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....ABOUT US

UKIE inaugurated its activity on 10 October 1996 under a status assigned to it by a Regulation of the Chairman of the Council of Ministers of 2 October 1996. It coordinates the works of all ministries and institutions directly engaged in the process of Poland’s integration with the European Union. UKIE continues the works previously conducted by the Bureau for European Integration and the Bureau for Foreign Assistance. The latter were part of the Council of Ministers’ Office and were set up on the strength of a Council of Ministers’ Resolution No. 11/91 dated 26 January 1991 establishing the office of a Government Plenipotentiary for European Integration and Foreign Assistance. Their task was to support the work of the Government Plenipotentiary.

....POLAND IN THE EUROPEAN UNION - EXPERIENCES OF THE FIRST YEAR OF MEMBERSHIP

On May 1st 2005 we are celebrating the first year of Poland’s presence within the European Union. This provides an obvious opportunity to attempt a recapitulation of the first months of our membership in the European Union. Bearing in mind that preparations for the membership had started a long time before the accession date itself, one can assume with high probability that it will take a period of similar duration to enable more complete conclusions regarding social and economic consequences of the accession. Therefore the present analysis can neither be complete nor reveal the scale of changes, which can be better assessed only in a longer time perspective.