Europe needs a sense of responsibility, said Prime Minister Donald Tusk during the conference after the meeting with the President of the European Parliament. Roberta Metsola is in Warsaw in connection with the upcoming Polish presidency of the European Union. Tusk called, among other things, for good cooperation in the field of “broadly understood security.”
From January 1, Poland will take over the presidency of the Council of the European Union. Previously, our country held it in the second half of 2011. During the conference after the meeting with the President of the European Parliament, Tusk argued that “Europe still has a chance to be the safest, most stable place on earth.”
The Prime Minister also assured that Poland was in the process of preparing to take over the presidency of the EU Council. – According to tradition, the country holding the Presidency must ensure the best possible relations and good cooperation with the European Parliament, its President and all groups, taking into account common interests, because such interests prevail in our work – he noted.
– Europe still has a chance to be the safest, most stable place on earth. We have a lot of work ahead of us, deep corrections to certain current methods of operation, but I am convinced that we will find a common language where necessary, he said.
Tusk pointed out that the Polish presidency of the EU Council will be focused on activities related to broadly understood security.
– Whether it be talks on energy, climate, food, increasing the defense capabilities of Europe as a whole and its member states, transatlantic cooperation, policy towards the Russian-Ukrainian war – everywhere we will have to climb beyond traditional divisions and we will have to remember that The security of the entire continent depends on us, he said to the leaders of political groups in the European Parliament, who are also visiting Warsaw.
Tusk on the internal crisis
During the conference, Tusk drew attention to the political situation inside Europe. – We are facing our internal political crises, a parliamentary crisis in us FranceIn Germany. The so-called elections will be held in January and February Belarus and this can also be a source of problems for all of us – he explained.
He emphasized that the continent needs a sense of responsibility. – This is why Europe needs a sense of responsibility, predictability, but also a good understanding of the emerging threats from the state, from our political leaders – he said.
The Prime Minister also emphasized the need for cooperation between political groups within the community. – Never before in the history of the European Union has our role been so important and that is why we need to work closer together. There is a need for cooperation between political groups, he said.
– We must not repeat the mistakes made in the 20th century by political blind people who brought the world to the brink of catastrophe – he said.
Roberta Metsola's visit to Warsaw
In the afternoon, the head of the European Parliament and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament will meet the Speaker of the Sejm Szymon HołowniaMarshal of the Senate Małgorzata Kidawa-Błońska, leaders of parliamentary clubs, chairmen of the European affairs and foreign affairs committees of the Sejm and Senate, and the management of the Sejm and Senate chancelleries.
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