Events - About Polish Police

On September 21, 2020, the head of the Polish Police, general inspector Jarosław Szymczyk accepted representatives of the Republic of Indonesiaat the Police Headquarters. The meeting was an opportunity to discuss broadly understood security issues with the representatives of this island country.

"Exchange of experience" - is a sentence that appeared many times during the meeting in the National Police Headquarters held on August 5. Dr. Paloma Cuchi - Head of the World Health Organization Representation met with general Kamil Bracha - Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police, colonel Adam Frankowski, Doctor of Medical Science - Deputy Director of the Central Forensic Laboratory of the Police (CLKP) and lieutenant colonel Magdalena Spólnicka, , M.D., Ph.D. - Head of the Biology Department of the CLKP. During the meeting, colonel Adam Frankowski presented a detailed procedure of genetic screening for SARS-CoV-2 among police officers and civil employees. Special procedures created and applied in the CLKP enable efficient and safe testing and they met with a very positive response from WHO

The International Police Cooperation Bureau of the NPHQs has the pleasure to launch a new English version of our police website, developed in cooperation with the Social Communication Bureau of the NPHQs. The idea behind this initiative was to provide non-Polish speaking people staying in or planning to visit our country with comprehensive and practical information related to the Polish Police, as well as handy and useful guidelines for everyday use.

On 22 July 2020, at the National Police Headquarters, the ceremony was held during which the Medal of Merit for Police was awarded to Mr. Tor Espen Haga, Nordic Liaison Officer at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway in Warsaw. Mr. Haga has been involved in the development of relations between the Polish Police and the law enforcement agencies of Scandinavian countries. The cooperation resulted in successful operations undertaken by law enforcement agencies against various forms of organised crime.

July is a special month for police officers. In July we celebrate the Police Day. One of the highlights of the annual Police Day celebrations is the ceremony held in front of the Memorial Wall commemorating the fallen Police Officers. For the entire organization, these are extremely emotional moments, since this is how the officers pay tribute to those who, while protecting the life and health of citizens, died in the line of duty. May the memory of them never fade away - we encourage you to support and take part in the #BlueHonour campaign.

On 1st July 2020, the National Police Headquarters hosted a ceremony of awarding the Bronze Medal of Merit for the Police to Mr. Jason Schumacher, head of the DEA Poland at the U.S. Embassy in Warsaw. Mr. Schumacher contributed greatly to the development of partnership relations with the Polish Police, thus facilitating its success in the fight against organized drug crime.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police general Kamil Bracha and Deputy Commander of the Central Bureau of Investigation of the Police colonel Piotr Stasiak paid an official visited the DEA Headquarters in the USA. Polish delegates had an opportunity to learn about the most recent methods of combating drug crime and take a close look at agents' daily activities

Commander-in-Chief of Police, general inspector Jarosław Szymczyk, and President of the Management Board of Targi Kielce S.A. Andrzej Mochoń, Ph.D., signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the organization of the International Police & Security Expo POLSECURE.

Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police general Kamil Bracha headed a police delegation during a visit to the Polish Police Contingent operating under the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo EULEX. The meeting was an opportunity to extend Christmas and New Year's wishes and to thank the police officers for their service in the foreign mission.

On 28th November 2019, a delegation of representatives of the Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Moldova chaired by Secretary of State Gheroghe Balan paid an official visit to the National Police Headquarters. The meeting was hosted by the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of Police general Kamil Bracha.

On 15th-18th October 2019, the 88th session of INTERPOL's General Assembly took place in the capital of Chile, Santiago. Polish delegation was headed by Commander-in-Chief of the Police, general inspector Jarosław Szymczyk.