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Benefits for Poland Benefits for the OECD • Belonging to a group of like- • Learning from the successful minded countries, committed to example of Poland’s rapid “The OECD is proud to be working with Poland and promoting economic strength economic development for Poland. Together, we can prepare better policies and prosperity, preserving • Getting advice from Poland on for better lives, here and in the whole world. ” individual liberty and increasing how to best help transition general well-being economies by showing them how • Having access to tailor-made to successfully implement policy advice, especially in reforms, withstand international Angel Gurría, OECD structural policy issues shocks and sustain progress Secretary-General • Tracking economic and social • Drawing on Polish knowledge of progress in comparison to other the specific challenges related to „"MembershipMembership in the OECD confirms that Poland OECD members post-communist economic belongs to the club of most advanced economies and • Learning best practices in policy transition to build effective like-minded countries. The OECD’s reports and making through a recognised programmes for South-East expertise provide the Polish government with a peer review system and Eurasia, notably valuable source of information in the process of shaping and implementing social and economic policy • Integrating with a rich network reforms, which aim to increase the quality of life in of over 100 countries through our country." OECD work with non- members , Deputy and partner economies Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Development of Poland

Poland signs the Partnership Agreement Poland signs the Accession Agreement with the OECD on 4 June 1991 to the OECD, 11 July 1996

Poland becomes the 28th OECD Member Country, 22 November 1996

1991 1996

Donald J. Johnston, OECD Secretary- Signature of the OECD Partnership Agreements “Partners in General and Grzegorz Kolodko, Deputy Transition”in Transition” with with the the Czech , and Slovak the SlovakFederal Republic, Republic, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and PolandPoland, , Paris, Paris, 4 4 JuneJune 19911991 of Poland (1994-1997) at the ceremony of the signature of the Accession AAgreement,greement , Paris,Paris, 1111 JulyJuly 19961996 20 years of economic transformation – together

Poland has achieved a high level of prosperity and wellbeing How is life in Poland today? GDP per capita relative to OECD Remarkably resilient to the 2009 • Poland scores above the OECD average on personal security, social connections average, purchasing power parities world economic and financial and education, according to the OECD Better Life Index. 70% crisis, Poland has continued to • Strong sense of community: 91% of believe that they know someone they 60% grow strongly and catch up with could rely on in time of need, higher than the OECD average of 88%. 50% other OECD countries in GDP per • 90% of adults completed upper secondary education, surpassing the OECD 40% capita. average of 75%, and among the highest rates in the OECD. 30% • The average Polish student scored 521 points in reading, mathematics and 20% science in the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), 10% compared to 497 points for the average 0% student in the OECD. Mean PISA score in reading, in points 1996 1999 2002 2005 2008 2011 2014 540

520 Did you know that? 2012 OECD The OECD has supported Poland throughout • In 2000 Poland’s PISA results 500 average its transition with analysis and policy advice were below the OECD average. Three years later, Polish students’ 480 • Economic Surveys every two years since 1992 outcomes improved significantly 460 • OECD Partners in Transition programme and they now surpass the OECD 440 average. • Direct dialogue with the key actors of Poland’s transformation 2000 2003 2006 2009 2012 • Poland acceded to the OECD Schemes • Policy advice focused on reconstructing the economy, building the for Varietal Certification of Grass and Legume Seed and Crucifer Seed and Other structural framework for growth, restructuring the enterprise sector and Oil and Fibre Species in 1964, 32 years before its accession to the OECD. strengthening integration into the world economy

Aleksander Kwasniewski, signs the OECD Anti-Bribery Donald J. Johnston, OECD Poland (1995-2005), pays his first visit to Convention on 17 December 1997 Secretary-General, visits the OECD Poland for the first time

1997 1998 1999

Leszek Balcerowicz, Deputy Prime , Deputy Prime Donald J. Johnston, OECD Minister and Minister of Finance of Secretary-General, and , Minister of Justice of Poland (1997-2000) Poland (1997-2000), serves as Vice- Aleksander Kwasniewski, signs the OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign President of Poland, Paris, 3 Public Officials in International Business Transactions, Paris, 17 chair of the Ministerial Council Meeting November 1999 December 1997 Highlights of our co-operation

Fostering competition Going green: protecting the environment • Poland’s Office of Competition and Consumer • Poland follows the OECD approach to effectively Protection regularly shares its experience on antitrust achieve environmental objectives in an issues with OECD member countries. economically efficient way. • Its antitrust watchdog applies the OECD’s Competition • Poland took into consideration OECD advice on Assessment Toolkit and other recommendations. how to improve its environmental protection system.

