1. On May 3, 1791, the first constitution of modern Europe and the second in the world after the American one was adopted. The third was the French Constitution. The constitution was adopted by the Great Sejm, which was convened in October 1788.

2. In Poland, this day is called the National Holiday of the Third of May and is officially a public holiday. In the calendar of Poland, Constitution Day appeared on May 3, 1918, and was declared a public holiday on April 29, 1919.

3. After the Second World War, the celebration of May 3 led to bloody clashes. Since 1946, the celebrations have been banned by the authorities. And forty years later, in 1990, the holiday was restored in the form in which we know it today.

4. The versatility and originality of the Polish Constitution of May 3 have become part of European history. Since the May 3rd Constitution was, as we have already said, the first fundamental law in Europe and the second in the world, in 2015 the European Commission awarded it the European Heritage Mark.

5. The May 3rd Constitution is one of the main elements of the centuries-old legacy of Polish-Lithuanian relations. Today’s Poland and Lithuania are united by joint efforts to strengthen security in the world. Both of them support Ukraine today, which stands guard over its sovereignty and territorial integrity in the fight against Russian aggression and occupation.

Exactly one year ago in On this day, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky personally came to Warsaw to take part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 230th anniversary of the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

Today, President Zelensky congratulates our Polish friends remotely. Recently, during a regular press conference in Kyiv, the President of Ukraine, answering a question whether he would like to come to Poland now, said that he had no right to go somewhere from the country, in particular to Poland.

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