2024-12-03 14:28 update: 2024-12-03, 14:32
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Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has held a meeting with EU Council Secretary General (GSC) Therese Blanchet in Warsaw, with only a few weeks remaining before Poland takes on the presidency of the Council in Brussels.
The meeting took place on Tuesday ahead of the Blanchet's talks with Polish government representatives.
Appointed as GSC in 2022, Blanchet coordinates the continuity of work and manages the development of the EU Council and the Council of the EU, advising both bodies.
In January, Poland will take over the presidency of the EU Council for six months. Currently, the rotating position remains in Hungarian hands.
Warsaw's plans for this time frame include, among other matters, addressing border EU security issues, EU-US relations, the full-scale war in Ukraine, and the escalating tensions between Poland and Belarus regarding the migration crisis triggered by Minsk in 2021.
Warsaw's agenda for this period encompasses several key issues, including addressing EU border security challenges, the dynamics of EU-US relations, the the full-scale war in Ukraine, and the rising tensions between Poland and Belarus concerning the migration crisis triggered by Minsk in 2021.
Poland will assume the EU presidency for the second time in the year 2025. (PAP)
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