Polish delegation to the European Committee of the Regions
The Poles have been participating in the works of the European Committee of the Regions since July 2003, when 95 observers members from 10 countries, which were to enter the European Union on the 1st May 2004, were accepted in this EU body. Since the latter date Polish delegates have been participating in the CoR meetings as full members.
The works of Polish delegation
The principal task of the members of our national delegation to the European Committee of the Regions is the representation of Polish local and regional government interests on the European forum. They fulfil it by the participation – by preparation of opinions – in the EU legislative process and by the resolutions taken up by the CoR in the area of current political issues. The tasks of the CoR members also include informing the EU forum about the issues which are important to the regional and local authorities in Poland, as well as the promotion of activities taken up by the European Union in their own environment in their home country.
Although Polish delegation members, just like the representatives of other countries, belong to supranational political groups (at present there are six such groups), they participate in the national delegation meetings in order to inform one another about their works and to discuss the issues which are the most important from the Polish perspective. The representatives of the European Commission, the Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the EU and of other institutions are also often invited to Polish delegation meetings. Apart from the participation in the commissions meetings and plenary sessions, the delegates also participate in different conferences, seminars and meetings organized in co-operation with the CoR both in Brussels and in many EU member states.
The works of Polish delegation are co-ordinated by the Information Office of the Wielkopolska Region in Brussels.
The composition of Polish delegation
Polish delegation to the European Committee of the Regions in the 2025 - 2030 term has 21 full members and 21 alternate members. It is the fourth biggest national representation in the CoR.
Head of the Polish delegation is Marek Woźniak – President of the Wielkopolska Region. He has held this function since April 2008 (and he has been a CoR member since February 2006). At the same time he has been a Bureau member and the vice-president of the CoR.
Members:
1. Adam BANASZAK, Councillor of Inowrocław County (NAT, ECON)
2. Piotr CAŁBECKI, President of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region (COTER, NAT)
3. Adam CISZKOWSKI, Mayor of Halinów (SEDEC, NAT)
4. Magdalena CZARZYŃSKA-JACHIM, Mayor of the City of Sopot (CIVEX, SEDEC)
5. Aleksandra DULKIEWICZ, Mayor of the City of Gdańsk (ENVE, CIVEX)
6. Olgierd GEBLEWICZ, President of the Zachodniopomorskie Region (CIVEX, NAT)
7. Krzysztof IWANIUK, Mayor of Terespol Commune (NAT, ECON)
8. Ewa JANCZAR, Councillor of the Capital City of Warsaw (SEDEC, ECON)
9. Stanisław JASTRZĘBSKI, Mayor of Długosiodło Commune (ECON, SEDEC)
10. Marcin KUCHCIŃSKI, President of the Warmińsko-Mazurskie Region (NAT, CIVEX)
11. Piotr KUCZERA, Mayor of the City of Rybnik (SEDEC, ENVE)
12. Władysław ORTYL, President of the Podkarpackie Region (COTER, ENVE)
13. Andrzej PŁONKA, Councillor of the Bielsko County (ENVE, CIVEX)
14. Wojciech SAŁUGA, President of the Silesia Region (COTER, ECON)
15. Joachim SMYŁA, Councillor of the Lubliniec County (ECON, SEDEC)
16. Mieczysław STRUK, President of the Pomorskie Region (COTER, NAT)
17. Adam STRUZIK, President of the Mazowieckie Region (COTER, ENVE)
18. Tadeusz TRUSKOLASKI, Mayor of the City of Białystok (SEDEC, ECON)
19. Rafał TRZASKOWSKI, Mayor of the Capital City of Warsaw (ENVE, COTER)
20. Marek WOŹNIAK, President of the Wielkopolska Region (COTER, CIVEX)
21. Hanna ZDANOWSKA, President of the City of Łódź (CIVEX, ENVE)
Alternates:
1. Marek BAŃKOWSKI, Mayor of Bukowsko Commune
2. Marian BURAS, Mayor of the City and Commune of Morawica
3. Grzegorz CICHY, Mayor of the City and Commune of Proszowice
4. Jarosław DWORZAŃSKI, Councillor of the Podlaskie Region
5. Konrad FIJOŁEK, President of the City of Rzeszów
6. Marcin FIJOŁEK, Councillor of the Podkarpackie Region
7. Jacek GAJEWSKI, Councillor of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Region
8. Paweł GANCARZ, President of the Lower Silesia Region
9. Robert GODEK, Councillor of the Strzyżów County
10. Paweł GRZYBOWSKI, Mayor of the City of Rypin
11. Marcin Artur JABŁOŃSKI, President of the Lubuskie Region
12. Witold KOZŁOWSKI, Vice-President of the Małopolska Region
13. Mirosław LECH, Mayor of Korycin
14. Aleksander MISZALSKI, President of the City of Cracow
15. Szymon OGŁAZA, President of the Opolskie Region
16. Piotr PSIKUS, Mayor of the City and Commune of Kępno
17. Rafael ROKASZEWICZ, President of the City of Głogów
18. Rafał RUDKA, Councillor of the Bochnia County
19. Joanna SKRZYDLEWSKA, President of the Łódzkie Region
20. Lucyna SOKOŁOWSKA, Councillor of the Rzeszów County
21. Jarosław STAWIARSKI, President of the Lubelskie Region
The Nice Treaty signed in 2001 established that the CoR members must be elected members of a local or a regional body or be politically accountable to an elected local or regional assembly.
Polish delegates to the CoR are designated by the following local government corporations: the Union of the Voivodships of the Republic of Poland (8 members and the same number of deputy members), the Association of Polish Counties (3), the Association of Polish Cities (3), the Union of Polish Metropolises (2), the Union of Rural Communes of the Republic of Poland (2), the Union of Small Polish Towns (1), Association of Polish Local and Regional Authorities (1) and Polish Alliance of Local and Regional Organisations (1).