• The last environmental performance review, focused Acting against bribery on forestry and biodiversity, inspired Poland to share its achievements with OECD members and to present an exhibition “Polskie Parki Narodowe” • Poland’s commitment to tackling bribery has been unwavering since it (Polish National Parks) at the OECD Headquarters, in June 2015. signed the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention.

• By active cooperation with the OECD, Poland contributes to implementing

the OECD anti - foreign bribery policies. Poland provides an effective system for information exchange on bribery cases with other jurisdictions. • The Polish government’s 2014 anti-corruption programme includes The exhibition „Polish National Parks” in Paris, June measures for stronger prevention and detection of foreign bribery in 2015. Conservation of nature has a long-lasting international business transactions. tradition in Poland. The first two Polish national parks - Bialowieski and Pieninski – were created in 1932. 23 national parks have been established in Poland since, covering about 1% of the country’s territory.

Aleksander Kwasniewski, Donald J. Johnston, OECD Secretary-General, President of Poland, Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Minister of Foreign meets Wieslaw Kaczmarek, Minister of the visits the OECD Affairs of Poland (2001-2005), visits the OECD Treasury of Poland (2001-2003) for the second time

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Donald J. Johnston, OECD Secretary- Donald J. Johnston, OECD Donald J. Johnston, OECD General, visits Poland and meets Grzegorz Secretary-General and Secretary-General, visits Kolodko, Deputy Prime Minister and Wlodzimierz Cimoszewicz, Poland for the second time Minister of Foreign Affairs of Minister of Finance of Poland (2002-2003) Poland, Paris, 22 April 2004 Highlights of our co-operation

Finding solutions to social challenges: ageing and inequalities Addressing global questions at the local level • Poland has intensively collaborated with the OECD • The OECD and Poland work together to mitigate members in order to adopt recommendations and the implications of ageing and other demographic other instruments to secure strong and stable changes for the development of the local labour economic growth, ensure high rates of employment, market. foster social integration and to reduce poverty. • Inequalities and ageing are some of the key challenges that the OECD helps tackling.

Adopting responsible business conduct • The OECD provides a platform for dialogue and fosters exchange of views • The “Climate Change, Employment and Local and experiences on effective implementation of the principles for Development” project, carried out within the responsible business conduct. framework of the OECD’s LEED Programme, • The Polish government encourages companies to apply the OECD Guidelines examines the impact of climate change on Polish for Multinational Enterprises in their daily activities. local development, including its labour market. Through its recommendations, the OECD strives to • The Guidelines National Contact Point, which was established in Poland in facilitate the transition to a “green economy” at the 1998, promotes this instrument among companies, social partners, NGOs local level. and business associations through its website and seminars offered to NGOs and trade unions.

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, visits Piotr Wozniak, Minister of , Deputy Prime Poland to celebrate the 10th anniversary (2005- Minister and Minister of Economy of of Poland’s OECD membership 2007), serves as Vice-chair of Poland (2007-2012), visits the OECD the Ministerial Council Meeting

2006 2007 2008

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary- Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, with Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary- Poland joins the OECD General, and Waldemar Pawlak, Leszek Balcerowicz, President of the Polish General with Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Development Centre, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister National Bank (2001-2007), and Vincent Koen, (2006- of Economy of Poland, Paris, 7 Head of Division in the OECD Economics 2007), , 22-24 November 1 January 2008 March 2008 Department, Warsaw, 22-24 November 2006 2006 Highlights of our co-operation

Better policies for transition economies: Eurasia, Ukraine and Towards a robust and effective development co-operation South East Europe • Poland was instrumental in the implementation of the OECD Strategy on • Poland actively supports key OECD initiatives designed to help transition Development launched in 2012 and contributed to innovative tools such as economies, particularly Ukraine. the Multi-DimensionalMulti-Dimensional CountryPolicy Reviews, Reviews, the the Policy Policy Dialogue Dialogue Initiative Initiative on on • The launch of the Eurasia Competitiveness Roundtable in Warsaw in 2013 Global Value Chains and the Policy Dialogue on Natural- Resource Based highlights Poland’s efforts to foster co-operation with the European Development. neighbourhood. • Pawel Wojciechowski, Ambassador of Poland to the OECD, chaired the • As co-chair of the OECD and South Caucasus Initiative, OECD Development Centre from 2011 until 2013. Poland shapes best practices for promoting the development of small and • In 2013 Poland has become the 28th member of the OECD Development medium-sized firms, improving the business climate and promoting Assistance Committee (DAC)- the leading international forum for bilateral investment in the region. providers of development cooperation. 2016 will mark a milestone of Poland’s membership in the DAC, with the first peer review of the “Poland and other Central and Eastern country’s development cooperation programme. European countries underwent economic transformation in the 1990s with the “Poland’s membership is another landmark contribution and support of the OECD. for the Development Assistance Committee. Let’s help Ukraine to carry out reforms Poland is a country with impressive now, when it is ready to accept our help development achievements and important and implement necessary solutions.” experience in many areas that are central to Artur Nowak-Far, Undersecretary of our work.” State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Erik Solheim, Chair of of Poland (2013-2015), at the Ukraine the Development Day, Paris, 16 June 2015 Assistance Committee

