Foreign relations of Poland Foreign relations of Poland Poland initiated the reform of its political system and economy in 1989. In this new situation, a return to the West, as embodied in the form of the EU and NATO, became realistic. Already on 19th September 1989 Poland signed the agreement for trade and trade co-operation with the (then) European Community (EC). That agreement was not only the basis for further relations but also a starting point for future negotiations on the subject of associating with EC. Such an intention was expressed by Polish Prime Minister Tadeusz Mazowiecki in his speech in the European Parliament in February 1990. ...more on Wikipedia about "Admission of Poland to the European Union"
Poland became a full member of NATO in March 1999, and of the European Union in May 2004. Poland promoted its NATO candidacy through energetic participation in the Partnership for Peace (PfP) program and through intensified individual dialogue between Poland and NATO. Poland was invited in the first wave of NATO enlargement at the July 1997 NATO Summit in Madrid. ...more on Wikipedia about "Foreign relations of Poland"
During the Cold War, Poland had active programs for the development of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, but since then it has signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. Poland also is working with Russia to help eliminate the large stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons developed by the Warsaw Pact countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Poland and weapons of mass destruction"
F. Romauld Spasowski ( 1921-08-20 – 1995-08-11), once an ardent Communist and Poland's ambassador to the United States, is best known for having defected at the height of the Solidarity crisis in 1981. ...more on Wikipedia about "Romauld Spasowski"
The Visegrád group (also called the Visegrád 4 or V4) is an alliance of four Central European states: ...more on Wikipedia about "Visegrád group"
The term "Weimar Triangle" refers to a loose grouping of Poland, Germany, and France. The group is intended to promote co-operation between these three countries. It exists mostly in the form of summit meetings between the leaders of these three conferences, the most recent of which occurred on May 9 2003 in Poland. Previous meetings occurred in Poznan, Poland (1998), Nancy, France (1999), and Hambach, Germany (2001). The Weimar Triangle also involves lower-level connections, such as the annual meeting between Foreign Ministers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Weimar Triangle"
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