Development of cities is one of the subjects Europe and India should closely cooperate in. The main challenge is to provide the highest possible standard of living to people, which is more and more difficult in today’s expanding metropolises. The concept of "smart cities" presents "future cities" of our dreams. We have to work hard today to make them true – said dr Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s president, in an interview for EURASIA agency during a conference "Smart Cities India 2015" devoted to intelligent cities. Representatives of science, business, think tanks and governments took part in this event.

Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, used to say that culture widens both mind and spirit. We also believe in that and that’s the reason for launching a Polish Institute in the heart of the Indian capital – said Anna Tryc-Bromley while inaugurating a new headquarters of the Institute. The ceremony was attended by Rahul Chhabra (Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Director of the Indian Council for International Relations (ICWA); Polish Ambassador to India Tomasz Łukaszuk; Małgorzata Bonikowska, CIR’s President and J.J. Singh, President of Polish-Indian Economic Chamber.

Trade turnover between Poland and Oman amounts to 80 mln USD only; it’s much too little given the potential of both countries – said Katarzyna Kacperczyk, deputy minister of foreign affairs while opening Polish-Omani Business Forum in the capital city of Oman, Muscat. Around 30 Polish companies and institutions, including Centre for International Relations and THINKTANK, took part in a mission organised by MFA. The event was another initiative dedicated to the strengthening of bilateral economic cooperation. Earlier this year, in March, Polish-Omani Economic Forum was organised in Warsaw.