Warsaw and Berlin have already completed consultations. Merz: Poland is an indispensable partner

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Monday that Polish-German intergovernmental consultations are taking place “at a time of pressure on European unity.” Thanking the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, for his visit to Berlin, he called Poland an “indispensable partner.”

“Poland is our indispensable partner for a safe, free and prosperous Europe. We meet at a time when the unity of Europe is under pressure. Our declaration lays the foundations for future cooperation. Thank you for your visit, Donald Tusk,” reads Merz's entry on the X website.

The head of German diplomacy, Johann Wadephul, also spoke on social media. “Germany and Poland are strong security partners in Europe, good neighbors and friends. Together we stand on the side of Ukraine. This is our thought today during the Polish-German intergovernmental consultations in Berlin,” he wrote on

On Monday, the 17th Polish-German intergovernmental consultations were held in Berlin with the participation of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland, Donald Tusk, the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Friedrich Merz, and the heads of several most important ministries of both countries, including the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Radosław Sikorski, and the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.

The talks concerned, among others: security, infrastructure, memory policy and support for Ukraine. Tusk's meeting with Merz began with a telephone call with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, the President of France Emmanuel Macron, the Prime Minister of Great Britain Keir Starmer, and the Secretary General of NATO Mark Rutte.

Before the press conference, the German side officially handed over to Poland 73 documents from the 13th–15th centuries and the carved head of Saint John Paul II illegally taken from Poland. James the Elder. Chancellor Merz confirmed that “an appropriate working group has been established to prepare subsequent returns of cultural property.” He announced that this is only the beginning of the process of restitution of Polish cultural assets.

From Berlin Mateusz Obremski (PAP)

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