19 FEBRUARY 2008

CONSULAR CORPS DISCUSSION AND DINNER

   The President of the Consular Corps, the Consul of Lebanon Mr. Kabalan Frangieh invited together with the Consul of Slovenia Ms. Greti Borojevic acting under the presidency of the European Union, the Consuls of the Embassies in Warsaw to a discussion with the Director of the Department of European Union and International Cooperation in the Ministry of Interior and Administration over dinner in the restaurant AleGloria on 19 February 2008.

   In his speech Mr. Frangieh welcomed the participants and observed that the interest in these dinners is growing and that a big number of Consuls are attending the discussions.

   Mr. Frangieh seized the opportunity to bid farewell to the Consuls of Ireland, Ecuador and Iran who are leaving Warsaw soon. He then introduced the speaker for this evening Mr. Małgorzata Kutyła who is responsible for the adaptation and negotiation to the accession of Poland to the European Union.

   Ms. Kutyła gave a presentation about the work of the Department she heads that constitutes more than half of the Ministry of Interior and Administration and explained how Poland is implementing the new regulations following its entry in the Schengen Area. At the end Ms. Kutyła answered questions about the preparations and the final date of the full accession of Poland in Schengen Area. Below are some photos taken during the dinner.