Poland

Poland is the largest member state of Central Europe, a country whose struggle for freedom helped bring down the Iron Curtain and reunite the continent. It joined the European Union in 2004, in the historic enlargement that its own history had done so much to make possible.

Since accession, Poland has become one of the Union's most dynamic economies and a key voice on European security, solidarity and the future of the continent's eastern dimension. Its rapid development stands as one of the great success stories of European integration.

In the European Parliament, Poland is the fifth-largest delegation, with 53 seats (2024). Its weight in European decision-making continues to grow.

Poland embodies a conviction the European Democrats hold dear: that the reunification of Europe is a historic achievement, and that the defence of freedom and democracy is a shared and continuing task.