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A meeting between the BPCC and the Polish-British Parliamentary Group took place on 24 April at the Polish Sejm. Michael Dembinski, Head of Policy BPCC, delivered a presentation on the BPCC’s history and wide range of activities. Bilateral trade between Poland and Great Britain was one of the main subjects of the presentation. Martin Oxley, CEO BPCC emphasised that co-operation between the BPCC and the Parliamentary Group has been traditionally very close and BPCC representatives regularly attended meetings of the previous Groups.
“As Members of Parliament we want to support the Chamber in its activities and to intensify our co-operation” declared Grzegorz Karpiñski, Chairman of the Polish-British Parliamentary Group. He also suggested that future meetings, during which the Chambers’ experts could present their experience and best practice in a number of social and economic issues, should take place in the Sejm and underlined that such meetings would certainly be of mutual benefit.
Members of the Group expressed their interest in the “Wracaj do Polski” programme run by the BPCC.
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They also raised questions regarding the support of export of small and medium enterprises products to the UK, currency risk and the recent migration of Poles to the UK. The Chairman of the Group invited BPCC members to deliver a presentation on administrative barriers that prevent foreign investors from doing business in Poland at a joint meeting of the Group and two parliamentary committees - the Economy committee and the “Friendly State” committee, in July.
The BPCC, in co-operation with the Polish Embassy in London and the Polish Sejm, also plans to prepare a study tour to the UK for the Groups’ members. The trip will enable Members of Parliament to familiarize themselves with British solutions in four key issues: Innovation, E-Government, Public Private Partnership and Corporate Social Responsibility. Members will also have the opportunity to meet their counterparts in the British Parliament.
The Polish-British Parliamentary Group is usually established at the beginning of each Parliamentary term and it currently comprises of 15 Members of the Polish Sejm and Senate.
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