Two European prime ministers appeal to Donald Tusk. “Poland has always been the most important”
In accordance with a long-standing tradition, the new Czech Prime Minister on Thursday paid the first bilateral visit to Slovakia, with which the Czech Republic has formed a common state for decades. Fico recalled at a press conference in Bratislava that his country in July this year. will take over the presidency of the V4, which – alongside Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic – also includes Hungary.
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What is the appeal of the Prime Ministers of the Czech Republic and Slovakia to Donald Tusk?
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What did Prime Minister Fico announce after taking over the presidency of V4?
What topics should be discussed in Poles' talks within V4?
Babisz and Fico want to reactivate V4. “Poland was the most important”
— We will be extremely active and do everything to make the V4 regain the strength it had in the past. A power that consisted in the ability of four EU member states to independently formulate positions and opinions that could influence (decisions) Brussels, Fico said.
Babisz believes that V4 once functioned perfectly. He recalled joint actions with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki against the so-called migration quotas and certain climate arrangements. He emphasized that Poland plays an important role within the V4.
— I talked about it at the European Council (in Brussels) and in Paris (during the meeting of the coalition of the willing, organized on January 6) with Prime Minister Donald Tusk, and I will certainly try to have some bilateral talks. Of course, this is about tense relations between Poland and Hungary, emphasized the Czech Prime Minister.
He announced that he and the Slovak Prime Minister wanted to convince Poland to return to cooperation on the V4 forum, but in such a way that the talks concerned only European topics. — I think it can work because Poland has always been the most important within the V4. At least I think so and we talked together about the fact that we could try, added Babisz after Thursday's talks with the Slovak partner.
Fico and Babis agreed to return to joint meetings of the Czech and Slovak governments, which the previous Czech cabinet of Petro Fiala suspended after the meeting between Slovak Foreign Minister Juraj Blanar and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in March 2024.
