Meeting of heads of Visegrad Group governments

14 December 2021

Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki visited Budapest, where he met with the prime minsters of Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic within the next summit of the Visegrad Group states. This time the V4 group held a debate with participation of President of France Emmanuel Macron. The aim of the meeting was to discuss current geopolitical situation in Europe.

Special attention was paid to current threats connected with illegal migration and the crisis caused by energy prices. During the meeting in Budapest, President Emmanuel Macron presented priorities of the French presidency in the EU Council including, among others, migration and asylum policy.

High energy prices

As far as energy is concerned, at present, European countries face two basic problems – high gas prices and manipulation from Russia, as well as the issue of ETS system. Poland has doubts as to present functioning of the EU system of trading with the rights to CO2 emissions. The increase of allowances prices is not controlled, which favours speculations.
The head of the Polish government will raise the necessity to rebuild the system in the next session of the European Council. The Prime Minister expressed his hope that his reasons will be understood by other states, who are also dependent on the ETS system and also don’t want it to be prone to speculations.

Situation on the eastern border of the European Union

Since June 2021 there have been hybrid attacks on the Polish-Belarussian border behind Aleksander Lukashenko regime. It is an organised action controlled and supervised by the Belarusian service. At the same time, it is the biggest attempt to destabilise the whole European Union for the last 30 years. Prime Minister Morawiecki thanked the prime ministers of the Visegrad Group and the President of France for words of recognition for the measures taken by our country. – We must be able to defend our external borders. We can talk what system should be shaped inside but we need to counteract human smuggling and using people as live shields (as it is now done by Lukashenko) against the European Union. This is the principal rule in the defence of the EU border and in the migration policy – added the head of the Polish government.

Politicians also talked about sanctions. We know that Belarus is afraid of economic sanctions and trade blockades – we have these tools on tap. If the situation escalates or Minsk and Moscow look for new mechanisms to destabilise this part of Europe, we will not hesitate to present to the European Commission new solutions with a more determined reaction against such practices – concluded the Prime Minister.

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03 November 2025

The 6 th edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress will be held May 27-28, 2026, under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. This distinction recognises the growing importance of the event, which has become a key platform for cooperation among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, both in the economic and infrastructural dimensions.

Over five editions of the Congress (2020–2025), more than 5,000 participants from 24 countries have taken part, 104 discussion panels have been held, and 64 foreign delegations have visited Lublin. The scale and international character of the event confirm its increasing role in shaping dialogue across the Three Seas region.

We, the countries representing Central and Eastern Europe (…) through the Three Seas Initiative, Via Baltica, and Via Carpatia, share not only our voice and vision of building a civic community, but also tangible results showing that the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are capable of implementing major infrastructure projects, emphasised President Karol Nawrocki during his visit to Vilnius last month.

These words perfectly capture the spirit of the Three Seas Congress, which brings together political, academic, and business communities around a shared goal, building a strong, integrated, and cooperative Central and Eastern Europe.

It is also worth noting that in April 2025, Poland hosted the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit. During the event, participants emphasised the importance of infrastructure and economic cooperation in the region and the need to strengthen cohesion across Central and Eastern Europe. This year, the cooperation format has been expanded to include new members – Albania and Montenegro joined the Three Seas Initiative in the capacity of associated participating states, while Spain and Turkey became new strategic partners. It has already been announced that the 11th Summit will take place in Croatia in 2026.

We cordially invite you to take part in the Three Seas Local Government Congress! Registration will open in the end of January. More details will soon be available at www.congress.lubelskie.pl and on our social media channels.