Poland - International cooperation

Poland is a charter member of the UN, having signed on 24 October 1945. It participates in ECE and all the non-regional specialized agencies except IFAD. Poland became a member of IBRD and IMF in 1986. It was admitted to NATO on 12 March 1999. Poland belongs to the WTO, and is a signatory to the Law of the Sea. Poland was among the first Eastern European countries invited to hold talks on EU membership in 1997. It was formally invited to join that body in December 2002, with accession planned for 2004.