Tsjechisch EU-voorzitter wil dat EU Oekranië betrekt in trans-Atlantische relaties en wil sterker EU-energiebeleid (en)

The Czech Prime Minister and President of the European Council i talked to Poland’s President Lech Kaczynski and Ukraine’s President Viktor Yushchenko in Wroclaw, Poland.

The meeting addressed issues related to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine over gas supplies to the EU. “The crisis is not over once and for all. As the President of the European Council, I will keep doing two things - I will keep explaining to our European partners that it is also in their vital interest to maintain Ukraine on the path towards Euro-Atlantic structures and that European integration is undergoing a trial, i.e. the need for a common energy policy,” said the Czech Prime Minister after the meeting.

Both Lech Kaczynski and Viktor Yushchenko agreed with Mirek Topolánek that the cut-off of supplies of Russian gas via Ukraine to the EU in January caused not only economic, but also political damage that must be remedied as fast as possible.