Waldemar Pawlak, Deputy Prime Minister and Poland becomes the 28th member of Poland joins the Nuclear Minister of Economy of Poland, serves as Vice-chair the International Energy Agency, Energy Agency, of the Ministerial Council Meeting 25 September 2008 18 November 2010

2010 2012

Elzbieta Bienkowska, Minister of Regional Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, visits Poland to Development of Poland (2007-2013), attend the Second High Level meeting of Ministers of participates in the high-level meeting of Waldemar Pawlak (right), Deputy Finance on Climate Change, organised in Warsaw as a the Governing Board of the OECD Prime Minister and Minister of Development Centre, 1 March 2012 Economy of Poland, at the MCM COP14 Conference sideside-event,- event, 8 8 DecemberDecember 2008 2008 Opening Session, Paris, 23 May 2012 Highlights of our co-operation

Education: towards a skills-based economy Urban and rural: fostering regional development • If Europe would raise its learning outcomes by the same • ThePoland Polish has National used the Strategy OECD recommendations of Regional Development resulting 2010 from observed the studies very – level of improvement Poland experienced over the last carefullyTerritorial OECD Review recommendations of Poland and Urban. Policy Review decade, Europe’s economy would be richer by some • Caseof Poland studies - in about the preparation the regions ofof Zachodnioimportant - strategic EUR 50 trillion over the lifetime of today's students. Pomorskie,documents Lubuskie,such as the Podlaskie “National and Strategy Wielkopolskie of Regional Development 2010-2020: Regions, Cities, Rural Areas” • Poland is a key participant in all OECD flagship studies have been cornerstones of the regional and “National Urban Policy in 2023”. on education such as TALIS, PIAAC and Starting Strong. development model. • The OECD also helps to tackle specific challenges PISA highlights Poland’s continuous improvement in • The OECD also helps to tackle specific challenges of of rural areas. The forthcoming review of rural competencies of 15-year olds in reading, mathematics and science. rural areas. The forthcoming review of rural areas in policy in Poland will allow the Polish government to Poland will provide the Polish government with key • The OECD recommendations have been taken into account by the Polish evaluate the current action against these areas and financial forecasts for rural areas after 2020. government while reforming the national educational system over the last recommendations for the future, including after 2020. twenty years, also in the context of regional level development. • The expertise of the OECD’s Local Economic and Employment Development • The expertise of the OECD’s Local Economic and Employment Development Programme helped Poland strengthen the EU’s cohesion policies during its Programme helped Poland strengthen the EU’s cohesion policies, especially Presidency of the Council of the . during its Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Improving agriculture and fisheries policies Harnessing the fruits of open trade • Senior policy officials from Poland regularly participate in the Committee for Agriculture to improve understanding of agriculture, trade and agri- • Senior trade policy officials from Poland participate in the Trade Committee- environmental policies and in the Committee on Fisheries, which provides a unique forum to build mutual understanding of important policy issues in information on fishing and aquaculture. trade relations.

Michal Boni, Minister of Poland becomes a member of Bronislaw Komorowski, President of Administration and Digitization of Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, visits the Development Assistance Poland (2010-2015), receives Angel Poland (2011-2013), participates as a Poland to launch the 13th Economic Survey Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, Warsaw, Committee, 22 October 2013 key speaker in the meeting of the of Poland 10 March 2014 OECD Public Governance Committee

2013 2014

Pawel Wojciechowski, Ambassador Michal Boni, Minister of Administration and Janusz PiechocińskiPiechocinski, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland to the OECD, serves as Digitization of Poland (2011-2013), Paris, 12 and Minister of Economy of Poland (2012- the Ambassadors’ Dean from July November 2013 2015), and Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary- 2013 to July 2014 General, at the press conference, Warsaw, 10 March 2014 Highlights of our co-operation

Getting thepublic governance governance right right Making regulatory reforms happen

