Poland and Bolivia Foreign Policy

& Philippines Relations

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Rzeczpospolita Polska
 State Profile

• conventional long form: Republic of Poland

• conventional short form: Poland
• local long form: Rzeczpospolita Polska
• local short form: Polska

• Government type: Parliamentary

• Chief of state: President Bronislaw Komorowski
• head of government: Prime Minister Donald Tusk
 State Profile

• Population: 38,383,809 (as of July 2013)

• Religions:
– Roman Catholic 89.8%
– Eastern Orthodox 1.3%
– Protestant 0.3%
– other 0.3%, unspecified 8.3%
 Adoption of Polish Foreign Policy

• The Council of Ministers has adopted the priorities of Polish

foreign policy, including Poland’s strategy for the European
Union, for the years 2012-2016.
• Government Administration Branches Act of 4 September 1997
• The goal of the Council of Ministers is to present to citizens the
vision, priorities and overall foreign policy tasks in the
perspective of 2016.
 Nature of Polish Foreign Policy

• Poland’s actions in the international arena are a reflection of

the values that are the foundation of its statehood: democracy,
the rule of law, respect for human rights and solidarity.

• Foreign policy is meant to guard the state’s independence and

territorial integrity.
Nature of Polish Foreign Policy
 Nature of Polish Foreign Policy

Central Statistical Office of Poland

Philippine - Poland Relations
 Philippine and Poland Relations
• Strong Poland in a strong political union
• Poland open to different dimensions of regional cooperation
• Strategy for Poland’s ‘development cooperation’, promoting
democracy and human rights
• Promoting Poland abroad
• A new quality in relations with the Polish diaspora and Poles
living abroad

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Philippine and Poland Relations

• September 22, 1973

• The Philippines closed its Embassy in Warsaw in 1993.
• Ambassador Alejandro del Rosario.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Economy of Poland

• Poland is increasingly acknowledged as a major player within

the European Union (EU).
• Poland has become the fastest growing economy in the EU and
now has the largest economy in Central Europe.
• It was the only EU country to avoid a recession

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Political and Military Relations

 A number of high-ranking
officials of the Philippine
government have visited
Poland.
• High-ranking officials of the
Polish government have also
visited the Philippines in the
past •Prime Minister Marek Belka

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Political and Miltary Relations

• Eight PZL W-3 Sokol helicopters

• ₱2.8 billion
• Start of a ₱150 billion effort to modernize the equipment of the
Philippine military.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Political and Miltary Relations

• The year 2013 saw the deepening of Philippine-Polish ties with

the signing of two Memoranda of Understanding in the month
of November.

• Development of Bilateral Relations on Defense

- Signed on November 22, 2013
• Cooperation in the Field of Higher Education
- Signed on November 27, 2013

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Political and Miltary Relations

• The recent signing of the above mentioned Memoranda of

Understanding (MOU) point to growth and improvements in
the political and cultural relations between the Philippines and
Poland.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Economic Relations

• Economic relations between Poland and the Philippines is

mostly limited to trade.
• Trade between the two countries reached €151 million in 2012.
• 70% of Philippine exports to Poland is composed of electronics.
• In 2008, the Philippine government temporarily ordered a ban
on Polish poultry imports.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Economic Relations

• There is minimal Polish investment in the country.

• Despite this, however, the Polish government has expressed
confidence in the Philippines' economic potential.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Economic Relations

• 520 Filipinos are currently residents in Poland.

• Filipinos have studied at the University of Warsaw from 2010 to
2013.
• 49 overseas Filipino workers were repatriated by the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration.
• In 2011, the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration listed Poland as one of 76 countries considered
to be "friendly" to the concerns of overseas Filipino workers.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
 Labor and Migration

• 520 Filipinos are currently residents in Poland.

