
2012.05.17 Jan Tombiński and Adam Kułach nominated as Polish ambassadors within EU diplomatic corps Ambassador Jan Tombiński will become the head of the EU delegation to Kiev, while Director Adam Kułach will head the EU delegation to Riyadh. The decision to nominate the heads of EU delegations to these and 16 other countries in the 2012 round of nominations was announced today by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Catherine Ashton.

2012.05.10 Wroclaw and San Sebastián are the European Capitals of Culture for 2016 The Council adopted a decision officially designating Donostia-San Sebastián (Spain) and Wroclaw (Poland) as European Capitals of Culture for 2016.

2012.05.02 Eight years of Poland’s membership in the European Union 1 May 2012 marks the eighth anniversary of the Poland’s accession to the European Union. This occasion provides an opportunity to conduct an analysis and draw conclusions regarding economic and social effects of Poland’s membership in the EU.

2012.04.27 Minister Mikołaj Dowgielewicz ends his mission at MFA Minister Mikołaj Dowgielewicz is due to take up his new post of Vice-Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank. As such, on 27 April 2012 Prime Minister Donald Tusk accepted his resignation from the post of Secretary of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2012.01.19 European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations By decision No 940/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 14 September 2011 (OJ EU L 246, 23rd September 2011) for 2012 has been declared the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations
The Standard Eurobarometer survey is carried out twice a year. Each survey consists of approximately 1000 face-to-face interviews per Member State.
In addition, the special irregularly repeated modules investigate topics such as agriculture, biotechnology, energy, environment, gender roles, family, youth, elderly, health related issues, immigration, poverty, regional identity, science and technology, working conditions, consumer behaviour, urban traffic etc. in a European perspective.
The following overviews present data on Poland. The full reports can be found on the Eurobarometer.
| Type |
Fieldwork | Report |
| E-Communications Household Survey | February-March 2011 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Attitudes of European citizens towards the environment | April-May 2011 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Awareness of the CO2 capture and storage technology | February-March 2011 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Consumer empowerment | February-April 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Eurobarometer 74 | November 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| European awareness of rare diseases | November-December 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| European Union and Energy | November-December 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Poverty and Social Exclusion | August-September 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| International Trade | August-September 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Food-related risks | June 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Mental Health | February-March 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Eurobarometer 73 | May 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Humanitarian Aid | February-March 2010 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Anti-microbial resistance |
November-December 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Europeans, Agriculture and the Common Agricultural Policy |
November-December 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Eurobarometer 72 | October-November 2009 | National report Factsheets PL-EU |
| Sport and Physical Activity | October 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Organ donation and transplantation | October 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Tobacco | October 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Attitude of Europeans towards corruption | September-October 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Gender equality in the EU in 2009 | September-October 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Europeans'attitudes towards climate change | August-September 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Poverty and Social Exclusion | August-September 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |
| Eurobarometer 71 | June-July 2009 | National report Factsheets PL-EU |
| Discrimination in the EU in 2009 | May-June 2009 | Factsheets PL-EU |









Central Statistical Office (GUS): Poland in the European Union 2011