At the invitation of H.E. Mr. Marek Szczepanowski, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Poland to the Republic of Cyprus, a meeting of ambassadors of several European Union Member States with Polish archaeologists conducting excavations in the ancient city of Nea Paphos was held at the Paphos Archaeological Park.
The event was attended by H.E. Mr. Vladimír Němec, Ambassador of the Czech Republic; H.E. Mr. Willem Wouter Plomp, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; H.E. Mr. Gabriel Ferrán Carrión, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain; and H.E. Ms. Susanne Bachfischer, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria.
The guests were guided around the archaeological site by Professor Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka, Head of the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus, and Dr Paweł Lech, both representing the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW).
The meeting was also attended by Mr. Phedonas Phedonos, Mayor of Paphos, and Mr. Eustathios Raptou, representative of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus.
The event was organized as part of activities accompanying Poland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. It is worth noting that the presidency is held in rotating trios, and the current presidency trio consists of Poland (January–June 2025), Denmark (July–December 2025), and Cyprus (January–June 2026).
The aim of the visit was not only to showcase the achievements of Polish scholarship, but also to strengthen partnerships among EU Member States in the context of shared cultural heritage and academic cooperation.
More about the PCMA UW Research Centre in Cyprus.
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Participants during the walk in the House of Theseus // Uczestnicy spaceru w Willi Tezeusza (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
Mayor of Paphos, Director of PCMA Research Centre in Cyprus and Polish Ambassador Marek Szczepanowski // Burmistrz Pafos, kierowniczka Stacji Badawczej na Cyprze CAŚ UW i Ambasador RP Marek Szczepanowski (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
Participants in the peristyle courtyard of the so-called Hellenistic House // Uczestnicy spaceru na dziedzińcu perystylowym tak zwanego Domu Hellenistycznego (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
During the walk at the Odeon // W trakcie spaceru na Odeonie (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
From the left: Agata Szczepanowska, Counsellor for Political-Economic Affairs and Media Services; prof. Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka; Marek Szczepanowski – Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to Cyprus; Eustathios Raptou – representative of the Department of Antiquities of Cyprus // Od lewej: Agata Szczepanowska, podreferendarz ds. polityczno-ekonomicznych i obsługi medialnej; prof. Ewdoksia Papuci-Władyka; Marek Szczepanowski – Ambasador RP na Cyprze; Eustathios Raptou – przedstawiciel Departamentu Starożytności Cypru (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
On the way to the House of Theseus // W drodze do Willi Tezeusza (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
In the House of Dionysos // W domu Dionizosa (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW) -
Viewing the mosaics in the House of Theseus // Oglądając mozaiki w Willi Tezeusza (Photo: Paweł Lech/CAŚ UW)