• Filipinos have studied at the University of Warsaw from 2010 to
2013.
• 49 overseas Filipino workers were repatriated by the Overseas
Workers Welfare Administration.
• In 2011, the Philippine Overseas Employment
Administration listed Poland as one of 76 countries considered
to be "friendly" to the concerns of overseas Filipino workers.

Stosunki dwustronne
Polska filipińskie
Plurinational State of Bolivia
 State Profile

• President: Evo Morales

• Type of Government:
Unitary Presidential
Constitutional Republic

La política exterior
de Bolivia
 State Profile

• Population: 10.1 Million (U.N. 2011)

• Language: Spanish, Quecha, Aymara and 39 other languages
• Ethnic Groups:
– Quechua 30%
– Mestizo (mixed white and Amerindian ancestry) 30%
– Aymara 25%
– White 15%
• Religion:
– Roman Catholic 95%
– Protestant (Evangelical Methodist) 5%

La política exterior
de Bolivia
 Focus of Foreign Policy

 Sovereign access to the Pacific Ocean

 Traditional Cultivation of Coca and its industrialisation for licit
purposes
 Anti- Imperialism
 Anti-Colonialism
 Anti-Capitalism
 Strong Pro-Indigenous Discourse

La política exterior
de Bolivia
 Aspects of Bolivia Foreign Policy

• Southern Cone Common Market, MERCOSUR

• Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA)

• Union of South American Nations (UNASUR)
• Andean Community (CAN)

La política exterior
de Bolivia
 Policies
(EU/EC and Bolivia partnership)

• Trade Policy
• Agriculture – the Common Agricultural Policy
• Sanitary and phytosanitary control and consumer protection
• Environmental policy

La política exterior
de Bolivia
 Policies
(EU/EC and Bolivia partnership)

• Research and Development Policy and Knowledge Society

• Conflict prevention
• Policy on fighting illicit drugs
• Migration

La política exterior
de Bolivia
Bolivia – Philippines Relations
 Bolivia-Philippines

• Diplomatic relations between the two countries began on

January 7, 1970.
• Bolivia and Philippines were both Spanish colonies.
• Both countries are now represented by non-resident
Ambassadors.

Relaciones bilaterales
Bolivia y Filipinas
 Bolivia-Philippines

• The Philippine Embassy in Buenos Aires exercised jurisdiction

over Bolivia.
• The Embassy of Bolivia in Tokyo has jurisdiction over the
Philippines. Philippine general has two honorary consulates in
Bolivia in the cities of La Paz and Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
• As of December 2012, there are 12 Filipinos living in Bolivia.

Relaciones bilaterales
Bolivia y Filipinas
 Highlights of Bilateral Relations
• Congressman Jose Macario L. Laurel headed a study visit on
Micro-finance institutions in Peru on 30 January to February
1999 and in Bolivia on 2-6 February 1999.

• Senator Aquilino Pimentel participated in a study visit

sponsored by U.S. Agency for the International Development
(USAID) and the National Credit Council (NCC) of the
Department of Finance on 27 January to February 1999 in
Guatemala, Bolivia and Peru.

Relaciones bilaterales
Bolivia y Filipinas
 Highlights of Bilateral Relations

• First Lady Imelda Marcos visited La Paz, Bolivia on 4 August

1975 for the celebration of the 150th Anniversary of the
founding of Bolivian Republic.
• Secretary Domingo L. Siazon, Jr. had occasion to meet with
the Foreign Minister of Bolivia in bilateral meetings with
members of the Rio Group in U.N. General Assembly.

Relaciones bilaterales
Bolivia y Filipinas
 Highlights of Bilateral Relations

BILATERAL MERCHANDISE TRADE

Value in US$ Relaciones bilaterales

Source: National Statistics Office (NSO) Bolivia y Filipinas
 Concluded Bilateral Agreements

1. Agreement on the Reciprocal Abolition of Non-immigrant

Visa fees and Visa Requirements for Tourism for 30 days.
2. Cultural and Educational Cooperation Agreement

Relaciones bilaterales
Bolivia y Filipinas