On behalf of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva, Yuri Sterk addressed the participants in an academic conference dedicated to celebrating the anniversary. The forum, which took place on December 6 and 7, is organized by the Bulgarian Embassy in Warsaw and Warsaw University under the patronage of Deputy Prime Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva and Poland's Foreign Minister Jacek Czaputowicz.

Ambassador Emil Yalnazov together with Embassy staff and the Bulgarian Cultural Institute participated in public consultations with the residents of Warsaw Białołęka district at the invitation of the mayor and the municipality on the 17th of October. The event took place on the occasion of the forthcoming construction of a recreation park next to the street, bearing the name of the Bulgarian poet and revolutionary Hristo Botev. The meeting is attended by Deputy Mayor of the Region, Marcin Adamkiewicz, who thanked the Embassy's contribution to the work of the municipality for the upgrading of the new metropolitan neighborhood. The project, developed with the participation of the Embassy, includes the shaping of part of the park as a place to honor the memory of the patron of the street Hristo Botev. It is planned to place a bust or a memorial plaque in his honor, Bulgarian roses. After approval at municipal and urban level, the project should start in 2019 with funds from the municipal budget and European funds.

At the invitation of the Leh Walesa Foundation, the Bulgarian Ambassador to Poland, Emil Yalnazov, attended a gala concert and reception at the Gdansk Opera, dedicated to Lech Walesa's 75th anniversary, and 35 years since his Nobel Peace Prize.

At the invitation of the Polish Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and European Affairs, Ambassador Emil Yalnazov took part in a meeting of the Committee dedicated to the conclusion of the Bulgarian Presidency and the presentation of the priorities of the Austrian Presidency of the EU Council, on 25th of September. In addition to the members of the Committee, Mr. Konrad Shimanski, State Secretary (Minister of State) of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, attended the meeting. The meeting was led by Marek Rocki (Civil Platform), chairman of the Senate Committee.

The Bulgarian Ambassador to Poland Emil Yalnazov and the director of the Royal Lazienki Museum prof. Zbigniew Wawer, opened a garden of 100 Bulgarian rose-bushes and momorial plate on the 18th of July, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Poland regaining independence. Present where representatives of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Bulgarians residing in Warsaw.