Poland and Slovakia want Ukraine in UE

17 May 2022

Presidents of Poland and Slovakia Andrzej Duda and Zuzana Čaputová announced in Bratislava that thy will conduct a series of visits in order to convince Western European leaders to grant Ukraine a EU membership candidate status

The idea to granting Ukraine a status of EU candidate membership is very important. I’ve accepted the proposal of the President Zuzana Čaputová to take up a specific mission of lobbying for Ukraine amidst our colleagues in the EU states in Western Europe, especially in those countries where there are doubts whether Ukraine should obtain this status promptly” informed the Polish President at the press conference in the capital of Slovakia.” We have no doubts that Ukraine should obtain this status as soon as possible “ he emphasised after the discussions with Čaputová

Andrzej Duda underlined that “ in Poland, the attitude to the war unleashed by Russia in Ukraine is absolutely univocal”.

Everybody knows that we need to help the Ukrainians, who flee from death, war and rape. We have no doubts that Ukraine needs to be supported in all possible ways, that’s why we support it humanely and militarily so that they could defend their country most effectively. Ukraine defends also Europe, primarily our part of Europe, against imperial actions of Russia – stated the President.

According to UNO’S data, more than 5.89 million people in total have left Ukraine since 24 February. The office of the High Commissioner for refugees forecasts that soon there will be even up to 6.5 or even 7 million refugees from Ukraine on the territory of Ukraine. (info.euroactiv.pl)

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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.