EU’s von der Leyen, Belgian PM to visit Warsaw on Friday
European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen will visit Warsaw on Friday, together with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, a spokesman has announced.
Ursula von der LeyenEPA/JULIEN WARNAND
While in the Polish capital, the two will hold talks with Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk, European Commission spokesman Eric Mamer said on Tuesday.
He added that Tusk, von der Leyen and De Croo would hold a joint media briefing after the talks.
Alexander De Croo. Photo: PAP/EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
Mamer gave no further details when he spoke to the media in Brussels on Tuesday, Polish state news agency PAP reported.
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meet in Brussels on Dec. 15, 2023. Photo: EPA/OLIVIER HOSLET
Some Polish news outlets suggested that, after her visit to Warsaw, von der Leyen could travel to Kyiv to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The European Commission would not confirm these reports, according to the PAP news agency.
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Source: PAP
