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Germany, Poland hold consultations for first time since 2018
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-poland-hold-consultations-for-first-time-since-2018/live-69535157Germany, Poland hold consultations for first time since 2018
Published 2 hours ago last updated 7 minutes ago
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was received by Poland's Donald Tusk in Warsaw for German-Polish consultations. It comes months after the nationalist PiS was defeated by the pro-EU Civic Coalition in October elections.
What you need to know
Published 2 hours ago last updated 7 minutes ago
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was received by Poland's Donald Tusk in Warsaw for German-Polish consultations. It comes months after the nationalist PiS was defeated by the pro-EU Civic Coalition in October elections.
What you need to know
- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Warsaw for the first German-Polish consultations in six years
- The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) governed Poland from 2016 to 2023, a period marked by tensions with Brussels and anti-German rhetoric
- Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition (PO) took the reigns late last year and has pledged to work toward a stronger EU
- Poland has requested that Germany provides Warsaw with reparations over the Nazi occupation during World War II
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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/scholz-takes-german-cabinet-poland-with-defence-high-agenda-2024-07-02/
Scholz takes German cabinet to Poland with defence high on agenda
By Marek Strzelecki and Andreas Rinke
July 2, 2024 6:49 AM EDT Updated a min ago
WARSAW, July 2 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet in Warsaw on Tuesday, as nations with a difficult shared history seek to reinforce cooperation in the face of security challenges and political turbulence in Europe.
The leaders will take part in intergovernmental consultations featuring the countries' cabinets, the first such meeting since 2018.
Relations between the countries have warmed since Tusk's pro-European coalition came to power in December, ending eight years of nationalist rule in Poland during which the Law and Justice (PiS) government regularly painted Germany as a hostile force.
The meeting comes as the countries face security challenges linked to the war in Ukraine and a turbulent geopolitical environment, with the far right winning the first round of parliamentary elections in France and European leaders bracing for the possibility of Donald Trump returning as U.S. president.
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By Marek Strzelecki and Andreas Rinke
July 2, 2024 6:49 AM EDT Updated a min ago
WARSAW, July 2 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk meet in Warsaw on Tuesday, as nations with a difficult shared history seek to reinforce cooperation in the face of security challenges and political turbulence in Europe.
The leaders will take part in intergovernmental consultations featuring the countries' cabinets, the first such meeting since 2018.
Relations between the countries have warmed since Tusk's pro-European coalition came to power in December, ending eight years of nationalist rule in Poland during which the Law and Justice (PiS) government regularly painted Germany as a hostile force.
The meeting comes as the countries face security challenges linked to the war in Ukraine and a turbulent geopolitical environment, with the far right winning the first round of parliamentary elections in France and European leaders bracing for the possibility of Donald Trump returning as U.S. president.
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