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A delegation of the Council of Europe's Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA) carried out an evaluation visit to Poland from 30 March to 3 April 2026, as part of the fourth evaluation round of the Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings.

This new evaluation round of monitoring the implementation of the Convention focuses on vulnerabilities to human trafficking and measures taken by States Parties to prevent them, detect and support vulnerable victims, and punish the offenders. This includes a focus on the use of information and communication technology (ICT), which brings structural changes to the way offenders operate and exacerbates existing vulnerabilities.

Prior to the visit, the Polish authorities provided a reply to GRETA’s questionnaire for the fourth evaluation round. In addition to the new thematic focus, GRETA is examining how the main recommendations made in its third evaluation report on Poland have been implemented.

During the visit, the GRETA delegation met Mr Czesław Mroczek, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior and Administration, which co-ordinates Poland’s efforts against trafficking in human beings, and officials of the Ministry’s Unit for Combatting Trafficking in Human Beings, the Office for Foreigners, the National Police Headquarters and the Border Guard Headquarters. Meetings were also held with representatives of the Ministry of Justice, including the Prosecutor General’s Office and the National School of the Judiciary and Public Prosecution, the Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, the Ministry of Development Funds and Regional Policy, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Labour Inspectorate and the Register for Employment Agencies at the Masovian Voivodeship (region). Furthermore, the GRETA delegation held meetings with staff of the Commissioner for Human Rights and the Commissioner for Children’s Rights.

In addition to having meetings in Warsaw, the delegation travelled to Białystok where it met with representatives of the voivodeship (regional) anti-trafficking team and the Border Guard Regional Branch.

The GRETA delegation held separate meetings with non-governmental organisations (NGOs), lawyers, researchers and representatives of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

In the course of the visit, GRETA’s delegation visited an NGO-run shelter for victims of human trafficking and a reception centre for asylum seekers in Białystok.

The visit was carried out by Ms Conny Rijken, President of GRETA, and Mr Luka Maderic, Second Vice-President of GRETA, who were accompanied by Ms Parvine Ghadami of GRETA’s Secretariat.

Following the visit, GRETA will prepare a draft report, which will be sent to the national authorities for comments. GRETA will subsequently adopt a final report which will be made public in the course of 2027.