HM The King’s visit to Poland, which has been under preparation for a long time, takes place partly in Poland’s capital, Warsaw, where 38 Danish companies will participate in a business promotional campaign, as well as in the port city of Szczecin, where The King will, among other things, visit NATO’s regional headquarters and representatives of the Danish and Polish business communities in the city.

During the visit, His Majesty will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen.

Programme

Wednesday, 31 January

Official opening of the business conference 
10:45
At the newly built historical museum in Warsaw, The King takes part in the official opening of the Danish business promotional campaign in Poland. During the official opening, His Majesty will be accompanied by Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkken Rasmussen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen.

Welcoming ceremony at the Presidential Palace
11:30
The President of Poland, HE Andrzej Duda, welcomes The King to Poland at the Presidential Palace, where there will be guard of honour and national anthems will be played.   

Afterwards, The King participates in a discussion with the President, for which Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen will also be present.

Official luncheon at the Presidential Palace
12:25
The President hosts an official luncheon for The King.

Wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
13:50
The King participates in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, which is a memorial for soldiers who have lost their lives for Poland.

Courtesy visits to the Sejm and the Senate
14:25
The Marshal of the Polish lower chamber Sejm, Szymon Hołownia, receives The King for a courtesy meeting. Afterwards, the Marshal of the Senate, Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, receives His Majesty in a courtesy meeting. 

Round-table discussion on energy efficiency and biogas
15:15
The King attends round-table discussions and MoU signings on, first, energy efficiency and, later, biogas. 

The King takes part in Grand Dinner
19:00
The diplomatic relations between Denmark and Poland are marked at a Grand Dinner in the Kubicki Arcades at the Royal Palace in Warsaw, where The King and HE The President of Poland are the evening’s guests of honour. At the dinner, representatives from the participating Danish companies will take part, as will Minister for Foreign Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister of Defence Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen. For the Grand Dinner, the participating Danish companies have the opportunity to invite selected business connections.

Thursday, 1 February

Visit at metro station and signing of statement of intent
09:00
The day’s first visit focuses on energy optimisation when The King, together with Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard, stops by the metro station Stadion Narodowy. Here, the technology and the idea behind a project that can potentially collect and reuse the metro’s excess heat by sending it into the city’s district heating system is presented.

During the visit, a statement of intent between Warsaw’s Metro, a number of Danish companies and The Export and Investment Fund of Denmark will be signed.

Courtesy visit with Warsaw’s deputy mayor
09:45
The King, together with Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen and Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard, pays a courtesy visit to the Deputy Mayor of Warsaw, Michal Olszewski.

Round-table discussion at City Debate
09:55
The King attends a round-table discussion together with Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard and Warsaw Deputy Mayor Michal Olszewski. 

During the debate, Danish and Polish experts will discuss, among other things, how the cooperation between public and private actors can contribute to resolving the challenges of reducing CO2 in the world’s large cities. During the visit, The King witnesses the signing of a statement of intent regarding CO2-neutral urban development with the Lower Silesia region.

Panel debate: Climate-friendly farming and biogas
11:00
The King visits Warsaw Agricultural University together with Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen. The university hosts a conference which, among other things, focuses on possibilities for a more effective and climate-friendly approach to farming, livestock production and biogas production. During the visit, a statement of intent between Warsaw University of Life Sciences and the Danish company GreenFarm will be signed.

Market Space: Climate-friendly farming and biogas
11:45
The visit at Warsaw Agricultural University continues with a tour around the university. Here, The King and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen will, among other things, be introduced to Danish companies specialising in biogas and farming that are taking part in the conference.

Market Space: Energy efficiency
13:15
The day’s last visit in Warsaw focuses on energy efficiency. The King, together with Minister for Foreign Affairs Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard and Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Jacob Jensen, will be introduced to the Danish companies that have specialised in energy optimisation. The visit concludes with a joint Decarbonisation Declaration Ceremony.

Arrival at Szczecin-Goleniów Airport
16:30
The King arrives at Szczecin-Goleniów Airport and is greeted by the government’s representative (Wojewoda) in West Pomerania, the Szczecin Corps’ military protocol and the Danish consul-general in Szczecin.

Grand Business Reception
20:00
The visit in the port city of Szczecin begins with an official reception at Szczecin Philharmonic Hall, where The King will deliver the welcoming speech. The King participates together with Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard, among others.

Friday, 2 February

Opening of Vestas production facility
09:30
The foundation stone for a new Vestas offshore factory will be laid with the participation of The King and, among others, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard. The new factory, which will produce blades for offshore wind turbines, is expected to be ready for use in 2026 and create more than 1,000 jobs in the area in the long term. 

Conference on wind energy
11:00
The King participates in the opening of the conference “Wind, Waves and Wires”. The objective of the conference is to create opportunities so that Danish companies can offer their technological solutions in the area of wind energy.  In the presence of The King, an MoU between the ports of Szczecin and Esbjerg will be signed.

Courtesy visit
11:45
The King takes part in a courtesy visit with the Mayor of Szczecin, Piotr Tomasz Krzystek, as well as the Marshal of West Pomerania, Olgierd Geblewicz, and the Governor of West Pomerania, Adam Stanisław Rudawski.

Visit at NATO’s corps headquarters
12:30
The King visits NATO’s regional corps headquarters in Szczecin. During the visit, The King will receive a briefing about the current duties of the headquarters, and His Majesty will also meet a number of the Danish personnel at the headquarters and their families.

The headquarters is a part of NATO’s force structure and plays a crucial role for defence in the region.