• Government innovations for open and transparent • Like other central and eastern European countries governance are underway, based on OECD best Poland underwent fundamental change as it made practice. the transition from a planned to a market • Poland observes the OECD Guidelines on Corporate economy. Governance of State-Owned Enterprises. • The liberalisation of economic activity and the • Poland adopted an democratisation of government institutions were administrative simplification successful reforms that benefited from the OECD’s programme, based on methods expertise.

successfully used in other OECD countries. • Poland took advantage of the OECD’s expertise for Designing policies to foster innovation improving governance • Poland helped shape the OECD Innovation Strategy capacity to achieve and transposed many of its elements into the long-term quality-of-life and competitiveness national setting. outcomes for its citizens and businesses and • OECD experts provided relevant and substantive to deliver services effectively and guidance to Polish policymakers through policy efficiently. reviews of entrepreneurship and innovation policy.

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, visits Poland and meets Janusz Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief Economist, and Mateusz Morawiecki, Krzysztof Jurgiel, Minister of PiechocińskiPiechocinski, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy, and Grzegorz Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Rural Schetyna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland (2014-2015) Economic Development of Poland, Development of Poland Warsaw, 22 March 2016 Paris, 7-8 April 2016

2015 2016

Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General Janusz Piechocinski, Deputy Krzysztof Jurgiel, Minister of Agriculture Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief and , Minister of Prime Minister and Minister of Catherine L. Mann, OECD Chief and Rural Development of Poland, takes Foreign Affairs of Poland, Warsaw, 7 Economy of Poland, and Angel Economist, visits Poland to launch Economist, visits Poland to launch part in the meeting of the Agriculture April 2015 Gurría, OECD Secretary- the Economic Survey of Poland General, Warsaw, 7 April 2015 the XIV Economic Survey of Poland Committee at the Ministerial Level Poland’s contribution to the OECD

Financial support Contributing to OECD bodies (as(by of2016) 2016) Voluntary financial contributions, 2010-2015 Poland supports the OECD At the vice-chair level At the bureau member level through membership and • Ministerial Council Meetings • Corporate Governance Committee voluntary contributions. Effective states, empowered societies in 1999, 2007 and 2012 • Steering Committee of Local Between 2006 and 2015, and policy coherence • Advisory Board of the Eurasia Economic and Employment Poland transferred to the Pre-schools and schools 3% Public sector Competitiveness Programme Development Programme OECD total voluntary Education, 7% effectiveness • Working Party of Measurement • Working Group on International payments of EUR 5,47 economy and 7% society and Analysis of Digital Economy Investment Statistics million. The funding 37% Private sector • Working Group on the Regulation • Working Party on Migration 11% supported the Eurasia development of New Reactors • Working Party on Measurement Competitiveness Programme • Committee for Technical and and Analysis of Digital Economy and the Local Economic and 14% Economic Studies on Nuclear • Governing Board of the the Centre Centre Employment Development Territorial Energy Development and the Fuel for Educational Research and Programme. Poland also development 21% Cycle Innovation.Innovation financed the Economic Entrepreneurship, industry and Review and the Education local development Policy Review of Ukraine. Hosting events and promoting OECD work

Providing talent Warsaw, 27-28 June 2013: First Ministerial Polish staff members contribute Conference of the OECD Eurasia Competitiveness Programme to the OECD work in its various directorates and agencies. In early 2016 a total of 43 Polish nationals worked for the OECD.

Number of Polish OECD officials

Warsaw, 1 October 2014: At the unique venue Polish staff members at the OECD, March 2016 of the National Stadium in Warsaw, , the Polish Minister of Sport and Tourism (2013-2015), opens the 94th session of the OECD Tourism Committee Warsaw, 22 March 2016: Launch of the latest Economic Survey Poland 2016

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Delegates OECD Committees In addition to the diplomats based in Paris, Over 250 Committeescommittees, made working up of national senior officials and experts moregroups than and 40,000 expert internationalgroups made up regularly participate in OECD meetings. In expertsof more fromthan around40,000 internationalthe world 2015, over 350 of them came to Paris to exchangeexperts from information around the and world ideas, take part in OECD meetings. andexchange monitor information progress in and their ideas, policy areas.and monitor progress in their POLSKA policy areas.

Business and trade union representatives Employers of Poland and the Lewiatan Confederation are members of the Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD while NSZZ Solidarność is an affiliate of the OECD Secretariat Trade Union Advisory Committee to the OECD. The OECD Secretariat, headed by the Secretary-General, carries out work in response to the Council’s mandates. It measures global performance, analyses data, compares policies and formulates recommendations. Looking for more information…

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