Facing important challenges

08 November 2021

In Budapest, leaders of governments of the Visegrad Group discussed how to stop migration crisis. -It shows how dangerous it is to evoke artificial migration tensions – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki says.

-We need to support countries, which are a potential reservoir of great migration. We won’t let the Polish border, and at the same time the external EU border, be forced by illegal immigrants. We focus on protection of this border. These are efforts taken by Poland – Polish government announces.

Second important challenge that the Three Seas Initiative countries have to face are energy issues, i.e. security of gas and oil delivery.

-It is enough to look at the data concerning gas import. In 2016, 90% of gas came from eastern import. Today, we are in a totally different position. Thanks to consequent actions of the government, now about 60 % of gas comes from East. We may say that we are not only secured in terms of energy, but we could also share this energy security with others – says Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for States Assets Jacek Sasin.

PKN Orlen has already confirmed the investment in Lithuania. As early as this year, construction of the installation for deep oil processing in Mažeikiai is to start.

-The refinery in Mažeikiai is now the biggest and one of its type company in the area of the Baltic states. It is of huge importance for the whole economy and energy security of both Lithuania and all the member states of this region. The biggest investment in the history of Lithuania carried out by Orlen will additionally strengthen this security. I had a chance to talk about this issue with the President of Lithuania when I paid a visit in Mažeikiai – Sasin explains.

The extension of the refinery in Mažeikiai will be co-financed by the government of Lithuania. This is the effect of cooperation within the Three Seas Initiative, Poland and Lithuania are members of.

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About the Three Seas Initiative in Davos

23 January 2026

About the Three Seas Initiative in Davos

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23 January 2026

Polish President Karol Nawrocki emphasized in Davos the strategic importance of the Three Seas Initiative as a key platform for infrastructural, economic, and geopolitical cooperation in Central and Eastern Europe. The opening speech of the panel „Three Seas Initiative: geostrategic business opportunities – a bridge to the future – from the Adriatic, the Baltic, the Black Sea to Asia” took place as part of the Leaders Forum powered by Poland during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Former polish president Andrzej Duda participated as well.

President Nawrocki noted that over the course of a decade the Three Seas Initiative has evolved from a political concept into a mature cooperation mechanism that has tangible impact on the regional development.

“Ten years ago, the Three Seas Initiative began as an idea. Up until today it has evolved into a strategic framework for regional transformation, and alliance of innovation and infrastructure, and a symbol of Central and South-Eastern Europe’s maturity and confidence on the world stage” – told the President.

In his address the President also emphasized the strong transatlantic anchoring of the Three Seas Initiative. He stressed that from the very beginning, the Initiative was conceived as an open project, strengthening cooperation between the European Union and partners outside Europe, particularly the United States. In this context, the Three Seas Initiative was presented as a “bridge” connecting a dynamically developing region with global capital, technology, and markets.

” The Three Seas Initiative has never been an inward-looking project (…) it has been strategically anchored in the transatlantic partnership that unites Europe and North America”.

The President drew attention to the geostrategic dimension of cooperation within the Three Seas region in the face of global challenges such as geopolitical instability, pressure on supply chains, and competition for resources. He pointed out that the development of modern infrastructure and the deepening of economic cooperation constitute the foundation of security and long-term growth.

The speech also had a strong economic dimension. The President of Poland underlined Poland’s ambitions to strengthen its position in the global economy and its aspirations to join the G20, highlighting the growing role of the Three Seas region as one of the engines of growth in Europe. At the same time, he invited international investors to actively participate in projects implemented under the framework of the Initiative.

During the World Economic Forum in Davos, President Karol Nawrocki also met with President of the United States Donald Trump. The main topics of their talks were security and economic issues.

THE PRESIDENT’S SPEECH IS AVAILABLE HERE

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