitical situation in France,writtenbyourintern- JulietteMoizo. May 30th – June 5th In May 2012, a Presidentialelection will be held in Franceand the competition between political leaders and parties is already fierce.The different political parties are developing their strategies to conquer theelectorate. The socialist party (PS) is currently ahead in most polls while thecurrent president Nicolas Sarkozy, head of the conservative party (UMP), isexperiencing dissatisfaction with the voters. However, he is trying toconsolidate his international stature...
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10.06.2011
 The conference “The Polish Role in shaping the easternpolicy”, was a part of a conference series “Poland-Russia. Relationship overthe time”. It took place on May 23rd in Institute of InternationalRelations of University of Warsaw. Our guests during the meeting were MrJaroslaw Cwiek-Karpowicz (Analyst at the Polish Instituteof International Affairs), Mr Wojciech Kononczuk (Expert at the Team of RussianStudies at the Centre of Eastern Studies and Mr Szymon Kardas(Assistant at theInstitute of International Relations). In the introduction, Dr Szymon Kardas presented theplatforms for Polish-Russian collaboration. He remarked that the...
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18.05.2011
 "We are in a special situation." Such words-according to HE Robert Kiss, Hungarian Ambassador in Poland- are heard fromevery country which is every six months becoming the head of the EuropeanCouncil. And it was the present Presidency of Hungary, which ends June 30th, as well as the Polish Presidency which begins on July 1st, the main subjects at a meeting at the Embassy of Hungary. Both Hungary and Poland have a chance to stand forthe first time at the forefront of the EU. Hungarians, although they took over the reins of the Belgians who presided over the EU for the 15th time, can - according to the Ambassador -consider their debut a success. The Lisbon...
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11.05.2011
 ThePolish Forum of Young Diplomats cordially invites you to a meeting with HE MrRic Todd, the UK Ambassador inPoland.The meeting, which main subjects are going to be Polish-British relations and currentpolitical events, will take place on June 6th (Monday), from 5p.m. to 6.30 p.m.at Ambassador's Residence at the 26 Goszczyńskiego street. All interested to come,are asked to confirm their participation via email with the project coordinator,Ms Zanna Grabianowska(zgrabianowska@diplomacy.pl)untill June 3rd, 3 p.m.
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11.05.2011
 The previousday,foreign ministers of Poland and Sweden - Radoslaw Sikorski and Carl Blidt -signed a''Declaration on political cooperation between the Poland and Sweden inthe areas of strategic importance.'' Content stresses: "We are (...) committed to cooperate in global affairs in the UnitedNations and other international organizations, where our joint efforts cancomplement and strengthen the European Union policy. Both countries prioritizejoint solutions on issues of climate and energy efficiency. A very importantissue in our relationship is also strengthened cooperation in trade andinvestment. " Royal couple, among others, laid a wreath on...
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