The issue of Polish claims for compensation for damages incurred as a result of World War II and the issue of spending on learning Polish as the mother tongue in Germany were among the topics of the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ two-day visit. Arkadiusz Mularczyk Affairs to Berlin.
The deputy minister is in Berlin on Tuesday and Wednesday; According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, he started his visit by visiting places commemorating the tragedy of World War II, including the Center for Documentation of Escape, Expulsions, Reconciliation and talks with the Director of the Center, Gundula Bavendamm. Mularczyk also visited the Monument to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the former Kroll Opera House, where Hitler confirmed Nazi Germany’s attack on Poland.
The Secretary of State held consultations with the Minister of Federal Construction of Germany Klara Geywitz, at the German Ministry of Foreign Affairs he met with the Minister of State for European Affairs and Climate Anna Lührmann and Secretary of State Andreas Michaelis. The subject of talks with the German partners was the issue of Poland’s open claim for compensation for damages incurred as a result of World War II, as well as the vastly insufficient spending to teach Polish as the mother tongue in Germany, required by the federal government. to make under the terms of the Agreement on Good Environments and Friendly Cooperation of 1991
– emphasized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a press release.
The war in Ukraine was an important topic of Mularczyk’s visit
The second major topic – as pointed out by the ministry – is the issue of the war in Ukraine, including the most pressing challenges facing Ukraine’s allies and the need to show solidarity to the belligerent Ukrainian side.
On December 6, Deputy Minister Mularczyk participated in a symbolic topping out ceremony at the building of the future seat of the Polish Embassy in Berlin. The prestigious investment in Unter den Linden Street will be completed in the second half of 2023. In addition, the Secretary of State held talks in Potsdam with the Prime Minister of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke. In the area of bilateral topics, special emphasis is placed on the need to develop the infrastructure network between the two countries, including increasing the number of bridges on the Oder river border. Undersecretary Mularczyk pointed out that this would be a very worthwhile initiative, but it is difficult to take up the engineering challenge in a situation where the European Union is blocking funds from the Polish National Reconstruction Plan
– emphasized the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
As reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mularczyk, who presented the War Losses Report during a press conference for the German and Polish media, emphasized that “there can be no silent topics in mutual relations”. He added that “the issue of reparations is very important for Poland – it is not about politics, but about Polish dignity.”
Mularczyk emphasized that the Republic of Poland hoped that an official note to the German government and an analysis of reports showing the scale of Polish losses “would initiate an open and substantive dialogue between the two countries, which would lead to a satisfactory resolution of the issue of reparations for war.”
On September 1, presented a report on the losses suffered by Poland as a result of the German aggression and occupation during World War II, which shows a total loss of over PLN 6 billion 220 billion PLN 609 million. The report was prepared by a team led by Mularczyk during the previous parliamentary term.
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