Ambassador in Krak贸w
Robin Barnett, British Ambassador to Poland, visited Krak贸w on 23-24 July.
The highlight of the visit was a meeting with the participants of 鈥淩oots and Treetops鈥� 鈥� a new educational project for Belarusian youth, launched by Goethe Institute in Minsk, British Council Poland and the French Alliance in Moldova. Thanks to the programme, young people from Belarus are able to take part in free courses of English, German and French as well as get acquainted with the structure of the European Union and its institutions. Ambassador Barnett enjoyed the meeting and answered many questions regarding Polish-British relations, the UK in the EU, his own experience of Poland鈥檚 transformation and the UK policy towards supporting democracy in Belarus.
The visit was part of the Embassy鈥檚 active programme to expand political and commercial contacts with Poland鈥檚 sixteen regions. To that end, the ambassador discussed British trade and investment engagement in Krak贸w and the wider Ma艂opolska with Krak贸w officials and a number of British companies that have already enjoyed a prosperous presence in that region. Ambassador Barnett also raised the wider economic, social and political situation in Ma艂opolska with local authorities 鈥� Voivode Jerzy Miller, Marshall Marek Sowa and Krak贸w鈥檚 Mayor Jacek Majchrowski.
On a lighter note, the ambassador鈥檚 visit in Krak贸w coincided with the GREAT Minis鈥� trip to the Formula One Grand Prix at Hungaroring. En route to Hungary, the Minis drove through Krak贸w and were met by the local authorities and the ambassador. He enthused about the Minis as a GREAT means of promoting Britain - the home of innovation and the best place to look for business partners.
A video and more pictures from the visit can be found here: